To switch your book's writing mode to the "Upload" writing mode, you need to go to your book's "Writing Mode" page.
To switch writing modes for your book, go here:
https://leanpub.com/YOUR_BOOK/settings/writing_mode
...making sure to replace YOUR_BOOK with your book's unique web address.
You can also find the Writing Mode page on the Overview page for your book here:
Tick the box next to "Upload: By uploading ebook files directly (PDF and/or EPUB)"
After you have ticked the box, click on the "Update Book" button:
For a moment, you will see a message saying "Changing Writing Mode":
When the process completes, you will be taken to the "Getting Started" page for the "Upload" writing mode:
To upload your PDF or EPUB file, click on the "please click here" link:
That will take you to your book's "Upload" page, where you can upload your PDF or EPUB files:
At this point, we recommend you take a few minutes to go through our tutorial for the Upload writing mode:
This will show you everything you need to do to finish setting up your book and publishing it on Leanpub!
OK, that's it!
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