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Flags help you see the status of every book at a glance—whether it’s published, in progress, or still taking shape. They also give you clarity on how long a book is, and what category it falls into, without needing to open or analyze the details. These aren’t rigid labels. They’re flexible visual markers you define. […]

The Settings page is where you define the defaults and preferences that shape how your publishing workspace behaves. These aren’t just background choices—they’re quiet optimizations. Once set, they reduce friction and help new entries stay consistent as your catalog grows. Any changes you make here are saved automatically. Book Info This section controls high-level defaults […]

Writing a book is hard enough. Managing one shouldn’t be. Publishing isn’t just about writing and uploading. It’s a chain of decisions, tasks, tweaks, and waiting games. You start with a rough draft, then you revise, get feedback, fix typos, update metadata, convert files, upload to vendors, check proofs, write blurbs, schedule announcements… and somehow […]

Translations are one of the most powerful ways to extend the life of your books. A single story, told in a new language, becomes brand new again—fresh to new readers, valuable in new markets. But for authors, translations are often more complicated than they should be. Managing them usually means creating duplicate books. Copy-pasting metadata. […]

Formats are one of the most deceptively complicated parts of modern publishing. At first glance, it seems simple: ebook, paperback, hardcover, audiobook. Four formats, one book. Easy. But once you actually start managing those formats across different vendors, platforms, prices, ISBNs, files, and versions, it stops being simple. Fast. The publishing industry never gave us […]

You didn’t become a writer to manage metadata. You became a writer to tell stories. To explore new worlds. To dig into characters and ideas. And somewhere along the way, someone—maybe Amazon, maybe your formatter, maybe a checklist from a course—told you that you also needed keywords. BISAC codes. Trim sizes. Author names exactly matching […]

There’s a reason readers love series: they want to stay in the world you’ve created. As an author, you know the magic of continuity—watching characters grow, plotlines deepen, and arcs stretch across books. But when it comes to managing a series on the backend? That magic disappears fast. Series management is one of the most […]