Adding pictures to your inventory on AbeBooks is one of the best things you can do to help increase your sales. Buyers still like to see what they are purchasing and AbeBooks customers are much more likely to purchase a copy of a book with a picture over one without.
Once a picture file has processed through our system, it will be linked to the corresponding book listing and the image will be displayed next to it on the search results. Buyers can also filter their searches by Bookseller-supplied photos so your books will appear when buyers use this option:
Picture File Guidelines:
· Only one picture file can be associated with a book listing. If you have 2 photos to display, please merge them into one image file.
· Pictures files must be .gif or .jpg format.
· Maximum file size is 100 KB. A graphics editor can enable you to manipulate the files and adjust various features, including size.
· The given picture file name must be exactly the same as the unique book number of the corresponding book. (For example, when sending a picture of book number 000674, the picture file must be named "000674.gif" or "000674.jpg").
Uploading Your Picture Files:
There are three methods you can use to send us your picture files depending on how many pictures are already uploaded to your account and how many pictures you are uploading: · Upload through your Members Menu (single pictures files; booksellers with less than 200 pictures) · Upload through your Members Menu book upload (multiple pictures) · Upload via using FTP (multiple pictures; booksellers with more than 200 pictures)
To upload single pictures through your Members Menu:
If your account has less than 200 pictures files uploaded to it, you can easily add more pictures through your Members Menu following the steps below:
1. [Sign On] to your AbeBooks.com bookseller account
2. Click [Uploads]
3. Then click [Upload your book pictures (gifs and jpgs)]
4. Click [Browse…] to locate the file you wish to upload
5. Finally, click the [Send File] button
When the file has successfully transferred, you will see a confirmation message on the screen - "file name.gif was uploaded to ABE!". The file name will also appear under the heading "Current contents of /pictures/".
To Upload Multiple Pictures:
If you are uploading multiple pictures files, you can compress these into a ZIP file (ex: pictures.zip) and upload them all at once. To compress your files into one ZIP file: Highlight all the files you wish to send, then right-click to choose:
Send To > Compressed (zipped) Folder
You can upload these compressed files through the book upload function in your Members Menu or by FTP.
To upload multiple pictures through your Members Menu:
1. [Sign On] to your AbeBooks.com bookseller account
2. Click [List and Maintain your Books]
3. Then click [Upload your book file now!] button
4. Click [Browse…] to locate the file you wish to upload
5. Finally, click the [Send File] button
To upload multiple pictures using FTP:
If you have previously uploaded more than 200 picture files to your bookseller account, we recommend that you use FTP to upload further picture files. Please ensure to set up your FTP software with the following details:
· Profile Name: ABE
· Host Name: ftp.abebooks.com
· Host Type: Automatic Detect
· User ID: Enter your AbeBooks Bookseller account USERID
· Password: Enter your AbeBooks Bookseller account password
