Download or read book The Ultimate Kindle Formatting Guide written by Timo Hofstee and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-24 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to sell MORE books?Formatting a book the right way so that it displays correctly on all the different electronic devices like Kindles, PCs, mobiles and laptops can be a real headache. After having read a lot of articles, books and blog postings on the subject I didn't really find THE guide I was looking for : complete, simple and straight forward without the fluff.A better formatted book means: No negative reviews due to formatting issues and therefore : more SALES!!This guide takes you step by step, with lots of screenshots, through the whole process, how to format your Word document to make it look good and professional on any Kindle device.This Guide covers EVERYTHING you need to know (and more): headings, paragraphs, indents, bullet lists, table of contents, fonts and font sizes, colors, styles, negative margins, hyperlinks, bookmarks, images, TABs, indents, wildcard find & replace , Ecovers, uploading, testing and publishing.Once you have gone through this guide, all your following books will be a piece of cake to get them published on Amazon.Who is this book for?This book was written with the complete novice in mind. If you want to get simple and direct explanations on HOW to do the formatting, without being bothered about dpi, CMYK, Unicode, UTF-8 and other technical terms, then this book is for you.
Download or read book Kindle Formatting written by Joshua Tallent and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publishers and independent authors everywhere are excited-and somewhat anxious-about the move toward digital publishing. eBooks are revolutionizing the publishing world, and eBook reading devices like the Amazon Kindle are on the forefront of this revolution.However, the text formatting the Kindle requires can be hard to decipher and even harder to implement. This book serves as a guide to the process of formatting eBooks that look great on the Kindle every time. Each step is explained in detail, with examples and formatting tips found nowhere else.In addition to instructions for the conversion and formatting process, this book contains detailed explanations of all the HTML and CSS markup supported by the Kindle, instructions for achieving optimal image display quality on the E Ink screen, and other details about the Kindle's formatting requirements previously left to chance or speculation. Beautiful eBooks are at your fingertips. The Kindle and its readers await.
Download or read book How to Format Perfect Kindle Books From Manuscript to Perfect Kindle EBook written by Steven Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Steven Lewis is a Kindle expert. Follow his simple step-by-step instructions and you can't go wrong."" - Ryan Tracey "How to Format Perfect Kindle Books" is a step-by-step guide successfully followed by hundreds of writers who've turned their manuscripts into ebooks that sell. You wrote your book to be read so why leave it in a drawer when you can easily learn how to format it into a perfect Kindle book? With a little application you'll quickly have your ebook on Amazon where it can be found by the millions of readers who own Kindles or use Amazon's free apps for computers and smartphones. Learn everything you need to know to turn your manuscript into a perfect Kindle book, one that looks exactly how you want it to. Everything is broken down into steps and explained in plain English by the author of widely-read Taleist site for self-publishing authors. You couldn't be in better hands.
Download or read book Kindle Create Secrets for Fiction Authors written by Nina Harrington and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fast way to format your Word manuscript into both a Kindle eBook and Paperback print book using the free Kindle Create Software provided by Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing! If you are a fiction author who dreams of sharing your work online to a worldwide audience, then Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing is for you.Kindle Create takes indie publishing to the next level. Your manuscript will be transformed into both a professional looking eBook and a paperback book using custom themes with chapter titles, drop caps and image placement options. Why Kindle Create? Kindle Create transforms your text document into a file format which is acceptable for both the Kindle eBook of your novel and the paperback print on demand format of your novel or novella.You don't need to learn about coding or how to calculate margins or special formatting to design the interior of the paperback print version of your work, the software tool takes care of all of that automatically for you.It has been designed by Amazon specifically to support indie authors and to help them publish their work quickly and easily. In this book you will find step by step instructions on how to use Kindle Create to: Publish both your eBook and paperback using the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform and Kindle Create. Format your text with styles and themes. Build a table of contents. Add or edit text#Add, delete, resize, and/or align images. Edit your eBook later and quickly republish. Preview how your eBook will display on tablets, phones, and Kindle E-readers and create a file to publish to KDP. Automatically create a clickable table of contents for your eBook.#Automatically create a page number table of contents for your paperback print book. What's more, by using the Amazon custom software, you can be confident that your work will meet all of Amazon's requirements.I use a case study of my own mystery novel to demonstrate how Kindle Create works in the real world.No theory, no fluff or padding. Just simple, clear instructions on how to leverage the power of Kindle Create to publish your novel.Discover how Kindle Create can save you time, money and frustration.This book is the step by step guide to self-publishing your novel that you have been looking for.
