The Settings tab

Each book within your catalog has its own settings page. This article helps you to understand the different settings available for both ebooks and audiobooks.

Tip:Some features described on this page are only available in countries or regions that can sell books on Google Play.

Learn more about supported countries for selling books on Google Play .

Locate your book settings

  1. Sign in to the Partner Center .
  2. On the left, click Book Catalog.
  3. Click the book title.
  4. Click Book Info and then  Settings.

If you make any changes to your settings, before you exit the page, click Save.

Ebook settings

Setting

Description

Apply Digital Rights Management (DRM) encryption

Prevents unauthorized copy or print of the book. Learn about DRM options for books on Google Play.

Tip:When the option is on, users can’t download the book.

Preview limit

Select the percentage of the book that users can preview. It shouldn’t be less than the minimum preview present in your agreement.

Copy or paste limit

Select the percentage of the book that buyers can copy and paste.

Advanced book settings

Google Play Books

Insert a blank page after the cover?

If you didn’t add a blank page between the cover and the first content page in this .pdf or fixed layout file, to have us insert one for you:  

  • Check this box
  • Select Yes

Tip:This setting preserves the original left-to-right page layout.  

Google Search
Users can preview your ebooks on Google Books, similar to the way a visitor to a physical bookstore can browse through books on the shelves. If you sell the book on your website, you can add a link to the purchase page for readers who want the entire book.
Tip:If you want to let users preview a book before it goes on sale, add a content review.

Allow preview before on sale date?

If this book should be available for preview on Google Books before its on sale date, in the "About the book" tab, select Yes..

Accessibility settings

Accessibility attestations

Selections

Adjustable text

  • Unspecified
  • Supported

Screen reader or dynamic braille

  • Unspecified
  • Supported
  • Partially supported

Embedded audio

  • Unspecified
  • Supported

Advanced accessibility attestations

Selections

Image descriptions (alt-text) excluding cover images, decorative illustrations

  • Short text
  • Full text
  • Recorded audio

Math formulas

  • MathML
  • LaTeX
  • Text descriptions

Chemistry formulas

  • ChemML
  • MathML
  • LaTeX

Navigation

  • Table of contents
  • Index
  • Structured (headings, tables)
  • Landmark
  • Print-equivalent page numbering

Disturbing sounds

  • Unspecified
  • No sound hazards
  • Sound hazard
  • Not sure

Flashing content

  • Unspecified
  • No flashing hazards
  • Flashing content hazard
  • Not sure

Motion simulation

  • Unspecified
  • No motion simulation hazards
  • Motion simulation hazard
  • Not sure

EPUB Accessibility Spec

  • 1.0 and WCAG level A
  • 1.0 and WCAG level AA v1.1
  • Unspecified

PDF / UA version

  • PDF/UA-1
  • PDF/UA-2
  • Unspecified

WCAG version

  • WCAG v2.0
  • WCAG v2.1
  • WCAG v2.2
  • Unspecified

WCAG level

  • WCAG level A
  • WCAG level AA
  • WCAG level AAA
  • Unspecified

Is the book LIA compliant?

  • Unspecified
  • Yes
Audiobook settings

Sample length:You can edit the length of your book’s preview that's available to buyers. This can be a percentage of the total duration of each book or a specific duration in minutes. However, it can be no less than the minimum preview duration present in your agreement.

  • Samples may appear on Google Play and other Google services.
  • Before the on-sale date, no preview is available on Google Play or other Google services.

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