HOW TO ADD A STORY
Or you can also navigate from the homepage https://kanah.al/en by clicking on ebooks:
And then you click on Add story:
Table of content
In order to add a story you need to be logged in
To enter the page for adding a story go to https://kanah.al/en/stories/drafts/addOr you can also navigate from the homepage https://kanah.al/en by clicking on ebooks:
And then you click on Add story:
Add story detailsIn this page you can add all the details now or fill and change them later.
Details for each field
Upload image: Select and upload an image to set as cover of the story.
Title: The title of the story. This is required and cannot be empty.
Description: The description of the story. This is required and cannot be empty.
Are you the author?: If 'Yes' is selected this will link your user account to your author page. If no author page exists it will automatically create one with your name.
Authors: Search and select the authors of this story. If authors are not found you can create a new page for them. If you selected 'Yes' to 'Are you the author?' this field changes to 'Other authors', in which case you only select authors other than yourself if applicable.
If you need to create a new author page checkout the guide 'How to add an author' on how to do that or starting adding a new author page at https://kanah.al/en/stories/authors/add
Is it a translation?: Whether the original story was in a different language. If 'Yes' is selected two additional options will show: 'Are you the translator' and 'Translators'.
Are you the translator?: If 'Yes' is selected this will link your user account to your translator page. If no translator page exists it will automatically create one with your name.
Translators: Search and select the translators of this story. If translators are not found you can create a new page for them. If you selected 'Yes' to 'Are you the translator?' this field changes to 'Other translators', in which case you only select translators other than yourself if applicable.
Does it have audio?: Select 'Yes' if you will also upload audio files for the story. If 'Yes' is selected two additional options will show: 'Are you the narrator' and 'Narrators'.
Are you the narrator: If 'Yes' is selected this will link your user account to your narrator page. If no narrator page exists it will automatically create one with your name.
Narrators: Search and select the narrators of this audiobook. If narrators are not found you can create a new page for them. If you selected 'Yes' to 'Are you the narrator?' this field changes to 'Other narrators', in which case you only select narrators other than yourself if applicable.
Genres: Select one or multiple genres for the story. If a genre is missing please contact support at info@kanah.al and we can add it in the system.
Languages: Select the languages of the story. The options currently are Albanian and English.
Publishers: Select one or multiple publishers for thr story.
If you need to create a new publisher page checkout the guide 'How to add a publisher page' on how to do that or starting adding a new publisher page at https://kanah.al/en/stories/publishers/add
Sponsor: Select one or multiple sponsors for your story.
Publication date: Set the publishing date of the story. The input format is "YYYY-MM-DD".
ISBN: Set an ISBN which is a 10 or 13 digit code which identifies a specific edition of a story title from one specific publisher and is unique to that edition.
Print length (number of pages): Specify how many pages the printed edition of the story would have.
Public / Private: Specify whether the story should be available to the public or not.
ADD STORY: If all details are filled in clicking this will create the draft page for the story.
Title: The title of the story. This is required and cannot be empty.
Description: The description of the story. This is required and cannot be empty.
Are you the author?: If 'Yes' is selected this will link your user account to your author page. If no author page exists it will automatically create one with your name.
Authors: Search and select the authors of this story. If authors are not found you can create a new page for them. If you selected 'Yes' to 'Are you the author?' this field changes to 'Other authors', in which case you only select authors other than yourself if applicable.
If you need to create a new author page checkout the guide 'How to add an author' on how to do that or starting adding a new author page at https://kanah.al/en/stories/authors/add
Is it a translation?: Whether the original story was in a different language. If 'Yes' is selected two additional options will show: 'Are you the translator' and 'Translators'.
Are you the translator?: If 'Yes' is selected this will link your user account to your translator page. If no translator page exists it will automatically create one with your name.
Translators: Search and select the translators of this story. If translators are not found you can create a new page for them. If you selected 'Yes' to 'Are you the translator?' this field changes to 'Other translators', in which case you only select translators other than yourself if applicable.
A translator page is exactly the same as an author page
If you need to create a new translator page checkout the guide 'How to add an author page' on how to do that or starting adding a new translator page at https://kanah.al/en/stories/authors/addDoes it have audio?: Select 'Yes' if you will also upload audio files for the story. If 'Yes' is selected two additional options will show: 'Are you the narrator' and 'Narrators'.
