=== Feedfabrik Blogbook Printing === Contributors: feedfabrik Tags: print, printing, blogbook, pdf, book, ebook Requires at least: 2.8 Tested up to: 3.0.1 Stable tag: 1.2 The plugin helps printing your blog as PDF or real book via feedfabrik.com == Description == The plugin provides an easy and direct interface with [feedfabrik.com](http://www.feedfabrik.com) to help you convert your blog into a printed book or ebook. The creation of a blogbook is automatic and takes only a few seconds. You can choose a cover, select the range of posts and choose some other options. Printproof PDF files of your blogbooks including cropmarks for professional printing can be downloaded for free. If you would like to have a real printed book in soft- or hardcover, you will have to pay for the manufacturing and shipping. These books start below USD/EUR 10. There is nothing to configure in the plugin itself. After activation of the plugin, a new menu entry called "Print" will appear in the Tools section of the admin interface. The plugin checks if your data interface (XML-RPC) allows access to your blog and if not you will see an option to have this feature enabled for you. If you click on "Print" you will see a simple page with a button called "Print My Blog". Clicking the button will transfer you over to http://www.feedfabrik.com here your blogbook is created automatically. The result is essentially the same as if you were going over to http://www.feedfabrik.com/bookfabrik and logging in with your user credentials to produce a blogbook. However, there are a few key advantages using the plugin: * You have direct access to your blogbook preview from the blog admin interface without login to feedfabrik.com * You do not need to share your password with feedfabrik.com for the data access * You only grant Feedfabrik read access to your blog while the standard XML-RPC API also grants write and delete access In short, the plugin is more convenient and more secure than other ways of interfacing. == Installation == There is nothing to configure. Installation is similar to other plugins: 1. Upload `feedfabrik.zip` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Unzip `feedfabrik.zip` 3. Login to your admin interface of WordPress and activate the plugin in the Plugins section 4. Done == Frequently Asked Questions == = Is the plugin free? = Yes, you can download it for free and use it as you see fit. = Is the plugin secure? = Yes, it opens a more secure communication channel to feedfabrik.com than the standard WordPress XML-RPC interface provides. It does that by generating a random unique token that grants external access to your blog. This access however is only valid for reading blog content and not for writing or deleting. The token expires within one hour. As a result, you can exchange your blog data with feedfabrik.com without sharing your password and without the worry that something bad might happen to your blog data. = Is it complicated to create a blogbook? = No. The moment you click on the Print button, the data is exchanged automatically and your blogbook is created as a first suggestion using some default settings. Just sit back and watch the progress bar. = Can I preview my blogbook? = Certainly you can! After the book is prepared, you will see a flipbook viewer that allows you turn the pages and view exactly how the book looks like. You can zoom in on the images and text or view it full screen = Can I change the layout of my blogbook? = There are a number of layout options available to you and we're adding more all the time. Currently, * You have a choice of cover designs * You can select a date range for the posts to be converted into a blogbook * You can choose if hyperlinks from your posts should appear as footnotes * You can have the names of the post authors printed along with the posts * You can have the dates of the posts printed along with the posts * You can choose if you have your book in reversed chronological order (blog style) or in chronological order = Is the resulting book for free? = Yes, you can download a high-quality PDF file for free that comes with crop-marks for professional printing. We do however charge for printed books or normal PDF files. = What type of printed books do you offer? = All printed books right now are in standard A5 size. You have a choice of * Full colour printing vs. black-and-white printing * Hardcover vs. softcover * White vs. creme vs. photo paper = What is the price of a printed book? = The price very much depends on the length of your blogbook and the type of book you would like to have. Generally speaking, colour is more expensive than black-and-white, hardcover is more expensive than softcover and photo paper is also more expensive. Books start as low as USD/EUR 10 but obviously can get expensive if you have hundreds of pages in full-color. The price will be shown directly next to your book when you are on feedfabrik.com so you will always be clear about it. = Why do you charge for this? = Well, printing a real book costs money. Simple as that. = How many books do I have to order? = You don't have to order a single book if you don't like it. But if you like it, you can order as few as one book only. We print all books individually using advanced digital printing technologies. There is no minimum order. = Do you ship to the U.S.? = Yes, we ship to North America, Europe and Australia. Other countries are on request but might carry extra shipping charges. = I have another question = * Please visit us at [Feedfabrik](http://www.feedfabrik.com) * If something doesn't work, [get in touch with support](http://www.feedfabrik.com/support). We're here to help! == Screenshots == 1. A new Print button appears in the Tools menu 2. After clicking on 'Print My Blog' you will get straight to the preview of your blogbook == Changelog == = 1.2 = * Fixed a bug for WP 2.8 installations = 1.1 = * Fixed a bug for WP 2.8 installations * Improved error messages to user if API fails = 1.0 = * First Release.