So what's all the fuss about digital books, better known as ebooks? Why should you—as a writer—be interested in making ebooks?
This ebook gets you up and running with the various online distributors, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and more. You get detailed, step-by-step explanations of how to format, upload, and sell your novels and stories as ebooks at over half a dozen sites. Along the way, you'll find tips and tricks from an experienced ebook creator and author, including some excellent marketing ideas that won't take up all your time, nor break the bank.
So what's all the fuss about digital books, better known as ebooks? Why should you—as a writer—be interested in making ebooks?
This ebook gets you up and running with the various online distributors, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and more. You get detailed, step-by-step explanations of how to format, upload, and sell your novels and stories as ebooks at over half a dozen sites. Along the way, you'll find tips and tricks from an experienced ebook creator and author, including some excellent marketing ideas that won't take up all your time, nor break the bank.
So if you're still undecided about whether to go digital, this ebook will not only help you make up your mind, but it will show you all the options and help you make all the various decisions along the way.
Here's the Table of Contents:
Part 1: Formatting Your Ebooks
-Formatting Your Novel (or Story) for Smashwords
-Formatting Your Novel (or Story) for the Kindle
-Formatting Your Novel (or Story) for the Nook
-Formatting Your Novel for Print-on-Demand (PoD)
-Formatting Your Novel for the Google ebookstore
-Formatting Your Novel for DriveThruFiction
-Adding the Fancy Stuff to Your Ebook
Part 2: Selling Your Ebooks
-Choosing a Distribution Strategy for Your Ebooks
-Writing Great Descriptions for Your Ebooks
-Creating Effective Ebook Covers
-Marketing Your Ebook
Michael Jasper has published eight novels, one short story collection, two non-fiction ebooks, and six dozen short stories in places such as Asimov's, Strange Horizons, O. Henry Festival Stories, Polyphony, Writers of the Future, and the Raleigh News & Observer. His website is http://michaeljasper.net.
With artist Niki Smith, Michael created the digital comic IN MAPS & LEGENDS, which won the November 2009 competition at DC Comics' Zuda website; the comic is now available via UnWrecked Press at a variety of digital distributors. For more information, see http://InMapsAndLegendsComic.com.
He also runs UnWrecked Press, an ebook publishing company. His most recent novel is A Wild Epidemic of Magic, from UnWrecked Press. Read more about UnWrecked Press at http://UnWreckedPress.com.
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So what's all the fuss about digital books, better known as ebooks? Why should you—as a writer—be interested in making ebooks?This ebook gets you up and running with the various online distributors, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and more. You get detailed, step-by-step explanations of how to format, upload, and sell your novels and stories as ebooks at over half a dozen sites. Along the way, you'll find tips and tricks from an experienced ebook creator and author, including some excellent marketing ideas that won't take up all your time, nor break the bank.
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