Thank you for asking. ')

why not you are very cute on that photo

First, you have to have a Paypal account. When you get it set up, be sure it's linked to a bank account so the funds can be transferred there. Otherwise, you'll have to use your Paypal account for purchases instead of having cash.

With regard to any other details you might need about how the whole getting paid thing works here, under "Help & Support" at the bottom of every page, you can find the information you seek about payment. I've copied the link to that specific page for you:

http://www.bookrix.com/support/view.html#NO66

Open this link and you should find all the answers you seek about how to get paid from BookRix. After that, you just need to be sure your Paypal account is linked to your bank account.

Hope this helps. ')

Thank you very much ma'am, you're always the right one to come for help.

You're most welcome, and very kind. :D

One more question, what PayPal account they recommend, Business or Personal?

I believe they allow you to choose.

Hi, Aliya! Thanks for the friend request, by the way. ')

Making a book is pretty easy, especially for those who have grown up around computers - unlike oldies like me, lol. To make a book here, start with your story having been written into a Word document. You can do all your first-round editing there, since you have access to spell- and grammar-check in Word.

Once it's done to your satisfaction and you've had at least one other person read through it to make sure you didn't miss any typos or other errors, click on the "Create New Book" button at the top right of any page on this site. A dialogue box will pop up asking you to type in the title of your book (which you can change whenever you like, if necessary).

Click the "Create Book" tab at the bottom right, and a page titled "My Books" will open. Ignore all the boxes and stuff at the top. Under them is the section "Show All Books," beneath which you'll see a drawing of a book with your title on it. Under that are three boxes: Edit Book Content, Edit Book Info, and Edit Cover. Click on Edit Book Content.

You'll be given two choices in the pop-up: File Upload or Type In Content. It may seem to make sense to simply upload that Word document you've worked on, but I've found that this option has some weird problems associated with it, like the words at the end of a chapter "bleeding" into the title of the next chapter heading. So I always choose the Type in Content box. Then, all you have to do is copy/paste the first chapter into the box that comes up, type in whatever heading you want to give it (I always use numerical ones, but lots of people use actual chapter titles, like "Freda Eats The Snail" - sorry - just made that up).

When you've done that, be sure your cursor is at the bottom of the box and is happily blinking next to the last word in the chapter before clicking on the Add New Chapter tab. That brings up another blank box into which, of course, you copy/paste chapter 2, etc.

When you're done and all the chapters are in, click the Save tab at the bottom right of the box, which will bring you back to the My Books page with the three boxes under Show All Books. This time, you're going to choose Edit Book Info. A lengthy form will pop up, which you have to fill out. Be sure all the fields with asterisks are complete - the others are optional - and that your blurb as the minimum number of words. If you go under the number, your book won't post. "Category" and "Age Recommendation" are drop-downs. VERY IMPORTANT! Be sure to click on an age category that is appropriate for your story. If there are sexual situations, four-letter words, and/or a great deal of graphic violence, please don't post your book for ages under 16. The site has a pretty strict and specific Code of Conduct designed to protect all members, but especially the really young ones. It also is there so irate parents don't camp outside BookRix headquarters with pitchforks and torches.

Okay. Almost done. Click Save at the bottom right of the page, which once again brings you back to the My Books page. This time, click on the third box, Edit Cover. This is the really fun part, in my opinion. You're given a number of options for crafting your cover, so choose whichever you like - experiment with all the different options. You can mess around on this page as much as you like without anything becoming permanent. If you want to use your own cover art, click on the "Image and Text Only" option, and then the "Upload Image" tab at the bottom. Once your image is uploaded, just click on it, and it will appear to the right of the box with the title on it, like an actual book cover. Be sure to make use of the options that lets you to choose a font style and color so the wording is easy to read against the background.

When you're satisfied with the results, click Save. You'll be brought back to that My Books page one more time, where, to the right of those three boxes you've been using, you'll find the publishing options. The "All Shops" option is already highlighted as the default, but I'ld recommend clicking the "Only On BookRix" option instead, at least for now. When you do that, you can choose to make it visible to everyone, or just your friends.

Click Publish, and you'll be asked, "do you really want to publish your book for free?" Well, duh. For now, anyway. This can be changed at any time, so don't think it's a you'd-better-be-sure-because-this-can't-be-altered kind of warning. They just want to make sure you meant to do it this way for now. Click Publish Book and a long green box will pop up at the top of the page telling you your changes have been saved.

