My Foray into Self-publishing
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 Amazon, eBooks, Formatting Tools, Kindle on Nov 23rd, 2010
In my post about converting Word files to Kindle books, I didn’t go into detail about how to prepare your Word file if you plan to have Amazon DTP do the conversion. I upload MOBI files generated by eCub to Amazon, so I never have to worry about styling Word files. Over at Self-Publishing 2.0, Morris [...]
Posted in CreateSpace, eBooks, Kindle on Oct 31st, 2010
CreateSpace now offers a Kindle conversion service. However, it doesn’t convert Word files. You have to set up your book with CreateSpace and provide a print-ready interior PDF. CreateSpace will then convert the interior file to a PRC file. Of course, it’s not free. The cost is reasonable—$69 per file—though the fine print says it [...]
Posted in Amazon, Formatting Tools, Kindle on Oct 1st, 2010
Amazon just released a plugin for InDesign that allows you to generate Kindle books from your InDesign files. Coincidentally, I’m in the process of proofing a fantasy novel that I typeset using InDesign, and I’ll be creating the Kindle version of the novel next week. So when Amazon’s press release arrived in my inbox, I thought, “Perfect timing! Maybe I can [...]
Posted in eBooks, Formatting Tools, Kindle on Sep 27th, 2010
I’ve posted quite a bit about creating ePub files from Word files, but not much about creating Kindle books. The good news is that you don’t have to be technical to convert a Word file to a Kindle book. Unless you’re going to pay someone to convert your file, your first step is to apply [...]
