Instructions for Adding or updating metadata for your book:
Log into your Lightning Source account
- If you don't see the title when you log in, click on the TITLES link in the left toolbar, which will bring up all of your titles
- Locate the book you want to update and click on the title. This will take you to the Title Details Page.
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On this page, you will find the BASIC INFO for the title. If you set up the print book and ebook at the same time, any changes you make to items on this page will affect both product types.
- Authors & Contributors
- Categories
- Book Descriptions
- Table of Contents
- Hover over the area you want to update and a field will appear which you can click into and make changes. Click the checkmark to save the changes.
- Click on the PRINT INFO button or the EBOOK INFO button if you need to update the pricing.
- Be sure to save your changes.
How long does it take for updates to appear on websites?
Ingram sends the information for your book through their global distribution network to more than 40,000 retailers, bookstores & libraries. How quickly this information updates on websites will vary with each retailer. Changes and updates to book information (other than price, discount, and returns) can be immediate or may take several weeks to update on retailer websites.
You can submit updates to a book's list price, discount, and/or returns option, through your Lightning Source account. Changes submitted no later than 11:59 PM US Central Time each Thursday will be applied in the Lightning Source system the next day, Friday at 12:01 AM US Central Time. The updates are then sent out to all of Ingram’s global distribution networks.
To help with converting this cut-off time to your local time zone you can find a time zone conversion tool HERE.
NOTE: Due to Daylight Savings time changes happening at different times throughout the world, please always check the time for Nashville, TN, to ensure you don’t miss the cut-off time of 11:59 PM US Central Time each Thursday.
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