Writing on Libboo uses the 'Editorial' model of creating content. This means that within each Team (even a team of 1), the Editor has the only version of the content that will ever be published to the public. This essentially means that each and every team member has their own unique version of their Libbook and can only modify their own copy. Each team member however has full read-only access to what each other team member has written, allowing each team member (and importantly the Editor) to copy/paste from each others' work into their own.

To get to the writing screen, click on the 'Edit' button on the left side menu when inside your Manage Book page.

While writing on Libboo, you can easily bring up a team member's version by clicking on the "Add Version" button and selecting the person whose version you'd like to see. You can add as many versions as you like from as many people (including any of your old versions) as you like.

To see more about Voting in a Libbook, click here: What are Actions?
To see more about formatting your Libbook, click here: How do I format my Libbook?

Actions are the way in which an Author makes executive decisions regarding what happens to any given Libbook. Actions are started by the Author whereby a 75% or more voting 'Yes' will see that Action happen. Types of Actions available to Authors vary depending upon the status of the Libbook. However all successful Actions are binding and the outcome of that Action will always be enforced.

Once you have Published on Libboo, your Libbook will have it's own unique page on Libboo (for example: www.libboo.com/read/food-a-bbq-sauce-recipe.) From there, anyone can read your Libbook online for free! Awesome, eh? However only signed-up and verified members can download Libbooks to their e-reader.

Any member of Libboo will be able to comment, share, review and promote your Libbook. The more interactions your Libbook has with the community, the higher your Libbook will be ranked and the more likely your Libbook will end up being seen by others.

You can Manage a published Libbook just like an unpublished one (although the options may be different).

Publishing on Libboo is easy! When in the Manage page for the Libbook you'd like to publish, just click the 'Publish' button. If you cannot see the 'Publish' button, then it means you are not the Author of the Libbook. If you can see the 'Publish' button but it is grayed out, hover over the button and a message will pop-up telling you why you cannot publish.

If you are the only team member, your Libbook will publish immediately. If you are not, then as the Author you will be starting an Action. Once that Action completes, your Libbook will be published on Libboo and automatically generate all the major file formats for most e-readers.

1. You acknowledge that You have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all terms and conditions of this Agreement and any other policies made part of this Agreement by reference, as well as any new, different or additional terms, conditions or policies which Libboo may establish from time to time in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.

2. You are receiving this Agreement because You ("Team Leader") have chosen to create a work ("Libbook") that You m ay elect to publish, either commercially or non-commercially, and subsequently may elect to remove from publication.

3. As Team Leader, You have the option to create a team to jointly develop the Libbook with you (the "Team"). If you exercise this option, then you will extend at least one invitation (the "Offer(s)") to another registered Libboo member. Each Offer will specify the member's role on the team (e.g., co-author, illustrator, etc.; their "Role") and the consideration (e.g., a dollar amount or a percentage of royalties; the "Consideration") they will receive in exchange for their successful satisfaction of that Role if the Libbook is published commercially.

4. As Team Leader, You will have the option to publish the completed Libbook through Libboo: (1) non-commercially, pursuant to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license (the full text of which is available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode), (2) commercially, by authorizing Libboo to enter into a publishing agreement on behalf of You and Your Team with at least one publisher, or (3) commercially, by selling Your rights and the rights of Your Team in the Libbook directly to a publisher.

5. If You elect to publish the Libbook non-commercially through Libboo, You and Your Team members will not receive any money from the publication of the Libbook. If You elect to publish the Libbook commercially through Libboo: (1) then any moneys You and Your Team members receive will be provided after deducting Libboo's standard fee of fifteen percent (15%) of the moneys due to You and Your Team from your commercial partner; (2) the moneys remaining after the deduction of Libboo's standard fee will be shared with the other members of Your Team pursuant to the terms of Your Offer(s); and (3) You will receive the moneys remaining after the foregoing deductions. If you elect to publish the Libbook commercially without involving Libboo, then You agree that the members of Your Team are entitled to enforce the terms of their Offers against You directly with respect to any moneys received from the commercial publication of the Libbook.

6. As Team Leader, You have the unilateral ability to remove any member of the Team from the Team in Your sole discretion. If the Team member has satisfied his or her Role at the time of removal, he or she will be entitled to the Consideration from commercial publication set forth in his or her Offer. If the Team member has not completed his or her Role at the time of removal, he or she will not be entitled to any Consideration from the commercial publication of the Libbook.

7. Libboo reserves the right, but does not obligate itself, to review, vacate, reverse, or affirm, any decision made pursuant to Section 6 . For clarity, nothing in this Agreement or otherwise obligates Libboo to monitor, police, or intervene in matters that do not involve the Libboo service or website, regardless of whether those matters involve a Libbook. This includes, by way of non-limiting example, any discussions or agreements You or Your Team may have with a publisher independent of Libboo.

8. This Agreement incorporates by reference the Libboo Terms & Conditions available at http://www.libboo.com/pages?type=terms and the Libboo Privacy Policy available at http://www.libboo.com/pages?type=privacy. Libboo reserves the right to update these terms from time-to-time, and you agree to regularly review these materials.

For details on how to format your Libbook, please see this help question: How do I use the Edit screen?

Managing a Libbook is the process of controlling what happens to your written content on Libboo. What you can do depends upon what your role is within the Libbook.

You can manage any of your Libbooks by clicking "Write" from the "Navigate" menu, and then clicking the "Manage" button next to the Libbook you'd like to manage.

The Author (the person who started the Libbook) has the option to change the fundamental attributes of a Libbook and ultimately decides when to publish.
Anyone can preview the Libbook by pressing the 'Preview' button.
You can filter the events feed to show only certain events by clicking on what you'd like to see from the 'Show' menu.

A Libbook is the generic term for any piece of writing that gets created and then published for free on Libboo.

Libbooks can be written collaboratively in teams, or written solo by one person. Libbooks can be of any kind: stories, powems, non-fiction, articles, journals etc. etc. Libboo is a free place to create any kind of written piece to share with the world.

The copyright for each Libbook is owned by the team that creates it. The licensing for each books is goverened by the following licence from the Creative Commons: 'This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.'