You're ready to upload your masterpiece onto Kindle. You have no pictures, no bells and whistles - why does it seem so complicated? For Text only Books - Everything you need to know for Taking Your Manuscript and Making it Kindle Compatible in Seven Easy Steps! Great for beginners overwhelmed with information, invaluable for the pro who needs a quick checklist. Learning ebooks was a challenge, especially for those of us who were at the very start of this huge revolution. We had no idea that it would bring in the revenue it has, grow as quickly at it has, and be as exciting as it is. We only knew that we owed it to our authors to cover every possible market and we were determined to do so, even if it meant learning a whole new skill set. During the course of this learning curve, I learned a simple truth: formatting an ebook for Kindle was nearly identical to formatting an ebook for Smashwords. The only real difference was that Smashwords required an ISBN (easily attainable from them for free or a small fee, depending on whether you wish them or yourself as the holder of record) and Kindle did not. To expedite the process, I came up with a bulleted list on my computer that boiled down to seven simple steps. It guaranteed acceptance into Kindle and into the Smashwords Premium Catalog the first time every time (making our ebooks available to just about every reading device known to mankind at any given time, including Nook and iBooks). About a year ago, after running across numerous complaints of frustration from independent authors over how to format their work and have it accepted for both Kindle and Smashwords, I fleshed out my bulleted list and offered it on the market as The Smashwords Style Guide for Idjits: Taking Your Manuscript and Making it Smashwords Compatible in Seven Easy Steps. I was surprised and gratified at the response it received. Every rating was five stars with numerous in-depth, humorous reviews where more than one reader now proudly claimed the title of 'one happy idjit' after successfully and easily formatting their work and having it accepted on the first submission. What I didn't realize, and should have, was that because of the title of the book, those independents most interested in submitting to Kindle were passing the book over, even though it had everything they needed to know to format their work and submit it successfully to Kindle. With these entrepreneurial spirited people in mind, I now present the revised version, geared specifically for submitting your work to Kindle with the bonus option of also submitting to Smashwords. I hope you find as much value in it as did those readers of the original.

Publishers and independent authors everywhere are excited-and somewhat anxious-about the move toward digital publishing. eBooks are revolutionizing the publishing world, and eBook reading devices like the Amazon Kindle are on the forefront of this revolution.However, the text formatting the Kindle requires can be hard to decipher and even harder to implement. This book serves as a guide to the process of formatting eBooks that look great on the Kindle every time. Each step is explained in detail, with examples and formatting tips found nowhere else.In addition to instructions for the conversion and formatting process, this book contains detailed explanations of all the HTML and CSS markup supported by the Kindle, instructions for achieving optimal image display quality on the E Ink screen, and other details about the Kindle's formatting requirements previously left to chance or speculation. Beautiful eBooks are at your fingertips. The Kindle and its readers await.

Do you want to sell MORE books?Formatting a book the right way so that it displays correctly on all the different electronic devices like Kindles, PCs, mobiles and laptops can be a real headache. After having read a lot of articles, books and blog postings on the subject I didn't really find THE guide I was looking for : complete, simple and straight forward without the fluff.A better formatted book means: No negative reviews due to formatting issues and therefore : more SALES!!This guide takes you step by step, with lots of screenshots, through the whole process, how to format your Word document to make it look good and professional on any Kindle device.This Guide covers EVERYTHING you need to know (and more): headings, paragraphs, indents, bullet lists, table of contents, fonts and font sizes, colors, styles, negative margins, hyperlinks, bookmarks, images, TABs, indents, wildcard find & replace , Ecovers, uploading, testing and publishing.Once you have gone through this guide, all your following books will be a piece of cake to get them published on Amazon.Who is this book for?This book was written with the complete novice in mind. If you want to get simple and direct explanations on HOW to do the formatting, without being bothered about dpi, CMYK, Unicode, UTF-8 and other technical terms, then this book is for you.

Did you finish writing your book only to find out you have NO IDEA how to get it on Amazon? So did I! You know you have to figure out how to format your eBook for Kindle but you have no clue how. Sure, you could spent months learning how (like I did). Or, you could do the smart thing and learn from someone who's been there. Here's only some of what you'll learn; How to format your eBook in a software you already own and are familiar with - Microsoft Word. A VERY simple trick that will change your Word file to HTML for much easier conversion and make for more professional looking eBook formatting. How to convert your book to MOBI, the file type used by Amazon. The right way to include images in your eBook. Sounds like something you could use TODAY doesn't it? Yes it does! Just imagine: If you could cut through all the technical jargon and shorten the learning curve. Your book would be available for sale on Amazon by THIS TIME NEXT WEEK or even SOONER!

"...a 'must' for any aspiring self-publisher..." ― Midwest Book Review Learn How to Achieve Your Book Publishing Dreams Today In this book you will learn simple techniques to produce a professional looking print book or ebook. Step by step instructions & dozens of illustrations make it easy to turn your manuscript into a published book.

"...a 'must' for any aspiring self-publisher..." ― Midwest Book Review Learn How to Achieve Your Book Publishing Dreams Today In this book you will learn simple techniques to produce a professional looking print book or ebook. Step by step instructions and dozens of illustrations make it easy to turn your manuscript into a published book.

2016 AWSA Silver Scroll Non-fiction Merit Award winner Updated for 2017 "As a former Microsoft Word instructor and a current book designer and consultant, this is my go-to reference for clients who desire to format their own book. Susan is very thorough and covers all the bases for DIY Word-to-Kindle formatting." Melinda Martin, MartinPublishingServices.com While you are writing your book, you think about how it's going to be published. Many writers are now going directly to Kindle or other e-books. The first problem is how to format it easily without spending a great deal of money. The second problem is how to format it without technical know-how. If you know how to use Microsoft Word, you can format your manuscript for e-publishing. Susan K. Stewart is a writer, not a programmer. She has written, formatted, and published her own e-books. Formatting e-Books for Writers is written on practical experience and offers step-by-step instructions for taking your manuscript from a Word document to a published Kindle book. The content is based on classes Susan has taught for more than five years for writers and editors. You will find steps for how to format your manuscript while you are writing, create links and clickable table of contents, insert images, how to format your e-book for a good reader experience, how to avoid annoying errors, troubleshooting tips, Dozens of resources, marketing tips, "Formatting e-Books for Writers" includes instructions for Windows and Mac OS platforms.