Are you the narrator: If 'Yes' is selected this will link your user account to your narrator page. If no narrator page exists it will automatically create one with your name.
Narrators: Search and select the narrators of this audiobook. If narrators are not found you can create a new page for them. If you selected 'Yes' to 'Are you the narrator?' this field changes to 'Other narrators', in which case you only select narrators other than yourself if applicable.
A narrator page is exactly the same as an author page
If you need to create a new narrator page checkout the guide 'How to add an author page' on how to do that or starting adding a new translator page at https://kanah.al/en/audiobooks/authors/addGenres: Select one or multiple genres for the story. If a genre is missing please contact support at info@kanah.al and we can add it in the system.
Languages: Select the languages of the story. The options currently are Albanian and English.
Publishers: Select one or multiple publishers for thr story.
If you need to create a new publisher page checkout the guide 'How to add a publisher page' on how to do that or starting adding a new publisher page at https://kanah.al/en/stories/publishers/add
Sponsor: Select one or multiple sponsors for your story.
Go out and find a sponsor and make a deal with them to pay you for advertising them in your story page
If you need to create a new sponsor page checkout the guide 'How to add a sponsor page' on how to do that or starting adding a sponsor page at https://kanah.al/en/stories/sponsors/addPublication date: Set the publishing date of the story. The input format is "YYYY-MM-DD".
ISBN: Set an ISBN which is a 10 or 13 digit code which identifies a specific edition of a story title from one specific publisher and is unique to that edition.
Print length (number of pages): Specify how many pages the printed edition of the story would have.
Public / Private: Specify whether the story should be available to the public or not.
ADD STORY: If all details are filled in clicking this will create the draft page for the story.
Example: Story details
The story cover and details (which may be made up) in this example are used for educational purpose only and we do not claim the rights to this work.
Draft pageIf you clicked on ADD STORY in the previous page you will be directed to the draft page of the story, which looks something like this:
Details for each section
Edit story: Change details about the story such as title, description, authors etc.
Delete story: The story will be deleted. This action cannot be undone.
Public: This determines if the story will be available to the public or not. If its not public it is private.
SUBMIT STORY: If the story is ready you can submit it for review. Once approved the story will be available to the public.
PRICING: Specify if the story will be available for free or a certain price.
EBOOK FILES: Upload the ebook files for the story. EPUB format is required, MOBI and PDF are optional.
EDITOR: If you don't have ebook files for your story you can generate them using kanah's editor by adding chapters.
If the story has been already submitted and approved, you need to submit again for the changes to be approved.
Delete story: The story will be deleted. This action cannot be undone.
If the story has been already submitted and approved and it's not free, users who have purchased the story will still have access to it.
Public: This determines if the story will be available to the public or not. If its not public it is private.
SUBMIT STORY: If the story is ready you can submit it for review. Once approved the story will be available to the public.
PRICING: Specify if the story will be available for free or a certain price.
EBOOK FILES: Upload the ebook files for the story. EPUB format is required, MOBI and PDF are optional.
EDITOR: If you don't have ebook files for your story you can generate them using kanah's editor by adding chapters.
Uploading the storyIf you have the ebook files ready you can select and upload them in the EBOOK FILES section.
If you don't have the ebook files, you can use kanah's editor to add chapters and generate the ebook files.
If you don't have the ebook files, you can use kanah's editor to add chapters and generate the ebook files.
If you need to create advanced ebooks or need more freedom in customizing your ebook instead of using kanah's editor you can use software specifically made for creating ebooks such as: Pages, Adobe InDesign, Kotobee, Sigil, etc.
Using kanah's editor to create chaptersYou can use kanah's editor to create chapters from which then you can generate ebook files for the story.
Start by clicking ADD CHAPTER under the EDITOR section (If ADD CHAPTER is not shown click on EDITOR to expand it) in the draft page.
Next you'll be directed to this page
Start by clicking ADD CHAPTER under the EDITOR section (If ADD CHAPTER is not shown click on EDITOR to expand it) in the draft page.
Next you'll be directed to this page
Details for each section
CHAPTER TITLE: The title of the story's chapter. This is required and cannot be empty.
Chapter order: The order of the chapter in which it will appear in the story.
Parent chapter: If this chapter is the child of another chapter you select the parent chapter here.
Public / Private: Whether the chapter should be included in the story or not.
UPLOAD AUDIO FILE: Click this to select an audio file from your computer which will be uploaded when you click on ADD CHAPTER
Chapter order: The order of the chapter in which it will appear in the story.
