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42 topics in 7 sections including how to take your eBook to the eShelves of Barnes & Noble, Apple and Kobo
This manual is your complete instruction guide to planning, designing, formatting, converting and distributing your Kindle eBook. Whether you plan to do it all yourself, or hire experts, this comprehensive reference contains everything you need to go from idea to the Kindle shelf. See the complete table of contents.
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“This comprehensive collection of valuable information and step-by-step instructions, from creation to promotion, should be on every writer’s desk or ereader.”
—Cheryl Kaye Tardif, bestselling author of How I Made Over $42,000 Selling My Kindle eBooks
SECTION 1: UNDERSTANDING eBOOKS AND eREADING
Introduction
Topic 1: What is an eBook?
Topic 2: eReaders vs. eReading Software
Topic 3: Trends and What They Mean to Publishers
Topic 4: How Readers Judge Quality
SECTION 2: PRE-PUBLISH PLANNING
Introduction
Topic 5: Interior eBook Design
Topic 6: Drafting
Topic 7: File Size and Pricing Considerations
Topic 8: Choosing a Title
Topic 9: Book Covers
Topic 10: ISBN: International Standard Book Number
Topic 11: Cataloging in Publication (CIP)
Topic 12: Copyright
Topic 13: Google Tools for Authors and Publishers
Topic 14: Digital Rights Management (DRM), aka Copy Protection
Topic 15: Maximizing Usability
SECTION 3: CREATE YOUR eBOOK
Introduction
Topic 16: Front and Back Matter
Topic 17: Interior eBook Design, Layout and Formatting
Topic 18: File Conversion—Comparison of Options
Topic 19: Using Kindle Direct Publishing to Convert Your eBook
Topic 20: Using Calibre to Create Your Kindle eBook File
Topic 21: Quality Control
Topic 22: Formatting Problems and Troubleshooting
Topic 23: Converting Previously Published Books to eBooks
SECTION 4: DISTRIBUTE YOUR eBOOK
Introduction
Topic 24: Direct Distribution
Topic 25: Third-Party Intermediary Distribution
Topic 26: Kindle Direct Publishing and KDP Select
SECTION 5: LAUNCH AND INITIAL MARKETING
Introduction
Topic 27: Metadata Is Marketing
Topic 28: AuthorCentral
Topic 29: Press Releases
Topic 30: Reviews
Topic 31: Shelfari—Amazon’s “Social Cataloging” Community
Topic 32: Marketing Handouts
Topic 33: Gifting Your eBook
SECTION 6: GUEST TOPICS BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Introduction
Topic 34: Editing for Success by Lynette Smith
Topic 35: Cloud-Based eBook Drafting and Conversion: An Interview with David Welton
Topic 36: Publicity Is Different from Marketing by Julia Drake
Topic 37: Author Websites: From the Must-Haves to the Most Common Mistakes by Karin A. Bilich
Topic 38: Ghostwriting For the Time or Writing Challenged: An Interview with Heather Hummel
SECTION 7: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Topic 39: Self-Publishing for Businesses
Topic 40: Adapting Previously Written Content to Create an eBook
Topic 41: Kindle eBook Publishing Checklist
Topic 42: Publish Your eBook in Other Stores
