Within your YUDU Publisher account, there are two main buttons that are central to organising and publishing your content. These are:
- New Folder - A folder is used to organize a number of publication groups.
- New Group - A publication group is the most important and essential folder, containing the digital editions that you will be publishing. If you have a custom branded app, this will also point at a specific publication group.
If you are self-publishing and a publication group has yet to be created, you can get started by clicking New group, entering the name (usually the title of your publication) and clicking Submit.
Once a new folder and/or new group has been created, the folder/group view will be shown. Folders cannot contain digital publication directly but can be used to organise publication groups, so are not always essential.
In order to create your first digital publication, click New Edition on the right:
The following image shows the next screen which prompts for a Name and a Short Name:
- Name - The name given to the publication within YUDU Publisher for internal referrence.
- On-Device Name - The name given when viewing from an application on iOS/Android/Windows or at the top of the internet browser window/tab when opened on a PC/Mac.
- Short Name - The short name is shown at the end of the live link once the publication is finally published.
Note: No spaces are allowed in the short name and a 20 character limit is applied.
Hitting submit will prompt you to select the PDF for your publication:
Click Browse to select your PDF for upload, and then Upload File.
The next stage is completely automated and consists of the initial file upload bar, followed by a processing stage that can last a minute or two, depending on the size of your publication.
This process converts the PDF file to YUDU's page-turning digital format.
It is also useful to note that a page failure count is included in case your file has not been fully optimised and contains elements which will hinder the conversion process.
Once completed, the browser will automatically refresh to the Publication Home screen and confirm a successful upload.
