# Signing in and your books

> Your client code, the emailed sign-in link, and the page that lists your books.

## Your client code

Every press or author has a **client code**, a short name like
`sample-press`. It's in your welcome email. Type it on the
[client portal](/portal) and choose **Open →**, or go straight to
`studio.jdbb.net/sample-press/`.

"We don't recognize that client code" almost always means a small typo.

## Signing in

You sign in **by email**:

1. Type the address your Factory Pass (or welcome email) was sent to.
2. Choose **Email me a sign-in link**.
3. Open the email and click the link.

The link works **once** and is good for **30 minutes**. Nothing after a few
minutes? Check your spam folder, and make sure you used the same address the
pass was sent to. The page won't tell you whether an address is on file.
That keeps other people from testing addresses.

You stay signed in on that browser for **90 days**.

**Have a password?** If your welcome email gave you one, choose *Have a
password? Use it instead*. Use the password from the email, not your client
code. After several wrong passwords, signing in pauses for a few minutes; the
message says how long. Anyone already signed in keeps working.

If a link has expired or was already used, you'll see **That sign-in link
has expired**. Choose **Request a new link**.

## Your books

Your page lists every project you have with the studio. Each one shows the
book's name, **[FACTORY PASS]** if it runs on a pass, **[DRAFT]** or
**[FINAL]** for its transmittal, and two links:

- **Factory →** does the whole job: transmittal, upload, inspect, build and
  download. See [How the factory works](start-here.md).
- **Style sheet** holds your book's editorial decisions. See
  [Your style sheet](style-sheet.md).

**Recent activity** below the list shows, under **Factory**, your uploads,
inspections, builds and downloads as they happen; each links to its step.
**Journal** lists the calls, decisions and notes recorded on your projects.

If the page says **We couldn't load your projects**, your projects are
safe: the page couldn't reach the server. Choose **Retry**.

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Source: https://studio.jdbb.net/help/sign-in