Beta Readers keeps track of everyone reading your drafts and, if you like, delivers the manuscript to them and collects their comments in the app.

## Run your first beta round

1. Click **Beta Readers** in the left sidebar.
2. (Optional) Connect an email account. If you see **Connect Email →** at the top of the page, click it to go to Settings. Without one, rejection emails open in your own email program instead of sending from the app.
3. Click **Send manuscript**.
4. Enter the **Reader name** and **Reader email**, and choose the **Book**.
5. Add a **Draft version** such as "Draft 2" and pick a **Due date**.
6. Under **Manuscript**, choose **Upload a file** or **From Book Storage**, then wait for **Reading your manuscript…** to finish.
7. In **Where should readers start?**, click the line where your story begins so the title page and contents are skipped.
8. (Optional) Tick **Include specific questions for your beta readers?** to add questions.
9. (Optional) Tick **Notify me when this reader leaves comments** and choose **Email**, **In app** or both.
10. Click **Send invite**.

The reader gets an email with a private link, and a row is added to your Beta Readers table with the status **Invited**.

## Send the same draft to more readers

Click **Send manuscript** again, choose the same book, and pick the **Already sent** tab. Choose the manuscript from the list. Every reader of that manuscript gets the same questions, and their feedback appears together on one page, each in their own colour.

## Track readers you manage yourself

If you share drafts outside the app, click **+ Add Beta Reader** and fill in the **Name**, **Book**, **Draft Version**, **Chapters Assigned**, **Status**, dates and **Rating (1–5)**. Only a name and book are required.

## Read the summary tiles

- **Total Beta Readers**: everyone in the table (archived readers are left out unless **Show archived** is ticked).
- **Applied**: applicants you haven't accepted or rejected yet.
- **Awaiting Feedback**: readers at **Invited**, **Reading**, **Feedback Due** or **Partial Feedback**.
- **Complete**: readers who have finished.
- **Response Rate**: completed readers as a share of everyone who completed, declined or ghosted.

A red **Overdue** badge appears next to the due date when it has passed and the reader hasn't finished.

## Reading the feedback

When a reader has a manuscript, their row shows **View feedback →** and **Questions** links. A pill such as "2 new comments" tells you something is waiting. When the reader clicks "I'm done reading", their status changes to **Complete** automatically.