We take the worry
out of your ebook formatting for Smashwords, Amazon KDP, Kobo, Apple, B&N and IngramSpark.
In my spare time, I've been wrestling with the ins and
outs of eBook formatting via the Mac I upgraded to when my old PC finally gave up the ghost (which has also required getting to grips with a bunch of unfamiliar software).
Not exact matches
Since the works are long
out of copyright, they are freely available in various electronic
formats, including ones suitable for
ebook readers, or can be read online at the Project Gutenberg webste at Gutenberg.org.
For additional information about some
of the angles, trends, and data that SportsInsights focuses on (that has led to a 70 % college football and 60 % NFL 2010 season to date), please check
out our article on «betting against the Public» in the NFL sports marketplace as well as our books on Sports Investing available at Amazon or in electronic
Ebook format.
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of the angles, trends, and data that SportsInsights focuses on (that has led to profitable starts to the NBA and NHL seasons — and a 70 % college football and 60 % NFL 2010 season to date), please check
out our article on «betting against the Public» in the NCAA Football sports marketplace as well as our books on Sports Investing available at Amazon or in electronic
Ebook format.
You have to have a unique ISBN for every
format of a book so I also had to purchase an ISBN for the
eBook format that will be coming
out soon.
You will not miss
out on a potential sale just because a reader would like a particular
format, simply activate all three
formats by clicking «Paperback, Hardcover and
eBook» in the first step
of the publishing process.
Creating
ebooks and publishing them might sound easy, but it's quite a complicated task considering the various types
of formats available
out there.
As one
of the authors, John Scalzi, pointed
out, if the first day
of ebook bundle purchases was counted by the New York Times, all the authors would be on the bestseller list and this clearly demonstrates the worth
of the
format.
Of those respondents who had read a book in the last year, 46 % of them disclosed they had also checked out a book (in any format: ebook, print, audio) from the librar
Of those respondents who had read a book in the last year, 46 %
of them disclosed they had also checked out a book (in any format: ebook, print, audio) from the librar
of them disclosed they had also checked
out a book (in any
format:
ebook, print, audio) from the library.
Whatever the real number clearly Amazon remains the leading
ebook vendor and its continuing refusal to support library lending locks libraries
out of the most popular
format from the vendor with the best title selection and the lowest prices.
Ebook Fixed
format / Enhanced — These files utilize any
of the enhanced ePub specifications and / or any (or all)
of the full range
of KF8 specifications, such as audio, video, HTML5, Javascript, fixed layout, pop -
outs, etc..
Sheridan's Electronic Content Services (ECS) takes the hassle
out of converting your titles to leading
eBook formats and provides you with a direct to consumer distribution sales solution.
Total cost to get an
ebook out there: $ 0 to $ 500 (bargain basement editing, cover art, and
formatting) to a couple
of thousand (professional copy editing, custom illustration, and
formatting).
If you've been an
ebook reader for a while, you'll know as well that several
formats that used to be in play have fallen
out of favor.
Like «Zen
of eBook Formatting,» I wrote this book
out of a kind
of frustration because I felt the wealth
of information was simply overwhelming, making it virtually impossible for aspiring self - publishing authors to stay on top
of things.
I've written several posts about
eBook formatting because there's a lot
of confusion
out there.
Sometimes I have to remind myself that we are still in the beginning stages
of creating
ebooks and figuring
out the best digital
formats for «books».
Therefore, «due to the fact that any experienced designer will start with a fully
formatted print edition produced in InDesign» may be true but any experienced
Ebook developer will get
out of InDesign ASAP.
Mystery writer Elizabeth Gunn's Cool in Tucson has been
out of print for a few years, and we are in the galley proof stage
of reissuing this first Sarah Burke mystery in both print and
ebook formats.
At a host
of online sites, a writer can find and hire talented freelance help to produce great book covers, to design and lay
out her print edition, and to
format her
ebooks (which she can also learn to do easily for herself).
I guess what I'm saying is if
formatting your
ebook yourself is the road you want to take, it really helps to take advantage
of all the tools and resources
out there, and then just keep practicing until you've mastered it.
Formatting an
ebook (or a print book) is one step most do not think
of when they initially set
out on the path to publishing.
The Bebook Touch reads a myriad
of ebook formats right
out of the box.
Rooted in one
of the world's great publishing houses, the Faber Factory team have developed innovative ways to make sure
ebooks get
out to multiple retailers in multiple
formats around the world, to monitor availability, sales and pricing in real time, and to promote
ebooks to readers,» the press release stated.
We saw a ton
of ebooks loaded on the M - 250 and found
out it can support many different electronic book
formats such as ePub, PDF, TXT, RTF and more.
The thing I perhaps like least about
eBooks is how many people in the world think it is my job to make
eBooks come
out exactly that way they think is the best in the world, and constantly harass me to change to this
format or that one as the only, or primary, one
of all the
formats in the world.
You will probably find that for some
eBook formats you need to strip
out lots
of the
formatting that you have done for the print version (because they don't translate well).
Here's the difference between PDF and a fixed -
format ePub (
of which Amazon's fixed -
format KF8 is a variant): by swapping
out the style sheet, deleting one file, and making a couple
of clearly defined changes to the HTML, I can have a reflowable
ebook.
To start with the logistics
of publishing an
ebook are not filled with the most efficient processes, there are different
formats, each with their own limitations and eccentricities, there are lots
of retailers
out there with their own requirements for metadata and even bookdata have their own specifications on filling
out a bibliographic entry, it really isn't enough to say it's an
ebook in the
format field.
EBook formatting is a technical process for the most part, so adhering to the 80/20 rule
of maximising your time with contracting the work
out is going to be much more efficient and far less stressful.
For the past two years, Ben Macklin's company, father - and - son venture BWM Books, has been helping published authors give new life to their
out -
of - print and unpublished works by self - publishing them in
ebook and print - on - demand
formats.
Once you've downloaded your free copy
of Jill Ciment's novel, I wish you tons
of fun in printing it
out and binding it so that you can read it, or in reading it on your monitor (always assuming you don't own an
ebook reader or some device that will let you use the download as though it were a book — and always assuming that the download is in a
format that one can read on an
ebook reader or another device).
Since the Alex supports EPUB (with and without Adobe DRM), HTML, PDF, and TXT
eBook formats out of the box, users can load
eBooks from other stores as long as the registered Adobe ID on the device matches the one used to purchase the books.
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In this excerpt from Book Design Made Simple, we lay
out a few
of the gains and losses for your book if you convert your InDesign file to an
ebook file in either EPUB (most
ebooks) or MOBI (Kindle only)
format.
If you're still not sure about
formatting or how good your book will look on a smart phone, pull
out your own smart mobile device and have a look at how some
of your favorite
eBooks render once you open them up.
We take the stress
out of finding your
eBook cover, editing and
formatting your work, paying for those irritating ISBN numbers and so much more.
What's the quickest, most reliable way to build an
ebook from previous published content in terms
of formatting and getting it
out there?
I don't want to get to the end
of the book then find
out I have to go back and put all those lines and spaces in manually, nor do I want to put them in manually at this stage only to find
out that it messes with the various
ebook formats.
Also, you should mention that most
ebooks out of Amazon are in epub
format which is not compatible with Kindle devices.
Rather, it aims to revive
out of print and lost titles through
ebook formats.
Virtually all books that are
out of copyright are already available for free across the internet at various sites in most
formats and you can use several apps to convert them into the Kindle
ebook format.I can not support any attempt by Amazon to start charging for books that are already free.I do support the concept
of a subscription based
ebook service however and encourage all publishers to enter into such an agreement as quickly as possible before they become completely irrelevant.
This allows avid readers to order a title from a vendor that may be
out -
of - print or not available in
ebook format, have the physical book shipped directly to 1DollarScan for digitization, and have the file sent directly to the purchasing consumer for use on Kindle or Nook tablets or iPad.
The various ins and
outs and costs versus benefits
of e-ink readers being chained to specific retail catalogs and file
formats has kept me reading
ebooks on my phone.
And for an in - depth comparison
of supported
formats across various
ebook readers, check
out Wikipedia.
This is a new program that was just rolled
out today, so it remains to be seen if Overstock will post any deals
of the day in
ebook format in the future.
Of course, there are many more eBook readers out there, and manybooks.net strives to provide eBooks in as many formats as possible — we've got a brief introduction to the variety of eBook devices available, as well as an exposition on the formats available on this site, just in case you'd like something a little differen
Of course, there are many more
eBook readers
out there, and manybooks.net strives to provide
eBooks in as many
formats as possible — we've got a brief introduction to the variety
of eBook devices available, as well as an exposition on the formats available on this site, just in case you'd like something a little differen
of eBook devices available, as well as an exposition on the
formats available on this site, just in case you'd like something a little different.
eBooks.com is one
of the most popular digital book stores around, who have a huge range
of ebooks available in many different
ebook formats, including EPUB, and with great iPad and Android apps available, they are well worth checking
out.
Right on cue from the last post — this NYTimes article on interoperability
of ebook readers and copyright protection for ebooks — check it out Related Posts: New Larger Screen Kindle Due Very Soon!New Ebook Formats Driving Ebook Growth Share &... Continue read
ebook readers and copyright protection for
ebooks — check it
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Ebook Formats Driving Ebook Growth Share &... Continue read
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Ebook Growth Share &... Continue read
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