Self-Publishing eBooks: The Absolute Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide

A guide to ebook publishing on a budget which takes the reader gently through every stage of the self-publishing process: from copy editing and proofing to the simplest, most robust, free ebook formatting method and on to sales, social media and publicity tips. Written by a non-techie journalist and author of mainstream-published fiction & non-fiction who has been there, on a very tight budget, and made many mistakes so that the reader doesn't have to. Whilst this book is aimed at the complete beginner, there is an additional techie chapter by IT man Mark Binner for those who wish to explore ebook coding further. "A fantastically brisk, snappy and practical guide. I love the step-by-step and hand holding nature of the instructions for the techie aspects!" *****Thriller author Louise Voss, Kindle #1 Ranking Author, over 100,000 copies sold "I'm 83 years old and technically naive as far as computers are concerned. I strongly advise anyone wanting to 'Kindle' their writings to buy Stephanie's book. I did and it saved my sanity. Fantastic." ALAN GRAINGER "This is an excellent do-it-yourself book on how to write for e-books.Follow the instructions and you will succeed, It gives you the incentive to write. " US university professor "The Bible of Ebook Publishing," "Good Grief, This Book Has Absolutely EVERYTHING!" "Stephanie Zia has specifically targeted the writer wanting to publish on KDP, iBooks, etc., with a well constructed layout of short chapters taking the writer throughout all the essentials, from preparing the manuscript to uploading and promoting the final book. An excellent introduction for the beginner wary of the many pitfalls of self publishing." "I have read quite a few books on formatting and this one is the best yet, really it is quite outstanding and I would recommend it as Must Do (reading) for any eBook author (or newbee)." 'Great, great book. I can't understand how I could ever have managed my way through the ebook process without it..' ***** Apple iBooks reviewer Contents: Copy Editing Copyright and Copyleft Why There's No Need to Get Confused by all the Different Ebook Formats Libel Titles, ISBNs, Legal Notices and Disclaimers Self publishing on Smashwords, Apple iBooks, & More Self publishing on Amazon Kindle & Kobo Why PDF is still useful With Print On Demand Paperback Tips Why You Don't Need Page Numbering A Beginner's Guide to Hyperlinking How To Hyperlink Chapter Headings & Make A Clickable Kindle Table of Contents Check Your Links Using Photos Online And Inserting Them Into Your Document How to Make Or Commission an Ebook Cover How To Find Affordable Artwork & Free Royalty-Free Photos/Images How To Make An Ebook Cover Different Photo Sizing For Covers, Documents & Publicity Final Touches Publishing to Adobe PDF Final Proofread How To Set Up Security on Adobe PDF Converting to Kindle Mobi & ePub on Calibre & Loading Your Ebooks To Amazon KDP & Publishing On Kobo How To Fill Out US Tax Forms For Non-US Authors (And so stop 30% being deducted from every sale) Selling Ebooks From Your Own Website The Arguments For And Against The Best Free Web Builder sites, incl the difference between Wordpress.com and Wordpress. org/mobile-phone friendly/easiest to use Turning Pro - The Mistakes to Avoid If You're Offered a Print Book Deal How to Grow Your Sales How To Grow Your Sales Through The Roof Mark Binner's Top Techie Tips & Tools For Advanced Formatting Appendix For Alan (Age 83) - The Complete Beginner's Step by Step ABC of Word Doc to Kindle Ebook