Logbook

Appearance

Verified Author Pages ​

Paid verified author accounts that give authors control over their presence on Logbook - promoting new releases, highlighting reviews, and engaging with readers.

Overview ​

Verified Author Pages allow authors to claim and manage their presence on Logbook. Authors can verify their identity, customize their profile, engage with readers, and promote their work through a tiered subscription model.

Benefits for Authors:

  • Control their author profile and bio
  • Promote new releases to followers
  • Highlight and reshare reader reviews
  • Engage directly with readers through Q&A
  • Access analytics on their books and audience

Benefits for Readers:

  • Authentic engagement with favorite authors
  • Announcements for new releases and events
  • Author-curated book recommendations
  • Q&A sessions with authors

Monetization: This feature provides a revenue stream for Logbook through paid pro subscriptions for advanced promotional tools.

Verification Process ​

Authors claim and verify existing author pages that are automatically created from book data imports.

Claim Existing Author Page ​

  1. Search for author name in verification flow
  2. Select matching author profile from results
  3. Review linked books to confirm identity
  4. Submit verification request

Proof of Identity ​

Authors must provide proof of identity through one of the following methods:

Publisher Verification:

  • Email from publisher domain confirming authorship
  • Letter from editor or publicist
  • Link to publisher author page

Agent Verification:

  • Email from literary agency
  • Letter from agent

Social Proof:

  • Verified social media accounts (Twitter/X, Instagram)
  • Personal website with matching information
  • Previous interviews or press coverage

Review Process ​

  1. Author submits claim with proof
  2. Logbook staff reviews within 3-5 business days
  3. Follow-up for additional proof if needed
  4. Approval or rejection with explanation
  5. Verification badge applied on approval

Verification Badge ​

Verified authors receive a badge on their profile indicating:

  • Verified identity
  • Official author account
  • Badge appears on author profile and in search results

Author Portal ​

Upon verification, authors gain access to the Author Portal (authors.logbook.social), a dedicated web application for managing their presence on Logbook.

See Author Portal for full documentation of the web application, including:

  • Dashboard with analytics and metrics
  • Profile management tools
  • Promotional features (announcements, events, Q&A)
  • Subscription and billing management

The verification flow begins in the mobile app and transitions to the web portal:

Author Dashboard ​

Verified authors access a dashboard to manage their presence.

Analytics ​

  • Profile views (daily/weekly/monthly)
  • Follower count and growth
  • Books added to libraries from author page
  • Review sentiment across all books
  • Most popular books by engagement

Profile Management ​

  • Author bio (rich text with links)
  • Profile photo upload
  • Social media links
  • Website URL
  • Location (optional)
  • Genres/categories associated with

Book Overview ​

  • View all linked books
  • See ratings and review counts per book
  • Request linking additional books (for pen names, etc.)

Promotional Tools ​

Pro tier authors have access to promotional features.

New Release Announcements ​

  • Create announcement for upcoming/new release
  • Push notification to all followers
  • Announcement appears on author page
  • Include cover, release date, description
  • Link to pre-order or purchase

Review Highlights ​

  • Browse all reviews across books
  • Select reviews to highlight/feature
  • Highlighted reviews appear on author page
  • Attribution to original reviewer (with link)
  • Reviewer notified of highlight (optional)

Author's Picks ​

Curated list of books the author recommends:

  • Create personal "recommended reads" list
  • Add books with optional notes explaining why
  • Appears on author profile
  • Cross-promotion opportunity with other authors

Events ​

Announce author events to followers:

  • Book signings
  • Release parties
  • Virtual events / AMAs
  • Festival appearances
  • Reading groups

Event details include:

  • Title and description
  • Date/time with timezone
  • Location (physical or virtual link)
  • RSVP or registration link

Reader Q&A ​

Interactive Q&A feature for author engagement:

  • Readers submit questions
  • Author selects questions to answer
  • Published Q&A appears on author page
  • Moderation tools for inappropriate content
  • Ability to close/open Q&A periods