Click on the title of the book next to the picture of its cover and you'll be brought to the book's page where you and everyone else can open the book by clicking the Read Book tab.

And...TA-DA! You're done! You've published your first book on BookRix!

Let me know if you have any problems or need further help.

Oh my god, I never thought you'd reply. Sorry for my late reply though, I've been eaten, because it's almost dinner time here and it took me some time to read this long comment.

Anyway, thank you for this, Judy, I chuckled a bit on the little side notes you wrote, but other then that, you've explained everything to me in detail. I'm really grateful for this, and I wish you would be the first to check my book out whenever I post it up on here.

I'm sorry if I took too much of your time, I hope you have a nice day!

Not at all - it was my pleasure, and I'm glad I could help. In fact, because of this, I did make the instructions into a book, which I've just published. It's called Test...This Is Just A Test. I'm going to go add a dedication to you for inspiring me to do that! 'D

Here's the link:
http://www.bookrix.com/_ebook-judy-colella-test-this-is-just-a-test/

Oh really? Oh god, thank you, I'm honored! ^.^

I might do the same to you to, you've helped me, and took so much of your time to help me! That's really nice of you to do, no wonder why I feel like older people are more better!

Thank you for the friend request! ')

And thank you for asking! ')

I always liked old people, they have done so many things in life, and are normally really nice!

Oh I'm having almost a good day today...

Which has to be better than a definitely awful day. "D

Yes, I always have bad days, but it happens to the best of us, no?

:D

The site administrators contacted me the other day and said the ad wasn't theirs, and asked for a link to it. I assume that meant they are going to delete the post and/or the user. So...I'm still here, lol.

I think we can forestall problems by doing a few things to push back against all the silliness:

1. Every time someone spams us with a ridiculous, "Hai!" message and doesn't follow up with anything having to do with writing, respond by asking nicely what that person has written, or is writing, and welcome them to this writer's website. I often add, "Isn't it great that there's a website just for writers where we don't have to deal with all the Facebook drama and nonsense? So glad you've decided to join us!" When I post that, I get one of two responses, usually - an answer in which the person reveals that he or she really is interested in becoming a writer, or I just never hear from the person again.

2. If it's obvious by the way the conversation turns into nothing more than a chat, stop responding. Blocking the person should only be done in extreme circumstances. Being ignored is far more effective and much less offensive.

3. Every time the person (if it's someone who's just looking for a new and better chat room) messages you, respond with a link to one of your stories. No message, just the link. People who want a Facebook-like experience won't want to be bothered with your link and will get tired of not being spoken to, which will encourage them to stop messaging you altogether.

4. Regardless of how you do these things, always be polite. It's kind of like the attitude of the characters in a movie about a Playboy Bunny who tries to join a college sorority - the sorority members, who didn't want her there, kept cutting off what she was saying. They weren't being rude, but horribly polite by going, "Thank you. So much." It went like this:

Playboy Bunny: "Gee, this is great! I'd really like to - "
Sorority Sister: "Well, thank you. So much. Really!"
Playboy Bunny: "Yes, and - "
Sorority Sister: "So much! Thank you!"
Playboy Bunny: "But I - "
Sorority Sister (opening front door and smiling as she gestures for the PB to leave): "So much! Really! Goodbye now!"

Very effective and yeah, obnoxious, but without being openly rude, lol. Besides, this might even encourage some of them who have actual, untapped talent, to get serious and give writing a try.

If we all respond to these misguided members in a kind but firm way that makes it clear this is a site for writers, authors, and those who aspire to become published, I believe that we will eventually weed out the childish, non-writer members. They'll go back to Facebook, and hopefully delete their accounts here so those of us who are serious about our craft can continue to benefit from all the wonderful things this site has to offer writers without the annoying spamchat.

'D

HI I'm sorry to butt in but I was called many swear words on this site for no reason but then again I started to pick fights with other people so now I'm on my way to apologize!

Excellent reply Misses Colella, and you're perfectly right (like always) and that Playboy Bunny part was really funny, Lol.... and yes, I agree with you in all this.

And Apr230, that's very nice of you that you're apologizing to people. :)

Thank you!

Your welcome,