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A Detailed Guide to Self-Publishing with Amazon and Other Online Booksellers: How to Print-on-Demand with CreateSpace & Make eBooks for Kindle & Other eReaders
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Product Description Now available as part of a 4-in-1 compilation. Get 4 books for the price of 2. The ISBN of the 4-in-1 compilation is 150318420X. BRIEF DESCRIPTION: This is a highly detailed guide with several step-by-step instructions for how to format and publish your book both as a paperback book with Amazon (and other major online booksellers) and as an eBook with Kindle (and a variety of other eReaders). The book is both highly informative (like describing how to set the margins with bleed, including the gutter, and listing the pixel sizes of different brands of eReaders), yet also focused on useful formatting and publishing skills. With this reference as a guide, you can self-publish a quality manuscript with ease. The paperback edition includes a comprehensive, 18-page index to help you quickly find information. AUTHOR: Chris McMullen has written and self-published over a dozen paperback books and eBooks. This book also was self-published using the same techniques that are described here. Chris McMullen shares numerous useful formatting tips in clear language with precise, detailed instructions. NOTES: The formatting instructions of Volume 1 are geared specifically toward using Microsoft Word 2010 (which is similar to Word 2007 and 2013) for Windows. In contrast, Volume 2—sold separately—on marketing and marketability has very little to do with Microsoft Word. The paperback instructions are largely geared toward CreateSpace, while the eBook instructions accommodate Kindle and other eReaders. DESCRIPTION: Find highly detailed try-it-yourself, walk-you-through-it tutorials for how to use Microsoft Word 2010 (which is similar to Word 2007 and 2013) specifically with Windows to publish your book both as a paperback book and as an eBook. This includes: How to use numerous formatting features (like page borders and bookmark hyperlinks). (A couple of more subtle formatting tips, like using different page headers or page numbering styles or how to avoid widows and orphans, are described in Volume 2—sold separately.) How to convert the content file for your paperback book into an eBook. (A couple of subtle formatting tips, like applying Word's Styles to achieve more reliable formatting or using very basic HTML to perfect the eBook, are described in Volume 2—sold separately.) How to format pictures and equations in an eBook with a variety of eReaders in mind. How to minimize the eBook's file size. How to draw your own pictures from scratch How to create your own cover. (Volume 1 discusses how to make the cover, while Volume 2—sold separately—discusses the art of cover design and its impact on marketability at length. Volume 2 also discusses the pros and cons of hiring a cover designer, including tips for doing so.) How to insert and format equations.VOLUME 1 CONTENTS: Choosing a Publishing Service Formatting Your Book Interior Creating a Book Cover Self-Publishing Your Book.Volume 2 (sold separately) covers editing your proof, marketability tips, cover design, creating author pages, useful tips about Amazon and other booksellers, and marketing strategies. Updated September 28, 2014. From the Author What Authors Like Hundreds of authors have shared feedback about Chris McMullen's books about self-publishing directly with the author via email or on the author's blog. Here are some things that many authors have enjoyed about these books: clear explanations, detailed instructions, packed with tips conversational tone and clear communication depth and range of knowledge displayed covers topics that authors really want to learn about practical and competent advice author comes across as caring and encouragingBooks about self-publishing by Chris McMullen: Word to Kindle Formatting Magic (new release). This book provides detailed instructions on how to format a Kindle eBook beginning with Microsoft Word, and also shows you how to go a quick step beyond Word to make a variety of subtle improvements. Learn how to use paragra
