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Are you ready to publish your ebook?

Ebooks can be sold on your own website in many formats, but the most popular is PDF. This PDF ebook is normally created and formatted in another program like MS Word. The formatting usually includes a cover image, title page, table of contents, with headers, footers, images and links throughout. After formatting is completed, a PDF is generated, leaving you with a visually pleasing ebook to view on a computer and/or to print.

Most customers prefer formats being distributed for sale by companies like Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Apple. They are formatted very differently than their PDF conterparts and are made for ereaders, like the Kindle or Nook. The original ebook source file must be formatted for the various ereader file types and uploaded into an ebook converter to be made available for sale. With every sale, you receive a royalty of 60-70% of the sales price.

So, are you ready to work publish your ebook? Let’s get started.

Free eBook Reading App’s

Posted on October 5, 2011 by susanmarshallva
Kindle

Kindle Reading Apps - Choose from the Kindle family of FREE reading apps and read anywhere. NOOK Apps - Read what you love, anywhere you like. Adobe Digital Editions - Adobe® Digital Editions software offers an engaging way to view and manage eBooks and other digital publications. … Continue reading →

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Ebook Formats

Posted on August 25, 2011 by susanmarshallva
NOOK

The major ebook formats are: MOBI – Mobipocket (MOBI) allows your books to be read on the Amazon Kindle, so this is an important format for you and is a requirement for distribution to Amazon. EPUB – This is an … Continue reading →

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Ebook Distribution Channels

Posted on August 24, 2011 by susanmarshallva
Smashwords

Three popular retail distribution channels: Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)-  Online service for publishing and selling ebooks in the Amazon Kindle Store.  Books published through KDP are available for purchase on Kindle devices and Kindle apps for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, … Continue reading →

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