publishing

# Publishing ## Overview Take a final manuscript into readers' hands. This skill fills the publishing metadata in `story.md`, writes the copyright page, builds and checks the ebook and print interior, walks the author through distribution, pricing, and launch, and keeps an inventory of the rights the author holds. Planning files live under `publishing/` in the story project. The author makes every account, upload, purchase, payment, and signature; this skill prepares, checks, and records. ## Prerequisites A story project whose manuscript is final or nearly so. Verify `story.md` exists and read `title`, `status`, `author` or `authors`, `genre`, `series`, `book-number`, `cover`, and any publishing fields already set. If `status` is not `complete`, say that metadata and launch planning can start now but the files must be rebuilt after the last revision. ## When to Use - Filling retailer metadata: ISBN, publisher, date, description, keywords, BISAC subjects, language, cover alt text, AI disclosure - Writing the copyright page or checking epigraph and lyric permissions - Building and checking the EPUB or the print interior; choosing trim size - Choosing retailers and exclusivity, setting prices, planning a launch - Recording rights, reviewing a contract offer, drafting a rights one-sheet - NOT for query letters, agent submission, synopsis, or blurb drafting (use `submission`; this skill reuses its blurb) - NOT for audiobook scripts, screenplays, translations, or other fo...