Paul J. Lucas
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Q: How are books versioned?

For submitting a book -- and updates in particular -- to the store, how are books versioned?  For software, it's the conventional 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1, 1.2, 2.0, etc. Is this same thing done for books?

 

I also just read somewhere about "versioned books" so presumeably there are also "unversioned books." How can one ensure that one's book is "versioned?"

Posted on Feb 28, 2014 9:42 AM

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Paul J. Lucas

Q: How are books versioned?

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  • by Paul J. Lucas,

    Paul J. Lucas Paul J. Lucas Feb 28, 2014 9:46 AM in response to Paul J. Lucas
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    Feb 28, 2014 9:46 AM in response to Paul J. Lucas

    Related: how do authors typically denote the fact that an updated book is an update within the book's content? FOr a paper book, there's that row of printing numbers on the copyright page. What's the convetion for an e-book?

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    vinnyvg vinnyvg Mar 2, 2014 3:54 AM in response to Paul J. Lucas
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    Mar 2, 2014 3:54 AM in response to Paul J. Lucas

    When you first deliver a Book, you define it a new  and it becomes 1.0 - if /when you do an update to the book - again  iTunes Producer will prompt you and  nows its an update on delivery it become v1.1

  • by Paul J. Lucas,

    Paul J. Lucas Paul J. Lucas Mar 2, 2014 7:01 AM in response to vinnyvg
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    Mar 2, 2014 7:01 AM in response to vinnyvg

    Starting at 1.0, an update always goes to 1.1?  Or do you have the choice between 1.1 and 1.0.1 (or 2.0)?

     

    Do authors typically include the version number inside the book's content so a reader can tell what version number a book is?

  • by vinnyvg,

    vinnyvg vinnyvg Mar 3, 2014 12:27 AM in response to Paul J. Lucas
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    Mar 3, 2014 12:27 AM in response to Paul J. Lucas

    When  updating  your books, iTunesProducer detects its previous version number and shows the version number applied yo your update. All you do is confirm its an update to a previous book.