Many authors are daunted by the process of self-publishing and think it's too much to learn. Month after month they put off publishing and selling their e-book on the world's largest online bookstore--Amazon.
I took the plunge a year ago and along the way I took notes on everything I learned through the process of self-publishing. A friend of mine, Louisa J. Dang, and I put our notes together and published an e-book titled "Publishing and Selling Your Ebook on Kindle."
We cover all of the main problems you may stumble upon when editing, formatting, converting, publishing, and marketing your e-book on Kindle.
It's a book that I'm very proud of. The information in this book will speed up the learning process for those looking to self-publish their e-book quickly. I hope you'll give it a try and if you like it, please leave a review or tell your friends about it. Thanks!
Note: In this book, we cover the process of publishing online from beginning to end. This book mainly focuses on publishing via Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing, so if you're looking for a book that focuses on other publishing platforms, then you may want to wait for additional books from us or check out others.
Here's the link to our book http://amzn.to/17QAspk
Showing posts with label e-book formatting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label e-book formatting. Show all posts
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Friday, March 1, 2013
Converting your e-book using Mobipocket eBook Creator
If you want to publish an e-book to Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing and you just don't want to hassle with formatting and converting the file on your own--try the free Mobipocket eBook Creator. It's free software you can use to convert your Word file into a Mobipocket's MOBI file format. A MOBI file is the equivalent of Amazon's proprietary e-book format AZW. When you use Mobipocket, your Word file will be converted into an HTML file and then into a MOBI file that you can then upload to Amazon's KDP platform.
With Mobipocket Creator, you can create e-books from Adobe PDF and TXT files as well as Word. Also, the software includes a built-in converter that you can use to import PDF files, HTML, and images into your publication. Another great feature is the Table of Contents Wizard which automatically creates links to the chapters of your ebook using smart heading extraction.
Lastly, Mobipocket Creator helps protect your e-book from illegal copying by use of its Digital Rights Management (DRM) encryption. The three security options included in Mobipocket Creator are 1. no encryption, 2. encrypted, and 3. password-protected.
Overall, Mobipocket is easy to use and navigate. It's a free tool that makes formatting and converting easier for e-book authors to publish on Amazon's KDP. You can check out Mobipocket's e-book creator guide here.
With Mobipocket Creator, you can create e-books from Adobe PDF and TXT files as well as Word. Also, the software includes a built-in converter that you can use to import PDF files, HTML, and images into your publication. Another great feature is the Table of Contents Wizard which automatically creates links to the chapters of your ebook using smart heading extraction.
Lastly, Mobipocket Creator helps protect your e-book from illegal copying by use of its Digital Rights Management (DRM) encryption. The three security options included in Mobipocket Creator are 1. no encryption, 2. encrypted, and 3. password-protected.
Overall, Mobipocket is easy to use and navigate. It's a free tool that makes formatting and converting easier for e-book authors to publish on Amazon's KDP. You can check out Mobipocket's e-book creator guide here.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Formatting e-books for Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing
You might be wondering which format to choose when uploading your manuscript to Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing. The best choice is Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx).
KDP also accepts these formats:
HTML (ZIP, HTM, or HTML)
Mobipocket (MOBI)
ePub (EPUB)
Plain Text (TXT)
Rich Text Format (RTF)
Adobe PDF (PDF)
There are a few problems you may run into when using MS Word to upload your e-Book to Amazon. Complex formatting like tables and graphics could cause conversion errors. Make sure to use the previewer on KDP if you think your e-book contains complex formatting. Don't expect the font sizes, margins, and page numbers that you set in Word to convert exactly in KDP. These settings will not apply because readers can adjust font sizes.
If your document contains graphics, you'll want to use the "Insert" function to add images; not the copy/paste function.
When uploading your MS Word file, make sure you load it all as one file. But do not include the cover. KDP will automatically embed the cover image.
If, like many, you try to upload your e-Book in Portable Document Format (PDF), you'll probably run into conversion problems such as
KDP also accepts these formats:
HTML (ZIP, HTM, or HTML)
Mobipocket (MOBI)
ePub (EPUB)
Plain Text (TXT)
Rich Text Format (RTF)
Adobe PDF (PDF)
There are a few problems you may run into when using MS Word to upload your e-Book to Amazon. Complex formatting like tables and graphics could cause conversion errors. Make sure to use the previewer on KDP if you think your e-book contains complex formatting. Don't expect the font sizes, margins, and page numbers that you set in Word to convert exactly in KDP. These settings will not apply because readers can adjust font sizes.
If your document contains graphics, you'll want to use the "Insert" function to add images; not the copy/paste function.
When uploading your MS Word file, make sure you load it all as one file. But do not include the cover. KDP will automatically embed the cover image.
If, like many, you try to upload your e-Book in Portable Document Format (PDF), you'll probably run into conversion problems such as
- irregularly bolded text
- irregular page breaks
- irregular font sizes
- inconsistent text flow
- and missing or oversized images.
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