(For an overview of all the various roles, click here.)

The Purchaser is the one who purchased Anecdobio, either as gift for someone or for themselves. The Purchaser has the most rights of any role. With regard to the book development, the Purchaser can do the following. Click on the link to find out more:

• Add users: Add Authors, Editors, Readers and Guests to a book
• Change the title of the book: Come up with a fitting title for the book.
• Change how ofter story prompts get sent: Choose how often Authors get a new story prompt sent via email.
• Select story prompts: Either choose from our library or add a custom question.
• Reorder story prompts: Select the order in which story prompts get sent to Authors.
• Edit the stories: Sometimes Authors need proof-reading help or help adding pictures. The Purchaser can help by editing their entries.
• Add a story of their own: The Purchaser can also add a fitting story to a particular story prompt.

With regard to printing the book, the Purchaser can:

• Sort the order of the stories: The order story prompts are sent out may not be the best order of stories for the printed book. Reorder the stories before the book is printed.
  
• Keep some stories from appearing: Perhaps a story prompt never got answered, or someone's entry didn't fit the mold of the book. The Purchaser chooses which stories appear in the book.
  
• Design the book cover: Use our easy-to-design cover creator to create a fitting cover for the book.
  
• View the book pdf: Preview what the content will look like. Proofread and make last edits.
  
• Approve the book pdf for print: Ensure the book content looks as desired and approve the book for printing.
• Purchase additional copies: When it's time to have the book printed, the Purchaser can order more copies and select the shipping address.