My Foray into Self-publishing
Posted in eBooks, ePub, Formatting Tools on Feb 23rd, 2012
It’s no surprise that the number of eBook formatting services is exploding as the popularity of eBooks grows. A range of choices is good, since there’s something for everyone, regardless of their knowledge of XHTML/CSS and the money they do—or don’t—want to spend. Kyle from Folium Book Studio alerted me to the online service that will [...]
Posted in ePub, Kindle, Smashwords on Oct 13th, 2011
Many writers want to get in on the eBook revolution, but they don’t know how to convert a Word file to an eBook, or how to format a file so that Amazon and Smashwords won’t horribly mangle it during their conversion processes. If they want to upload to a venue that only accepts ePub files, that’s another format [...]
Posted in eBooks, ePub, Formatting Tools on Nov 9th, 2010
Eping Wang of Epingsoft was kind enough to provide me with a license for his ePub Maker application, so I could try it out. ePub Maker converts Word documents to ePub books. I used my fantasy novel as a test case. I converted the Word file that I uploaded to Smashwords. Pros It’s easy to use. [...]
Posted in Books, eBooks, ePub, Formatting Tools on Sep 15th, 2010
I’ve posted several times about converting Word files to ePub files, but I haven’t offered any advice about how to properly set up the Word file so that the resulting ePub file will look nice. I also haven’t described the format of an ePub file. Fortunately, a recent book does all that, and more. EPUB Straight [...]
Posted in eBooks, ePub, Formatting Tools on Aug 6th, 2010
Sites that convert Word files to the popular eBook formats are popping up all over the place. The online-conVert.com site offers a lot more conversion options than that, but most self-publishers are interested in how to create eBooks. So if that’s what you want to do, go to the site, select the format you want from the dropdown in [...]
