For their part, Penguin stands by its pricing model by insisting that
the quality of ebook formatting and uploading is superior to that of sites that do not charge the author to upload, and therefore Book Country's fees are worthwhile.
Not exact matches
The main reason why I feel somewhat intellectually offended by those who evangelise exclusive
eBook publishing is that publishing in
eBook and print
formats, at the same time, is amazingly simple and cheap (the physical and commercial aspects, that is — the
quality writing, editing, proofing etc is in fact costly in time and resources, but is unrelated to
format of a title).
If you want your book
formatting to look great across a wide variety
of reading platforms, you need high
quality eBook formatting.
The minimum criteria are: - ISBN (except: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Casa del Libro)- a proper copyright page -
quality book cover in jpg -
format (note: the iBookstore requires a width
of at least 1.400 pixels) The requirements do not reflect a judgment
of the
quality, marketability or topic
of your
eBook.
While there are multiple ways
of having your
ebook formatted — some
of them automated — having a human
format your book will create a richer, higher -
quality ebook, especially if you're converting a PDF to an EPUB or MOBI
format.
Just like our
ebook formatting, we'll convert your manuscript into a professional -
quality paperback with the check
of a box, at no additional charge.
Lulu's print on demand (POD) solutions make publishing your own book quick and easy.Create a book in minutes, publish with the click
of a mouse, distribute, sell and print books to order.It's that simple.Trying to make a photo book?Want to make your own calendar?Our easy - to - use online publishing tool allows you to publish and print your own high -
quality photo book or calendar in minutes.Want to convert your book into an
eBook?We've got you covered with our easy to use
eBook publishing tools.With Lulu you can self publish and distribute your
eBook in EPUB
format making it compatible with the Apple iPad, Sony Reader, and more.Not looking to make a book or print a book?Lulu has a great selection
of books, photo books and
eBooks for you to buy.With our great prices and large selection, shopping for books at Lulu is an easy choice!
There is also an even deeper level
of detail you can give on
format and packaging, but unless these are critical
qualities that you know are essential for retailers and distributors to know and to distinguish among various editions, then don't worry about specifying a more precise
format beyond print hardback, print paperback,
ebook, and so on.
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Project Gutenberg PrePrints was launched in January 2006 to collect items submitted to Project Gutenberg which were interesting enough to be available online, but not ready yet to be added to the main Project Gutenberg collection, because
of missing data, low -
quality files,
formats which were not handy, etc. 379
ebooks were available in December 2006, and 2,020
ebooks in February 2009.
Ebook formatting a
quality HTML file is inexpensive and not something you should beat your head on the wall about, nor is it the best use
of your time.
The QED Seal is essentially the «Good Housekeeping Seal
of Approval ™» for
ebook design so consumers know they are buying a
quality formatted title.
As 99 %
of self - published
ebooks are poorly executed (terrible spelling, grammar, punctuation,
formatting, etc.), how on earth are you and your colleagues going to sort through the «shit volcano»
of titles in order to offer libraries high -
quality products while maintaining your sanity?
So try superior Free
eBooks by going to 1
eBooks, it's FREE to join and the
quality of the FREE
eBooks as to the proper
formatting of the
eBook files are better than anything you will find on Amazon Kindle Freebies.
The title was
ebooks and eReading: The Changing World
of Publishing and I covered subjects such as: The state
of the
eBook publishing market in 2012 Key trends
eBook / eReading resources Case studies
eBook marketing The 5 steps
of eBook publishing: designing,
formatting, conversion,
quality control and distribution.
If you are in need
of quality pre-publication services, including proofreading, editing, transcription, book design, and
eBook conversion and
formatting, you have come to the right place.
Although these programs rely on synthesized voices
of varying
quality, they're a great way to convert your local
ebooks or even plain - text files into a
format you can listen to while you're commuting or running errands.
Based on my own experience reading Thai
eBooks and e-magazines
of PDF
format, the print layout
quality can be comfortably read on larger eReading devices with 10» + large screens or personal computer monitors.
One very common way to enhance the
quality and
formatting of an
eBook is to embed fonts in the file.
The
eBook world is in such a state
of flux, that any
quality information which can help indie authors to succeed in distributing their books in this
format is most welcome.
The 5 steps
of eBook publishing: designing,
formatting, conversion,
quality control and distribution.
Bowker and DCL representatives said the intent
of the new Bowker
eBook Conversion Service is to «streamline the process» by which entrepreneurial authors produce
ebooks, providing them not only with high
quality format conversions
of their work but also with ISBN identifiers for each
formatted edition
of a book.
He is also the founder
of EBookArchitects.com, converting print books into high
quality formatted ebooks and taking the pain away from non-techy authors!
This makes the Blio
format well suited for
ebook titles where the aesthetic
qualities of the page design are paramount, such as coffee table photo books, instructional books with an abundance
of graphics, cookbooks, magazine - type publications, graphic novels, and similar types
of works.
The advantage
of Microsoft Word is that it's the most common word processor used by authors, and if you follow the suggestions in the Smashwords Style Guide, you'll get predictable, high -
quality conversion results in multiple
ebook formats.
Most
of the
formatting and metadata requirements are purely mechanical, such as a proper
ebook cover, clean metadata, and
quality formatting per the Smashwords Style Guide.