Get started with series

1. In the Partner Center, select Series catalog.
2. At the top right corner, click the + Add series button.
3. Enter the series name in the text box.
4. Specify the book type.
   • You can select between ebook and audiobook.
5. Enter a description for the series in the text box.
   • This is optional, but recommended. The description is visible to users on the Play Store.
6. Click Create.
7. In the new series page, click the + Add title button.
   • Add an existing title
     1. Select the book that you want to add to the series.
     2. Select the series relationship type.
     3. Add a series number for the book.
        • The series number must be a whole number and shouldn't skip or repeat a number in the series.
     4. Click Save.
   • Add a new title
     1. In the menu, select + Add new title.
     2. Follow the prompts to create a new book.

1. In the Partner Center, select Book catalog.
2. Select the book that you want to be part of your new series.
3. In the "Book Info" section, at the top of the page, click the Series tab.
4. Add the book to a series.
   • Add to an existing series
     1. Click + Add to existing series.
     2. Enter the series name in the text box. 
     3. Select an option from the menu. 
     4. Select the series relationship type  Save.
     5. Enter the book’s number in the series.
     6. Click Save.
   • Create a new series
     1. Click + Create new series.
     2. Enter the series name.
     3. Specify the book type.
        • You can select between ebook and audiobook.
     4. Specify the series type.
        • You can select between book, comic, and light novel.
     5. Enter a description for the series in the text box.
        • This is optional, but recommended. The description is visible to users on the Play Store.
     6. Click Create.
     7. From the new series page, click the + Add title button.
        • Add an existing title
          1. Select the book that you want to add to the series.
          2. Select the series relationship type.
          3. Add a series number for the book.
             • The series number must be a whole number and can’t skip or repeat a number in the series.
          4. Click Save.
        • Add a new title
          1. In the menu, select + Add new title.
          2. Follow the prompts to create a new book.
5. Click Save.

Tips:

• If you provided series information when setting up the book, the data may automatically populate in the text boxes. If needed, you can update the automatically populated data.
• This feature is only available for ordered series that are read in a particular order and each title has an associated number.

The name of the series you want to create.

• After you click into a book within your catalog, under the "Series" section in the “Book info” tab, you can find the "Series name" field.
• The Series name must match across all books in the series, including capitalization, spaces, and other punctuation.

• The series number of each book must be a whole Arabic numeral.
• Each book needs a number with no skipped or repeated numbers.

If the books in your series are comics, graphic novels, manga, or light novels, add the appropriate genre listed below to all the books in the series. Play uses this information to give the most relevant information to users.

• Comic or graphic novel: Under "COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS" in Book Industry Standards and Communications (BISAC)
• Manga: Under "COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS" in BISAC or Manga subject codes (Japan and South Korea)
• Light Novel: Under "YAF035000 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Light Novel (Ranobe)" in BISAC

Also, make sure to provide the correct language of your book in the Book info.