# Can I share by book privately through a link?

**URL:** <https://pressbooks.community/t/can-i-share-by-book-privately-through-a-link/2252>\
**Category:** Publishing & Sharing Content\
**Created:** [December 16, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/can-i-share-by-book-privately-through-a-link/2252 "2022-12-16T16:02:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![marthanichols](https://pressbooks.community/user_avatar/pressbooks.community/marthanichols/32/1380_2.png) [@marthanichols](https://pressbooks.community/u/marthanichols)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/can-i-share-by-book-privately-through-a-link/2252/1 "2022-12-16T16:02:01Z")

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I will eventually be making by book public, but for the moment, I just want to share it with students in an upcoming course. I had thought that I could do so by providing them with a link, while the status of the book remained private. Now, it seems we’re back to the old system in which I have to add users. However, given that the front-end admin page has changed, I want to make sure I’m not missing something here.

P.S. Sorry if I selected the wrong topic for this discussion.

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**Author:** ![obahama](https://pressbooks.community/user_avatar/pressbooks.community/obahama/32/1059_2.png) [@obahama](https://pressbooks.community/u/obahama)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/can-i-share-by-book-privately-through-a-link/2252/2 "2022-12-16T17:04:28Z")

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You can add a password to all your chapters: [Status & Visibility Settings](https://guide.pressbooks.com/chapter/create-and-edit-chapters/#chapter-189-section-5)  
Give the pswd to your students & you’re good. Keep in mind that if the pswd is shared, non-students will be able to view the book. You can use 1 pswd for all chapters or unique pswds for each chapter.

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**Author:** ![marthanichols](https://pressbooks.community/user_avatar/pressbooks.community/marthanichols/32/1380_2.png) [@marthanichols](https://pressbooks.community/u/marthanichols)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/can-i-share-by-book-privately-through-a-link/2252/3 "2022-12-17T13:35:10Z")

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That sounds fine - and I would set one password for everything. But do they need to enter the password every time they want to see a new chapter?

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**Author:** ![obahama](https://pressbooks.community/user_avatar/pressbooks.community/obahama/32/1059_2.png) [@obahama](https://pressbooks.community/u/obahama)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/can-i-share-by-book-privately-through-a-link/2252/4 "2022-12-19T12:23:36Z")

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Yes, I believe they will.