If you think that offering a PDF file to your fans is enough, think again. PDFs of old are not the e-book of today.. not by a long shot. You need to convert your PDF to mobi and epub to satisfy today’s readers.
Biggest complaints readers have about e-books
How many authors can build a website? If you are self-publishing, then you already are. HTML is the foundation language for epub and mobi AND Internet web pages. If one has a basic knowledge of HTML and stylesheets it is easy to create a well formatted ebook.
James Lalonde, Author of Holotar: Last Queen of the White Shamans
Audio Podcast urban fantasy, psychological thriller author, James Lalonde
KF8 an Improvement but still has Issues
The KF8 update has many of us testing, comparing and uncertain of the promise KF8 was to deliver. So while KF8 is a tremendous improvement, the jury is still out as to how much time will be saved when coding e-books for mobi and epub.
Be A Famous Writer Childrens Writing Contest Winners announced
MrsP.com announced today the names of the two Grand Prize winners in its third annual “Be a Famous Writer” contest, a nationwide creative-writing competition for children held every September.
Ebook Formatting Kit 3.0
Ebook Formatting Kit includes a step-by-step guide, step-by-step videos, pre-made ebook templates, pre-made CSS PLUS LIfetime updates. Plus, code and templates for advanced formatting such as non-fiction endnotes and poetry.
How to Format Poetry: Advanced Ebook Formatting
Poetry is a difficult form to layout consistently across the board. Every e-reader seems to like and dislike different aspects of HTML coding. After a lot of testing I found a process that displays well for the Kindle, Kindle Previewer, Kindle Reader app (Mac) Adobe Digital Editions (Mac) and Sony Reader App (Mac).