ePublish a Book » Entries tagged with "eBook formatting"
How do I self publish my own ebook?
How do I self publish my own ebook? (via Indie Author Alliance) I get this question a lot, so, I figured it was worth writing about. I am in no way an expert (so I’d love comments on this one), but I have published three eBooks so far and do have some experience with it. I’m not much for fluff, so I’m just going to dive right in and start with some of the… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Formatting an ebook, Resources
Free Guide to Self-Publishing eBooks & iPad Apps Now Available
Free Guide to Self-Publishing eBooks & iPad Apps Now Available Press release from the issuing company Quark announced today the availability of a new, free resource for self-publishers from graphic design expert and self-publisher Jay Nelson. Titled “Jay Nelson’s Guide to Self-Publishing,” the comprehensive guide outlines everything self-publishers need to know about getting digital projects, like ePubs and iPad apps, started and finished – without programming. The guide is free in ePub format or as a PDF and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Formatting an ebook, Resources
5 sites to create your own enhanced eBooks
5 sites to create your own enhanced eBooks A few years ago, the future of eBooks was still viewed by many as uncertain, and many did not hesitate to predict with a high degree of certainty that eBooks were doomed to be used by a confidential minority composed of geeks and nerds glued to their screen anyway. These doomsayers are now biting their tongues and hiding under rocks as they have been proven woefully wrong. Enhanced eBooks … Read entire article »
Filed under: Formatting an ebook
Intro to Picture eBooks and Motion
Intro to Picture eBooks and Motion Back to From eBook to Enhanced eBook The children eBook market is increasingly moving to enhanced eBooks that include test, image sounds and motions, and are geared to the touch screen eReaders. This means they allow the child to interact with the eBook by touching the screen and create sounds or movement effects. Most of them also include an option to record the text, so that the child can listen to the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Formatting an ebook
From eBooks to enhanced eBooks
From eBooks to enhanced eBooks In the course of the last decade, we have moved from print books, now called pBooks by some, to the growing presence of eBooks. In parallel, screens that used to be used exclusively for display have become responsive and include an ever growing number of touch screens that enable the user to interact directly with what appears on the screen. This is called evolution and, unlike human or animal evolution, it happens at … Read entire article »
Filed under: Formatting an ebook, Resources
Take control of your ebook! Why you, and no one else, should format your ebook
Take control of your ebook! Why you, and no one else, should format your ebook By James Wallace Birch You’ve written your book! Now you want to publish it in ebook format. There are a few options out there. Many people opt for places like Smashwords, where the formatting is tedious but manageable since it is all done in a word processing program like Microsoft Word. Other authors throw their hands up and pay someone else $100 … Read entire article »
Filed under: Formatting an ebook
eBook Formatters
Now the book is edited, with a nice cover at the ready, it just needs to be formatted. There are a number of various formats for eBooks, such as .EPUB, .PDF, .RTF, .PDB, .MOBI, LRF, TXT, online HTML and Javascript to name a few. Each support accepts one or some of these formats but not all of them. Sounds like an insurmountable barrier to those of us not technologically apt wordsmiths. Luckily, there are a lot of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Resources
We recommend
20% OFF WITH COUPON CODE PAT20
Facebook
Twitter
Technorati
GooglePlus
GoodReads
LinkedIn
StumbleUpon
Digg
RSS