Download or read book Notjohn s Guide to E Book Formatting written by N. J. Notjohn and published by Enjay Books. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The self-publisher's bible! In this clear and entertaining ten-step guide, now in its eighth edition, a prolific American author tells how he formats his books using free software for upload to online bookstores. The secret, he explains, is to use the universal "epub" format to create a single e-book file that will be accepted by every digital retailer, from Amazon.com through Barnes & Noble, the Apple iBookstore, and smaller booksellers like the Canada-based Kobo. "Most beginners write their books in Word or Open Office," Notjohn says, "and then they up to upload the same document for conversion to an e-book. Sometimes it works; more often it doesn't, because these programs litter the file with hidden formatting. The result can be a disaster." Instead, the word-processing document should be converted to clean HTML, the markup language used to create a web page. (All e-books are web pages at heart, and the Kindle and other e-book readers are just special-purpose web browsers.) The conversion from document to HTML file takes seconds. It can then be plugged into a simple template that Notjohn includes in this Guide and also makes available on his blog for anyone to use. He also supplies a style sheet to format the book for best appearance on the Kindle, Fire tablet, the various Kindle apps, as well as on competing tablets and e-book readers. If all else fails, there's Plan B: a stripped-down template for novels and for non-fiction that consists mostly of text. He concludes with a chapter on how best to present your e-book on the Kindle platform, with hints on encrypting the book, copyrighting it, and pricing it for the greatest return. And new this year: a chapter on adapting the e-book to a print edition. With illustrations and screenshots. Revised and updated 2017edition.
Download or read book Pictures on Kindle written by Aaron Shepard and published by . This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost everything you've read about formatting pictures for Kindle is wrong. The advice offered by Kindle experts and even Amazon itself can give images that are tiny, blocky, noisy, or wildly inconsistent on different Kindles. Aaron Shepard, author of acclaimed books on Kindle and POD publishing, brings his years of experience in book design, webmastering, and photography to bear on a single question: How do you make pictures look great on the Kindle? He answers that question, while also providing beginners a basic course in picture editing. Along the way, he discusses how to keep Microsoft Word from sneakily degrading your pictures; how to adjust HTML code to show images at their best; how to make part of a picture transparent for Night and Sepia modes; how to boost the power of your cover image as a marketing tool; and how to create anything from children's books to photography books to poetry books within minutes with the Kindle Comic Creator. Best of all, you don't have to take his word for any of it. The proof is right in the book, with samples of many kinds of pictures you might use -- photos, paintings, drawings, diagrams, tables, screenshots, cover images, and more. Nowhere else will you find such in-depth info on working with Kindle graphics. Whatever you use to create Kindle books -- Word, InDesign, a dedicated ebook app, or straight HTML -- you'll find Pictures on Kindle a perfect companion to other formatting guides. ///////////////////////////////////////////////// Aaron Shepard is a foremost proponent of the new business of profitable self publishing, which he has practiced and helped develop since 1998. He is the author of Aiming at Amazon, POD for Profit, Perfect Pages, and From Word to Kindle, Amazon's #1 bestselling paid book on Kindle formatting. ///////////////////////////////////////////////// REVIEWS Far and away the best resource I know for self publishers who plan to include photos or other graphics in their Kindle books. From tips on taking photos, through sizing, optimizing, and placing, this book wastes no space in giving you exactly the information you need. Highly recommended. -- Joel Friedlander, TheBookDesigner.com A detailed, comprehensive guide to getting the best out of your images on Kindle. From taking photos, to scanning, to optimizing, Aaron covers every possible step in making sure your images display well in Kindle format. In addition, he provides very useful explanations of the Kindle's image handling, for those of us who like to understand the reasons behind the steps. I for one will be adding this to my list of reference materials. -- Jim Brown, JimandZetta.com (ebook services) ///////////////////////////////////////////////// CONTENTS Beginnings 1 PICTURE BASICS File Formats - Resolution - Color Mode - Color Space 2 PICTURE SOURCES Photography - Scanning 3 PICTURE EDITING Clean-up and Repair - Cropping - Contrast, Brightness, Tint - Sizing - Sharpening - Transparency - Lines and Letters 4 PICTURE HANDLING Positioning - Pictures in Word - Pictures in HTML - Fixed Format 5 PICTURE PUBLISHING Submitting and Previewing - Cover Images Production FAQ
