Published Novels
When your novel is ready, there are four ways to get it to other people. Pick the one that fits.
| I want to… | Use | Needs |
|---|---|---|
| Have everyone find my novel in Kohana | Upload for review | A free account |
| Send it to specific people with a link | Private share links | Premium |
| Hand someone a file to play | Share a package (.koha) |
Nothing |
| Turn it into its own app (Android, web or Windows) | Export | Premium |
Separately, a Backup is for you, not for readers: it keeps an editable copy of your work.
Public or private?
- Upload for review puts your novel on the Home and in search for every Kohana player. It is reviewed by the Kohana team first, and must follow the Community guidelines.
- Private links are unlisted and not proactively reviewed, but they use Kohana hosting and must follow the Community guidelines. Only people who receive the link can play.
- Packages and exports are not hosted or reviewed by Kohana. Only people who receive them can play.
Before you publish anything
- Play your novel from start to finish. See Previewing and testing.
- Set an icon. Uploads and exports are refused without one. See Novel options.
- Check you have the right to use everything in it, and credit your sources in the Credits.
- Make a Backup.