{"id":2941,"date":"2010-10-31T13:08:29","date_gmt":"2010-10-31T12:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/?p=2941"},"modified":"2010-10-31T17:52:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-31T16:52:00","slug":"recent-updates-and-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookleteer.net\/blog\/2010\/10\/recent-updates-and-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Updates and Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>bookleteer members will have noticed a few changes to the site in September and October as we&#8217;ve pushed through a series of updates, changes and fixes to the platform. Here&#8217;s a quick run down of the most important of these from a member&#8217;s perspective, since many more were &#8216;under the hood&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Time eBook &#038; StoryCube Generation<\/strong><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve streamlined the process of generating eBooks and StoryCubes by making the initial button on the <em>Create<\/em> pages into &#8216;Upload &#038; Generate PDFs&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>eBook &#038; StoryCube PDF Thumbnails<\/strong><br \/>\nThis week we&#8217;ve implemented a change to replace the generic PDF icon with actual thumbnails of each PDF&#8217;s first sheet. This is designed to make it easier to distinguish different publications when shown in lists (such as the <em>Inspirations<\/em> or <em>My Publications<\/em> pages) and to give a quick preview once your eBooks and StoryCubes have been generated.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_2974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2974\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-my-publications.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-my-publications-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot my publications\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2974\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Publications Page<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_2972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2972\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-inspirations-page.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-inspirations-page-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot inspirations page\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2972\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inspirations Page<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Adding Images, PDFs &#038; My Gallery<\/strong><br \/>\nWe have completely changed the way images and PDFs are added to eBooks and StoryCubes \u2013 there are now three ways to add an image :<\/p>\n<li>upload a file from your computer\n<\/li>\n<li>enter a URL for an image already online (for instance on Flickr)<\/li>\n<li>browse through your gallery and use an image already uploaded<\/li>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_2980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2980\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-create-ebook-upload-image-computer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-create-ebook-upload-image-computer-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot create ebook upload image computer\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2980\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Create eBook Upload image from computer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_2966\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2966\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-add-image-url-ebook.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-add-image-url-ebook-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot add image url ebook\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2966\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Create eBook Page Insert Image from URL<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_2964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2964\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-add-image-gallery-ebook.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-add-image-gallery-ebook-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot add image gallery ebook\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2964\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Create eBook Page Add image from gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_2981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2981\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-create-storycube-upload-image-computer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-create-storycube-upload-image-computer-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot create storycube upload image computer\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2981\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Create StoryCube Upload image from computer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_2967\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2967\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-add-image-url-storycube.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-add-image-url-storycube-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot add image url storycube\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2967\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Create StoryCube Page Insert image from URL<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_2965\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2965\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-add-image-gallery-storycube.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-add-image-gallery-storycube-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot add image gallery storycube\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2965\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Create StoryCube Page Insert image from gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>PDFs can also be chosen by either uploading a new file from your computer or selecting from a previously uploaded file in your gallery.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_2975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2975\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-upload-PDF-computer-ebook.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-upload-PDF-computer-ebook-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot upload PDF computer ebook\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2975\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Create eBook Page Upload PDF<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_2970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2970\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-insert-PDF-gallery-ebook.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-insert-PDF-gallery-ebook-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot insert PDF gallery ebook\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2970\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Create eBook Insert PDF from gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_2978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2978\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-Upload-PDF-computer-storycube.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-Upload-PDF-computer-storycube-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot Upload PDF computer storycube\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2978\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Create StoryCube Upload PDF from computer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td><figure id=\"attachment_2971\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2971\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-insert-PDF-storycube.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-insert-PDF-storycube-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot insert PDF storycube\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2971\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Create StoryCube Insert PDF from gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Members can use the My Gallery page to review (and delete if necessary) any image files or PDFs in their account.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2963\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-2010-10-31-at-11.17.11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookleteer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-shot-2010-10-31-at-11.17.11-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"My Gallery Page\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2963\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Gallery Page<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook Integration<\/strong><br \/>\nLastly, for those of you who use facebook, we&#8217;ve integrated bookleteer&#8217;s login so that you can automatically login to bookleteer when you are also logged in to facebook. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>bookleteer members will have noticed a few changes to the site in September and October as we&#8217;ve pushed through a series of updates, changes and fixes to the platform. Here&#8217;s a quick run down of the most important of these from a member&#8217;s perspective, since many more were &#8216;under the hood&#8217;. 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