Parent chapter: If this chapter is the child of another chapter you select the parent chapter here.
Public / Private: Whether the chapter should be included in the story or not.
UPLOAD AUDIO FILE: Click this to select an audio file from your computer which will be uploaded when you click on ADD CHAPTER
Currently the only audio file type supported for upload is MP3.
ADD CHAPTER: If all details are filled in clicking this will create the new chapter and will direct you back to the draft page.Example: Chapter details
After creatings the chapters you will see them in the draft page.
The details and text (which may be made up) in this example are used for educational purpose only and we do not claim the rights to this work.
After creatings the chapters you will see them in the draft page.
Details for chapter options
Add new chapter using this as the parent chapter
Edit the chapter's details and content
Delete the chapter
Toggle the visibility of the chapter from public to private or vice-versa
Generate ebook files from chaptersAfter creatings the chapters you will be able to generate the story files. The required ebook format is EPUB, but for the convenience of users it is preferable to also generate the MOBI and PDF files.
Click on Generate EPUB and it will start generating the file and then it will download it to your computer (usually your Downloads folder). Do the same for the other formats.
Click on Generate EPUB and it will start generating the file and then it will download it to your computer (usually your Downloads folder). Do the same for the other formats.
Upload ebook files
To upload an EPUB, click on SELECT EPUB, and pick the file from your computer after which the UPLOAD option will show as well as the list of chapters (EPUB CHAPTERS):
After the file has uploaded succesfully, the section will look something like this:
If the other files are uploaded, the section will look something like this:
The required ebook format for uploading is EPUB, but for the convenience of users it is preferable to also upload the ebook in MOBI and PDF format.
To upload an EPUB, click on SELECT EPUB, and pick the file from your computer after which the UPLOAD option will show as well as the list of chapters (EPUB CHAPTERS):
After the file has uploaded succesfully, the section will look something like this:
If the other files are uploaded, the section will look something like this:
Complete audio as ZIPFor the convenience of users, you can compress all your audio files into a ZIP file and upload it to make it available for users to download.
To upload a ZIP, click on SELECT ZIP and pick the file from your computer, after which the UPLOAD option will show:
After the file has uploaded succesfully, the section will look something like this:
You won't see this option until you upload your first chapter.
To upload a ZIP, click on SELECT ZIP and pick the file from your computer, after which the UPLOAD option will show:
After the file has uploaded succesfully, the section will look something like this:
Submitting the story
Click on SUBMIT STORY.
Next you will be directed to an overview page of the story. You cannot make changes in this page.
Click on SUBMIT STORY. Next you will be directed back to the draft page, where you can see a new section: SUBMISSIONS
You can still make changes to the story while awaiting review. Once the story is under review you cannot make changes, unless you cancel the submission.
The story cover and details (which may be made up) in this example are used for educational purpose only and we do not claim the rights to this work.
If your story is all ready you can go ahead and submit the story for review in order to make it available to the public.Click on SUBMIT STORY.
Next you will be directed to an overview page of the story. You cannot make changes in this page.
Click on SUBMIT STORY. Next you will be directed back to the draft page, where you can see a new section: SUBMISSIONS
You can still make changes to the story while awaiting review. Once the story is under review you cannot make changes, unless you cancel the submission.
After submitting, your story will undergo reviewing and will be rejected or approved. This can take time, from hours up to some days.
Submission detailsAfter submitting, the reviewer might add a message on the submission page to ask for additional info or documents, such as for example in order to prove you have the rights to the story.
Click on the submission date under the SUBMISSION section.
Next you will be directed to the submission detail page, which looks something like this:
A message from the reviewer might look something like this:
In order to upload a file for the submission, click Select file under Attachments section and then press UPLOAD.
You can also reply with a message by writing in the message box and then pressing Send message.
After your submission is approved by the reviewer, the status will update in the draft page as well:
Click on the submission date under the SUBMISSION section.
Next you will be directed to the submission detail page, which looks something like this:
A message from the reviewer might look something like this:
In order to upload a file for the submission, click Select file under Attachments section and then press UPLOAD.
You can also reply with a message by writing in the message box and then pressing Send message.
After your submission is approved by the reviewer, the status will update in the draft page as well:
Published story pageAfter the story has been submitted and approved, users will have access to the story where the page will look like something like this:
