How does this price compare to
other book formatting options?
Not exact matches
This gives me more
options when borrowing library
books, since the Kindle versions usually have a wait list, while the
other format is available more often.
Nowadays self - publishing authors and hybrid authors (those who self - publish some
books and have traditionally published
others) have a plethora of
options when it comes to hiring freelancers for their editing, cover and
formatting needs, or working with up front companies that handle design and distribution while the author retains all of their rights and receives royalties.
Self - publishing points of interest: different levels of editing, front and back cover design, interior
formatting, font usages, images and copyrights, platforms for distribution, royalties / payments, marketing
options (Kindle Unlimited program and
others), giveaways, swag / marketing materials, in - person appearances,
book signings, and more.
One
other option: If you have a PDF + EBOOK Pro plan on your
book at Pressbooks, you have access to a free cover generator that will automatically generate a print
book cover
formatted to complicated printers» specifications.
Book Formats: Kindle, PDF, Print (US Only) Hosting
Options: Review, Interview, Guest Post, Showcase Giveaway: There will be a PICT tour - wide Rafflecopter and Self - Hosted
Options for Reviewers More: According to the author The Body in the Ballroom by R.J. Koreto does not include: Excessive Strong Language, Graphic Violence, Explicit Sexual Scenes, Rape, or
other trigger situations.
Book Formats: Print (US), Netgalley Hosting
Options: Review, Interview, Guest Post, Showcase Giveaway: There will be a PICT Giveaway and Individual Host Giveaways More: According to the author Tail of the Dragon does not include: Excessive Strong Language, Graphic Violence, Explicit Sexual Scenes, Rape, or
other trigger situations.
Book Formats: mobi, PDF, Print Hosting
Options: Review, Interview, Guest Post, Showcase Giveaway: There will be a PICT Giveaway and Individual Host Giveaways for reviewers More: According to the author Selected by J. Allen Wolfrum does not include: Excessive Strong Language, Graphic Violence, Explicit Sexual Scenes, Rape, or
other trigger situations.
Still
other sites, such as
Book Baby, earn their keep by offering scaled packages to authors for everything from simply converting the manuscript document to e-reader compatible
formats all the way up to tailored design and marketing
options.
For some years I have researched eBook Publishers for the various
books I required to be
formatted and uploaded, in my case to Kindle, with the
option to also use
other formats such as iBook etc..
You only need your
book designed and
formatted for print and ebook; then you can upload your files directly to Amazon, Createspace, and (if you choose to go wide) Smashwords or Draft2Digital (there are
other options, but these are what I use).
If I were to desire making my electronic
book available on
other non Apple
formats in the future (in a text / picture story only, non-interactive
format), would it be a cost - effective and available
option?
Today, if you
format your
book to the Style Guide, your Smashwords ebook can look as good or better than the ebook files produced by some traditional publishers, and it usually looks much better than files produced by
other automated conversion
options.
Couldn't they still continue to innovate their own
format, but leaving an
option to download the
book in
other formats, obviously without these cool things like X-ray and Wispersync?
@ Moody and Starchild There is no point in making sensible comments here, no matter what features or ability
other formats may have that are better than the PS4, there fans will always find away to downplay it, these are not gamers, they are fanatics, as gamers you may have your platform of choice, nothing wrong with that in my
book, but to disregard the features and games just because your system can't do it or do nt have the
option is stupidity.