To send data to ABE, you must have both an Internet connection and a vendor account with ABE.
· To start a vendor account, contact the Advanced Book Exchange
· To enter your userid and password, go to the Setup Wizard or select View from the menu bar and select Options .
You can send your data by FTP or by Email, however, we strongly recommend that you send your data using FTP since it is faster and no fewer restrictions on the size of file that you send.
To send data by Email, you must define your Email server. You can enter your Email server (SMTP):
· from the Setup Wizard OR
· from Options
Send Data to ABE
1. Click the Send to ABE icon 
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2. Type your userid and password. If you entered your userid and password in the Setup Wizard this information will already be entered and does not need to be entered again.
3. Select the data you wish to send. For more information on which data to send see Options below.
4. Select a Send By option (Email or FTP).
5. Click Send. The Save ABE File Name dialog box appears with a file name already entered.
6. Click Save. The Send to ABE dialog box is displayed showing how many books and wants will be sent to ABE.
7. Click OK to create the file. The Export dialog box is displayed.
8. Click OK. If you are sending by:
· FTP the Send to ABE via FTP dialog box is displayed. Click Connect. A message is displayed saying that "Connection to ftp.abebooks.com successful". Click Send File. When the message "Transfer complete, closing connection" is displayed, click Exit.
· Email the Sending via Email dialog box is displayed and the email is sent automatically. Click OK.
For more information on sending via FTP or through email see the Notes below.
Options
Books and Wants
To send:
· Only your books and wants that have been added or updated since the last time you sent, click Upload all changes since last load dates. This is the default.
Books Only
To send:
· All books regardless of when they were changed, ensure the Upload Books and All Books radio buttons are selected, and that the Changes since last load date radio button is NOT selected.
· Selected catalogs regardless of when they were changed ensure the Upload Books and Selected Catalogs radio buttons are selected, and that the Changes since last load date radio button is NOT selected.
· All books changed since last load date ensure the Upload Books, All Books and Changes since last load date fields are selected. The date of your last upload is displayed. You can change the date and time if necessary.
· Selected catalogs changed since last load date ensure the Upload Books, Selected Catalogs and Changes since last load date fields are selected. The date of your last upload is displayed. You can change the date and/or time if necessary. Click Add to select the catalogs you wish to send.
· A previously created file, ensure Send a previously created file is selected.
Note: You can remove all previous books on ABE by adding a purge request to any of the above options by selecting Purge in the Books section.
Wants Only
To send:
· All wants regardless of when they were changed, ensure the Upload Wants radio button is selected and Changes since last load date is NOT selected and Changes since last load date is NOT selected.
· All wants changed since last load date ensure the Upload Wants and Changes since last load date fields are selected. The date of your last upload is displayed. You can change the date if necessary.
· A previously created file, ensure Send a previously created file is selected.
Note: You can remove all previous wants on ABE by adding a purge request to any of the above options by selecting Purge in the Wants section.
Notes: Email vs FTP
You can send your data to ABE either by Email or FTP, however, we strongly recommend that you use FTP for the following reasons:
· The size of the file is not restricted
· The file is sent directly to ABE. Email files must go through your Internet Service Provider first and can be rerouted after it has left your Internet Service Provider’s mail server.
The default setting for sending files to ABE is by FTP.
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