Reader Experience ​

Follow Authors ​

  • Follow button on author pages
  • Followed authors appear in dedicated feed section
  • Notification preferences for followed authors

Author Page View ​

  • Verified badge and author bio
  • Profile photo and social links
  • List of books with quick-add buttons
  • Author's Picks recommendations
  • Highlighted reviews
  • Recent announcements and events
  • Q&A section

Notifications ​

Readers receive notifications for followed authors:

  • New release announcements
  • Upcoming events
  • New Q&A answers
  • Author's Picks updates

Notification frequency settings:

  • All updates
  • Important only (releases, events)
  • Weekly digest
  • None

Pricing Model ​

Tiered subscription model for verified authors.

Free Tier ​

Available to all verified authors:

  • Verification badge
  • Bio and photo management
  • Social links
  • Basic analytics (views, followers)
  • View all reviews

Pro Tier ​

Paid subscription with advanced features:

  • All Free tier features
  • New release announcements
  • Review highlights
  • Author's Picks list
  • Event announcements
  • Reader Q&A
  • Advanced analytics
  • Priority support

Pricing (TBD):

  • Monthly subscription
  • Annual subscription (discount)

Publisher Partnerships ​

Potential bulk deals for publishers:

  • Verify multiple authors under imprint
  • Discounted pro tier rates
  • Publisher-level analytics
  • Co-branded promotional opportunities

Technical Approach ​

Data Model ​

API Endpoints ​

Public API:

  • GET /authors/:id - Author page with books, highlights, picks
  • GET /authors/:id/announcements - Author announcements
  • GET /authors/:id/qa - Published Q&A
  • POST /authors/:id/follow - Follow author
  • DELETE /authors/:id/follow - Unfollow author
  • POST /authors/:id/qa - Submit question (authenticated users)

Author API (verified authors only):

  • GET /author/dashboard - Dashboard analytics
  • PUT /author/profile - Update bio, photo, links
  • GET /author/reviews - All reviews across books
  • POST /author/announcements - Create announcement
  • POST /author/highlights - Highlight a review
  • DELETE /author/highlights/:id - Remove highlight
  • POST /author/picks - Add to Author's Picks
  • PUT /author/picks - Reorder picks
  • DELETE /author/picks/:id - Remove from picks
  • GET /author/qa - All questions (including unanswered)
  • PUT /author/qa/:id - Answer or publish Q&A
  • DELETE /author/qa/:id - Delete question

Admin API:

  • GET /admin/author-claims - Pending verification requests
  • PUT /admin/author-claims/:id - Approve/reject claim
  • PUT /admin/authors/:id/tier - Update author tier

Push Notifications ​

Integration with Notifications system:

  • Announcement push to followers
  • Event reminders
  • Q&A answer notifications
  • Digest compilation

Analytics Aggregation ​

  • Daily aggregation job for author analytics
  • Store in time-series format for historical views
  • Real-time follower counts via counter cache

Open Questions ​

  1. Pricing: What are the right price points for Pro tier? Monthly vs annual discount ratio?

  2. Publisher Partnerships: How do bulk deals work? Per-author pricing? Imprint-wide access?

  3. Indie vs Traditional: Different verification paths for self-published authors? Same features?

  4. Q&A Moderation: How much moderation is needed? Community flagging? Author blocking?

  5. Pen Names: How to handle authors with multiple pen names? Link accounts?

  6. International Authors: Verification for non-English publishers? Currency for subscriptions?

  7. Author Disputes: Process for disputed author claims? Identity verification escalation?

  • Author Portal - Web app for verified authors to manage their presence
  • Admin Panel - Staff tools for verification review and moderation
  • Curated Collections - Authors could become community curators
  • Social - Author follows integrate with social features
  • Notifications - Push notification system for announcements
  • Discovery - Author pages appear in discovery/search

Built with VitePress

Copyright 2025 Logbook