Download or read book Free Kindle Books Online The Ultimate Guide to Creating Your Own Free Kindle Library written by and published by Wendy Boswell. This book was released on with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kindle Fire Owner s Manual The ultimate Kindle Fire guide to getting started advanced user tips and finding unlimited free books videos and apps on Amazon and beyond written by Steve Weber and published by Stephen Weber. This book was released on 2014-02-28 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally ... a quick, easy reference to using your Kindle Fire -- to the max! ..................................................................................... About the author: Steve Weber is founding publisher of KindleBuffet.com, which showcases five-star Kindle books currently available free (you may never have to pay for books again!). .................................................................................... Amazon's Kindle Fire is the handiest tablet available, and is your portal to an infinite universe of education and entertainment. This valuable reference book explains how to quickly set up your Kindle, navigate the touch-screen, buy, rent or stream video, and browse the world's largest library of digital books. This reference guide demystifies the Kindle and explains in plain English how to master the Kindle basics, plus secret tips, tricks and shortcuts you won't find elsewhere. Each section includes clearly written step-by-step instructions, illustrated with screenshots and menus just like you'll see on your own Kindle screen.
Download or read book Kindle Formatting Guide for Idjits written by Rebecca Melvin and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You're ready to upload your masterpiece onto Kindle. You have no pictures, no bells and whistles - why does it seem so complicated? For Text only Books - Everything you need to know for Taking Your Manuscript and Making it Kindle Compatible in Seven Easy Steps! Great for beginners overwhelmed with information, invaluable for the pro who needs a quick checklist. Learning ebooks was a challenge, especially for those of us who were at the very start of this huge revolution. We had no idea that it would bring in the revenue it has, grow as quickly at it has, and be as exciting as it is. We only knew that we owed it to our authors to cover every possible market and we were determined to do so, even if it meant learning a whole new skill set. During the course of this learning curve, I learned a simple truth: formatting an ebook for Kindle was nearly identical to formatting an ebook for Smashwords. The only real difference was that Smashwords required an ISBN (easily attainable from them for free or a small fee, depending on whether you wish them or yourself as the holder of record) and Kindle did not. To expedite the process, I came up with a bulleted list on my computer that boiled down to seven simple steps. It guaranteed acceptance into Kindle and into the Smashwords Premium Catalog the first time every time (making our ebooks available to just about every reading device known to mankind at any given time, including Nook and iBooks). About a year ago, after running across numerous complaints of frustration from independent authors over how to format their work and have it accepted for both Kindle and Smashwords, I fleshed out my bulleted list and offered it on the market as The Smashwords Style Guide for Idjits: Taking Your Manuscript and Making it Smashwords Compatible in Seven Easy Steps. I was surprised and gratified at the response it received. Every rating was five stars with numerous in-depth, humorous reviews where more than one reader now proudly claimed the title of 'one happy idjit' after successfully and easily formatting their work and having it accepted on the first submission. What I didn't realize, and should have, was that because of the title of the book, those independents most interested in submitting to Kindle were passing the book over, even though it had everything they needed to know to format their work and submit it successfully to Kindle. With these entrepreneurial spirited people in mind, I now present the revised version, geared specifically for submitting your work to Kindle with the bonus option of also submitting to Smashwords. I hope you find as much value in it as did those readers of the original.
