Uploading Books Via FTP
Your inventory can be uploaded to AbeBooks using a File Transfer Protocol
(FTP) program. FTP
is the best way to transfer your book data to AbeBooks.
If you use FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to upload your files to us,
the settings (parameters) you need to use are as follows:
|
FTP name: |
ftp.AbeBooks.com |
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UserID: |
Your AbeBooks UserID; not your
AbeBooks E-mail Address |
|
Password: |
Your AbeBooks Password; case-sensitive |
Windows Users
If you do not use HomeBase
2.3 or another book management software with FTP functionality, we
suggest using WS_FTP™ to upload your book file
to us.
To use the WS_FTP program to send your files to AbeBooks:
- Ensure you are connected to the Internet. Start
WS_FTP. This will start the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program and the
FTP Session Profile window will be displayed.
- In the Profile Name box, type ABE.
- Type ftp.AbeBooks.com
in the Host Name text box. The
Host Type should be set to Automatic Detect.
- Enter your AbeBooks User ID.
- Enter your AbeBooks password. Select
the [Save Password] check box.
- Click [Save].
- Click [OK].
The left side of the screen (Local System) will display the files on your
computer and the right side (Remote System) shows your AbeBooks
directory.
- Double-click the file you want to send. A
copy of the file will be transferred from your Local System to the AbeBooks
Remote System. The file is finished transferring when the filename appears
on the right side of the screen.
- Click the [Exit]
button to exit the FTP program.
Once your file is received, the file's contents should be applied to
your online inventory within 6 - 24 hours.
Note:
This whole process needs to be completed only
the first time you use the WS_FTP program to send your inventory to AbeBooks.
Subsequent
uploads will only require steps 1, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Mac Users
The following instructions will explain how you can use a version of
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) called Fetch™ to send
your book inventory to us.
- Connect to the Internet and start the Fetch program
- Type in the host name "ftp.AbeBooks.com"
- Enter your AbeBooks User ID.
- Enter your AbeBooks password.
- Select [connect/OK]
and to connect to our computer
- Click the [PUT FILE]
button and select the file you want to send
- Send the file as "Automatic" or "RAW
DATA" (do not select MacBinary
or any other format, or the file will not be readable).