Highlighting Publisher Promotions
Now that all of this information is accessible, how do you use it?
There are a many different ways to display the sale information to your customer, please find a few suggested methods below.
Creating a Page with a Book List
If you would like to create a page where all of the titles can be made available for purchase, follow the instructions below:
1. Go To: Create Content > Page
2. Give your page a title, and enter any copy about the promotion in the "Body" of the page (Don't forget to switch the "Input Format" to "Rich Text Editing" if you are adding any formatting to your text, or additional images).
3. Scroll down to "Book List", and enter the "SKU" for each of the selected titles (Make sure that there are no additional spaces in the field or the system will not pull the product listing).
4. When you need additional book list fields, click the "Add another Item" button at the bottom of the section.
5. Save your page
Once you have your page created, you should also highlight the page to the customer, this can be done in a variety of ways.
1. Under "Publishing Options" select "Promote to Front Page" to bring the content to your landing page.
2. Create a prominent block that links to the page.
3. Add the page as a menu item.
4. Send a newsletter that links to the page.
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Creating a Block that has covers linking to listings
If you prefer to create a block that links directly to the listings, please follow these instructions (You will want to have two windows open, one for the promotion page, and one for your site):
1. Go to: Site Building> Blocks> Add, then give your block a name
2. Underneath the editor, change the Input Format to "Rich Text Editing" (If you do not do this, your images will not appear)
3. On the promotion page, take your first title, copy the 'Cover' URL.
4. On your site, click the "Tree" icon, in the "Image URL" field, paste your cover URL. Click Insert.
5. Your image will then display in the editor, click on the image, and click the "Add Link" button (It looks like a little chain link, & is located next to the paste icon)
6. Copy the "Link" url from the promo page (Starts with 'gbook/v/'), and paste it into the URL field in your pop up window. (Please also note that the link function does not work with Safari, please use Firefox when editing your Drupal site!)
7. Repeat for each book you wish to display, and save your block.
8. Once your block has been created, it will be located in the "Disabled" section of the blocks page. Use the dropdown menu, or drag your block to the location of your choice, and save the changes.
Advanced users may wish to set up the covers using a table to organize the content.
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Embedding HTML Codes
Sometimes publishers will provide enhanced content already built and ready to use (ex. Book Club Girl Promo), but it has to be added to your site using a specific process. If a code is available, it will be provided on the promotional page.
1. Under Input Format change the setting from Filtered HTML, to Rich Text Editing. This will allow the system to understand the code.
2. Above Input format, you will see a link to Disable Rich Text, you will want to click that link. (I know the wording is confusing, but just think of it as "HTML View") When you click the link, you will enter 'HTML View', and all of your buttons will disappear.
3. Paste the code into the body.
4. DO NOT go back into "Rich Text Mode", just save the page with no buttons on the editor, and the code will appear correctly.
Please note if you ever have to go back to edit the page, it is crucial that you save the page in "HTML view, otherwise, the code will become damaged.
If you require any additional questions on any of these methods, or need assistance with your own route, please email staff@bookweb.org.