Download or read book How to Publish a Book on Amazon written by Nina HARRINGTON and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-09 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HOW TO PUBLISH A BOOK ON AMAZONKindle Direct Publishing has transformed the publishing industry, enabling writers around the world to share their work without the barriers of literary agents and traditional publishing and appeal directly to their readership.The challenge is that many authors struggle with the technical details of the formatting and publishing process. That's why I have created this Ultimate Guide to How to Publish a Book on Amazon. It has been designed from the start to save you time and money. THIS IS A COMPLETE ONLINE COURSE IN THE FORM OF A BOOK!I have detailed screenshots of every step of the publishing process so that you can look over my shoulder as I transform a case study manuscript from raw text into a professional finished eBook and paperback.PART ONE. HOW TO PUBLISH AN EBOOKStripping back the Formatting of your Manuscript to remove unwanted formatting.Using Simple Styles to Rebuild the Structure of your book. Including:#How to set Normal and Chapter Headings.#How to Create an Automatic Clickable Table of Contents and#How to Validate your document using the Kindle Previewer tool.How to Publish Your eBook on the Kindle Direct Publishing platform.Comprehensive step-by-step instructions on how to complete each section of the Kindle publishing platform. I cover exactly what you need to know about each aspect, including in-depth information on:#Keywords and Categories.#Formatting your eBook description.#eBook cover design and specifications.#Pricing research, scheduled release and Kindle Select.PART TWO. HOW TO FORMAT AND PUBLISH PRINT BOOKSWould you love to hold a paperback copy of your book? This comprehensive section gives you the detailed, in-depth information you need to transform your manuscript into a professional paperback book using Kindle Direct Publishing Print. This detailed section includes how to:#Set the Trim Size and Margins for your book.#Whether you need an ISBN for your print book.#How to Design the Interior Layout of your book, including Front Matter, Body Text and Back Matter.#How to create a PDF paperback book cover.#How to create a paperback Table of Contents#How to publish your book on the Kindle Direct Publishing platform.PART THREE.HOW TO USE KINDLE CREATEIn this book you will find step by step instructions on how to use the free Amazon Kindle Create to:#Publish both your eBook and paperback using the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing platform and Kindle Create.#Format your text with styles and themes#Build a table of contents.#Add or edit text and chapter headings.#Add, delete, resize, and/or align images.#Edit your eBook later and quickly republish.#Preview how your eBook will display on tablets, phones, and Kindle E-readers and create a file to publish.#Automatically create a clickable table of contents for your eBook.#Automatically create a page number table of contents for your paperback print book.PART FOUR. AMAZON AUTHOR CENTRALPART FIVE. HOW TO CREATE A BOX SET OF BOOKS.No more procrastination! Buy this Ultimate Guide to Publishing your work on the Amazon today and create passive income from day one. Happy publishing!
Download or read book The Ultimate EBook Creator written by Sergey Skudaev and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-03 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you frustrated that your self-published masterpiece looks amateur? Discover the cool coding tricks the pros use to make every layout shine. Are you running your author business on a shoestring and struggling to build a good-looking epub file? Does your eBook converter mangle your manuscript? Worried that your words will look worse when you transfer to the required format? Software engineer and developer Sergey Skudaev has a gift for explaining geeky hard stuff in easy-to-follow plain English. Now he's here to show you how a few simple tasks can turn those hundreds of pages you sweated over into a polished, professional online publication. The Ultimate eBook Creator is a straightforward manual to help you adapt your project into a gorgeous work. Split into two parts, you'll learn what's under the epub hood and how to easily tweak your output into a beautiful design. Or if you wish to skip the code-writing, Skudaev shows you how to use free software to wave a magic publishing wand. By following these clear-cut tactics, you'll soon be confidently producing stunning art while keeping costs low and brimming with indie pride. In The Ultimate eBook Creator, you'll discover: How to fix automatically created epub files to rival the very best products on the market Ways to dive into unfamiliar acronyms such as HTML and CSS that make tweaking your book a pleasure Techniques for making top-quality covers using various software to stretch your budget further Tools for converting formats and outputting perfect files to suit every retailer's needs Over 200 screenshots, a downloadable demo book for practice, specialized layouts for children's books, photography and art, and much, much more! The Ultimate eBook Creator is a timesaving resource for any do-it-yourself-driven author. If you like detailed expertise, straightforward methods, and technology simply explained, then you'll love Sergey Skudaev's thorough guidebook for all bootstrappers. Buy The Ultimate eBook Creator to demystify the secret to formatting beauty today!
