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# How do I archive a manuscript?

# How do I archive a manuscript?
If you no longer want to sell a book, you can archive it. Archiving takes every edition currently on sale off the store immediately and removes the manuscript from your active books list. This is a permanent action, so make sure it's really what you want before confirming.

## How to archive a manuscript
1. Log in to your PubliWrite account.
2. Go to your books list.
3. Find the book you want to archive.
4. Click the **⋮** menu on the book card.
5. Select **Archive manuscript**.
6. Review the list of editions that will come off sale.
7. Type the book title to confirm.
8. Click **Archive**.
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## What happens when you archive a book?
* Every edition currently on sale comes off the store straight away — eBook, paperback, hardcover, and any others, including at our print partner.
* Buyers who already bought a copy keep it. Your past earnings from those sales are untouched.
* It's permanent. There is no undo and no way to put the book back on sale. To sell it again, you would need to start a new book from scratch.

## Confirming before you archive
To help make sure archiving isn't an accident, PubliWrite:
* Lists the exact editions that will come off sale (for example, "Paperback · 1st Edition") rather than a vague message
* Requires you to type the book title to confirm

## Who can archive a book?
Only the book's owner can archive it. Co-authors and editors do not have permission to archive a book, even if they have edit access.

## When can't I archive a book?
You can't archive a book while one of its editions is still with the PubliWrite team for review. Wait until the review is complete before archiving.

## What happens after archiving?
* Archived books move under **View archived** at the bottom of your books list, with a badge so they're easy to spot.
* Your sales history for the book stays available — this is usually the main reason authors return to an archived book.
* You can still open the book in Creator Studio to read your own writing. It can no longer be edited, and a note explains why. We don't allow editing after archiving because losing access to your own writing can't be undone either, and we want to avoid that risk.

## When should I archive a book?
Archiving can be useful if you want to:
* Permanently stop selling a book
* Clean up your books list
* Retire a title you no longer want available to readers
If you're looking to make a temporary change, such as pausing sales, archiving is not reversible, so it's not the right option — contact PubliWrite support instead.

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