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Step 1. Your Book : Entering Product Details
Author: DTP Admin, Created on: Jul 26, 2010 11:43 AM

Step 1. Your Book : Entering Product Details

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Here you will enter the data that tells readers all about your content. Fill in as much information as you want, or as little as you think your readers will need. You can also upload a cover image to improve the readers experience browsing for your product in the Kindle Store. All of this information will appear on the product's detail page.

Title (required)
Enter the title of your content here. If your content is part of a series, you can enter the series title and/or volume number here.

Description (optional)
Like the copy on the inside flap of a hardcover book, the description tells readers a bit about your content. Please enter a description for your book that is between 30 and 4000 characters in length.

Book Contributors (required)
Enter the names of the people who contributed to your content, including authors, editors, illustrators, translators, and more. At least one author name is required.

Language (required)
Enter the language in which your content appears.(Defaults to English)

Publication date (optional)
If your title has been previously published in physical or digital format enter the original publication date here. Otherwise, the Kindle Store will automatically enter the date the item is being published once everything has been processed.

Publisher (optional)
Enter your publisher name here. This can be an individual or company name.

ISBN (optional)
If your product has an ISBN (International Standard Book Number), enter it here. If not, you can skip this field.

Content Ownership (required)
If your title is a Public Domain book check This book is in the public domain. If the publishing rights to your title are privately held check I hold the rights to this book.

Categories (required)
This information will help interested readers find your content. Choose from dozens of categories, from Antiques to True Crime and everything in between. Each category also contains subcategories to further classify your content. You may enter up to 5 categories.

Search Keywords (optional)
Enter 5-7 descriptive keywords to help readers find your content. Separate keywords using commas.

Product Image (optional)
Upload a cover image here. Cover images can help entice readers to take a closer look at your content. Image must be in TIFF (.tif/.tiff) or JPEG (.jpeg/.jpg) format. Please size your cover art 500 pixels by 1200 pixels at 72 dpi for optimal viewing.
For more details, refer to DTP's product image requirements.

Book Content (required)
You may choose, on a per title basis, to have us apply Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology, which is intended to inhibit unauthorized access to or copying of digital content files for titles. Once your title is published, this setting cannot be changed. After selecting the DRM option that suits you best, the Browse for Book button will appear. Browse for Book search works like many other similar web forms, allowing you to browse your computer/network for your digital content and upload it to the Digital Text Platform server.

Change Product Details
You can change your product details any time by returning to the Bookshelf tab and following the steps below.

  1. Return to Bookshelf and click the Action button next to the title you would like to update details for.
  2. Change your entries or add new information.
  3. Click Save and Continue.

Note: If your item has already been published, click 2. Rights & Pricing and scroll down to Save and Publish to update your content. The Kindle Store requires approximately 48 hours to update English titles and 2-3 business days for titles in other languages.

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