Download or read book How to Write a Kindle Ebook written by David P. Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-13 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Write a Kindle Ebook takes you through the process of writing an ebook using Microsoft Word, then uploading it to Kindle Direct Publishing and selling it on Amazon. There's advice and guidance at every stage, with worked examples including screenshots, and ways to overcome practical problems you're likely to encounter. The book is carefully researched, and includes quotes from experts where they help to understand particular issues and topics. Ebooks and independent publishing have created fantastic opportunities for authors, but there are pitfalls to avoid too. Because this is an independent guide, it will warn you about the potential traps as well as pointing out the benefits of publishing for Kindle. What categories sell best and how long should your book be? How should you format it, and how do you create footnotes and a Table of Contents? How can you ensure that your images are of good quality in the finished product, but don't swell your file size and eat into your profits? How do you create your book's cover? How do you upload your work to Kindle Direct Publishing? What's the best way to market it? Find the answers to these questions and more, in a single resource. Less time spent searching for tips on the publishing process, in sources scattered across the web, means you can devote more time to what really matters - the content of your book. How to Write a Kindle Ebook is a reliable, step-by-step guide to publishing an ebook via Kindle Direct Publishing. At each stage it will be your trusted companion, answering your questions and guiding you through the process - making it stress-free, and ensuring a successful result. My website, howtowriteanebook.info, accompanies this book and has copies of all the images and references. It has a blog with up-to-date news, and a Forum if you have further questions.
Download or read book Kindle Fire Owner s Manual The ultimate Kindle Fire guide to getting started advanced user tips and finding unlimited free books videos and apps on Amazon and beyond written by Steve Weber and published by Stephen Weber. This book was released on 2014-02-28 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally ... a quick, easy reference to using your Kindle Fire -- to the max! ..................................................................................... About the author: Steve Weber is founding publisher of KindleBuffet.com, which showcases five-star Kindle books currently available free (you may never have to pay for books again!). .................................................................................... Amazon's Kindle Fire is the handiest tablet available, and is your portal to an infinite universe of education and entertainment. This valuable reference book explains how to quickly set up your Kindle, navigate the touch-screen, buy, rent or stream video, and browse the world's largest library of digital books. This reference guide demystifies the Kindle and explains in plain English how to master the Kindle basics, plus secret tips, tricks and shortcuts you won't find elsewhere. Each section includes clearly written step-by-step instructions, illustrated with screenshots and menus just like you'll see on your own Kindle screen.
Download or read book How to Make Money from Kindle Books Step by Step Guide to Making Money From Amazon Kindle Books written by WATCHARA MANISRI and published by WATCHARA MANISRI. This book was released on 2014-02-22 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking about selling your books on Kindle? Not sure where to start? This is the perfect place to start your Kindle eBook journey. This guide has all the information you need in order to kick start your Kindle eBook experience. Amazon Kindle has provided you with a great platform to share what you know, and that too for a return of a good amount of money every month. If you are enthusiastic about publishing your books to a relatively newer and more popular platform and are also serious about making a living by selling books like never before, Kindle eBooks is the way to go about it. Unique experiences and amazing opportunities are waiting for you. Go through this step by step guide and learn all about Kindle eBooks, formatting guidelines, requirements, watch-outs, marketing strategies, promotional programs and ideal platforms that will change your life. So if you are confident about earning that additional income every day, read till the end to start your book like a pro. Good luck!
Download or read book Kindle Direct Publishing Kindle Format Book Covers Kdp Select Kindle Singles How to Write an Ebook and Publishing to the Kindle Store a Divapreneu written by Kath Conabree and published by Divapreneurs Worldwide. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW (and then some!) to publish your masterpiece to the Kindle Store. A Step by Step, illustrated Quick Start Guide to get your Ebook published. Including: How to Write an eBook (Includes Specially Created Color-coded Framework) Kindle Format Step by Step Book Covers (DIY and Outsourced) KDP Select Info and Guidance Why and How to Define Your Target Market Pre-formatting Your Word doc 13 Tools You Can't Live Without Illustrated Instructions on Publishing to the Kindle Store Managing Sales and Actually Getting Paid Vital Info for Non-US Residents How to Profit from Kindle Singles Launching and Marketing your Book Includes Kindle Book Launch Checklist With this detailed and helpful DivaPreneur's Guide you can get your book written and published quickly - and start earning from your book sales!
