Do you proof your e-book before uploading for distribution? Online preview apps are good, but not perfect. In fact, many formatting issues are not evident. The only way to professionally proofread your book is to view it on the e-reader environment it is created for.
13 (Low-Cost) Marketing Strategies for Writers
1. Build a marketing platform well before your manuscript is finished. The key is to get your name out there AND have something on a personal website or blog. Cost $0, except a lot of hard work. 2. Enter contests so you have something to put in your Awards section of your site. Cost is […]
eBook Cover Design Tutorial: How to Create a Book Cover Using Stock Photos and Photoshop
In this First Steps Tutorial, I show you how you can utilize Royalty Free stock photos and illustrations to create a book cover. The video covers the basics of using an online stock photography source (BigStock.com), how to save a photo to a lightbox, download a preview example, and set up the book cover page […]
eBook Cover Tutorial: Eight Tips for an Effective Book Cover Design
The Secret to Good Book Design, Production and Layout is knowing what works and what doesn’t. Though there are volumes that I could write on the principles of good design, that is not the purpose of this post. Most people in the publishing industry believe that a good book cover design is a book’s number […]
The Word Perfect Storm: Strange Characters Lurking in Your Code
Converting from Word Perfect to Word, or Word 2007 to Word 2003? You may have some strange font characters hiding in the coding you aren’t even aware of. And these anomalies will show up in your final ebook conversion.
How a Non-Illustrator Created an illustrated Book Cover: How-To Tutorial
A How-to Photoshop tutorial on creating an illustrated comic book cover – for the non-illustrator. An excellent way for authors on a budget to turn photos into illustrative designs.
Major Bug When Importing EPUB into iTunes
There is nothing like working days in formatting your epub only to have your validated document changed when uploaded to iTunes. Thus is the tune John Walker played today in his post “Bugs” Ugly Gotcha Importing EPUB Books into iTunes.” What transpires is the never ending issues with iTunes. Walker says, “When you import an […]