| Title | : | Ridiculously Simple Self Publishing: E-book Formatting 101 |
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| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | - |
| Publication | : | First published August 14, 2014 |
If you listen to the "experts" in self-publishing, you would think you needed to spend $1000 or more for each book. You have to hire cover designers, editors (yes, more than one), marketing experts and people to format your book. Just about every one of these tasks dedicated self-publishers can do on their own.
E-book Formatting Made Easy
Formatting a book for Kindle is one facet of self-publishing many people feel is "just too hard" to do. They pay people hundreds of dollars to do something they could do in a half hour using Microsoft Word or just about any other wordprocessing program. It is much simpler than formatting a term paper for college. This book is short because the process is so simple to master. Topics include:
Quick formatting
The Nuclear Option
Setting Styles
Creating a Clickable Table of Contents
Removing Hidden Characters
Understanding Print vs. E-book Formatting
Handling Images
Creating Mobi and Epub Files
If you have considered publishing on Kindle, there is no better time than now.
Ridiculously Simple Self Publishing: E-book Formatting 101 Reviews
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Informative
Short and to the point with examples. Exactly what I was looking for. I've always misunderstood styles in word, this ebook clarified what my mind could not straighten out. -
Like all of the Ridiculously Simple series, this book lays out essential information in a well-planned, easy-to-follow lesson. Main is a professional educator and it can well be seen from her work that she is no stranger to the lesson plan. The material is well organised and comprehensive, and is delivered in a straightforward manner without any waffle or boasting, which on its own makes it stand out above the general run of non-fiction ebooks of this type.
I found the level at which the material was aimed just right - there is on the one hand a presumption that the reader has a basic familiarity with MS Word (which one would ordinarily assume to be the case with any writer with a completed manuscript), and on the other hand the book stops short of going into the realms where only nerds may tread. The book is well conceived and well executed, and is a wonderful resource for the first-time self-publisher. -
Excellent guide for formatting ebooks. It even has instructions to do your own conversion from Word to MOBI or EPUB.
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Finally!
Thank you for an understandable source of formatting for those not technically inclined. This guide I can use without feeling overwhelmed.