Download or read book Kindle Fire Owner s Manual written by Steve Weber and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally ... a quick, easy reference to using your Kindle Fire - to the max! Amazon's Kindle Fire is the handiest, best-value digital device available, and is your portal to an infinite universe of education and entertainment. This easy-to-use guide shows you how to get the biggest bang from your Kindle bucks. You'll see how to quickly set up your Kindle, navigate the touchscreen, buy, rent or stream video, and browse the world's largest library of digital books. About the author: Steve Weber has been writing about Amazon.com for a decade. He's the publisher of KindleBuffet.com, a website and newsletter that displays outstanding Kindle books being offered free for a limited time. The site also has bestseller lists of free Kindle books for every Amazon category -- fiction, romance, business, cookbooks -- you name it. KINDLE FIRE OWNER'S MANUAL demystifies the Kindle and explains in plain English how to master the basics. And you'll see much more, including secret tips, tricks and shortcuts you won't find elsewhere. Each section includes clearly written step-by-step instructions, illustrated with screenshots and menus just like you'll see on your own Kindle: -- Changing the settings -- How to charge your Kindle battery and prolong its life -- Enjoy an infinite supply of the best books, music and video from Amazon, iTunes or virtually any other source. -- Using personal documents, including word processing files, PDFs, and spreadsheets. Chuck your laptop and PDA, and do it all with your handy Kindle! -- The easy way to harvest your own content and get it onto your Kindle Fire, including gems you didn't buy at Amazon. -- How to download apps and get the best free programs from Amazon's Android App Store or other sources. -- How to download, organize and read your favorite books, magazines and newspapers on the Kindle Fire. -- How to get current and archived editions of the world's most popular newspapers, magazines and websites streamed to your Kindle-updated constantly, with no fees whatsoever! -- How to use Amazon's "Cloud" service for unlimited free storage of your digital content. -- Purchase or rent movies and TV shows, and how to find a gold mine of free video. -- Find and use popular apps and video games on the Kindle Fire. -- Learn to find the best free content in the world, downloadable to your Kindle. (You might never have to pay for books, movies or music again-ever!) -- Using Amazon Prime to stream movies using your home's Internet service. -- Use your Kindle to send and receive email from Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, and virtually any other service. -- Surf the Web at daredevil speeds using Kindle's built-in Silk Web browser. -- Show off your own photos and videos on your Kindle, no matter which camera you used.
Download or read book Notjohn s Guide to E book Formatting written by N. J. Notjohn and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The self-publisher's bible! In this clear and entertaining ten-step guide, a prolific American author reveals how he formats his books for sale throughout the world. The secret, he explains, is to use the universal "epub" format to create a single e-book file that will be accepted by every digital retailer, from Amazon.com through Barnes & Noble, the Apple iBookstore, and smaller booksellers like the Canada-based Kobo. "Most beginners write their books in Word or Open Office," he explains, "and they expect the same document to convert easily to an e-book and a paperback. Sometimes that happens, but more often it doesn't, because word processors litter the book file with hidden formatting. The result can be a disaster." Instead, the book should be converted to clean HTML, the markup language used to create a web page. (All e-books are web pages at heart, and the Kindle and other e-book readers are just special-purpose web browsers.) The conversion takes seconds and costs nothing. It can then be plugged into a simple template that "Notjohn" includes in this Guide and makes available on his blog for anyone to use. If all else fails, there's Plan B: a stripped-down template for books that consists mostly of text. He concludes with a chapter on how best to present your e-book on the Kindle platform, with hints on encrypting the book, copyrighting it, and pricing it for the greatest return. Revised and updated 2018 edition, with a new chapter on adapting the e-book to a paperback.
