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Do’s and Don’t When Formatting Your eBook For Smashwords

Tables: Don’t add tables to your book Why Not: The Smashwords Meatgrinder will pick up autovetter errors in your book. The reason being that tables do not convert in the conversion process. Solution: Convert the table into a .jpg  or .png image (DON’T use any other image format) Textboxes: Don’t use textboxes in your book […]

Making Use of Flickr.com Images

You can source free images in flickr.com – Creative Commons section. Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license, and you can browse or search through content under each type of license. “Creative Commons is a non-profit that offers an alternative to full copyright.” – creativecommons.org

Selecting The Correct Niche Topic For Your Book

Before jumping into writing your manuscript, spend some time doing a bit of research to determine if your idea has any economical merit. After all the work you put into writing, you do expect to receive some financial return for all your efforts.Research the following metrics thoroughly to determine whether you have chosen the correct […]

ePub Error – element “img” missing required attribute “alt”

Yes another ePUB Error element “img” missing required attribute “alt” This error is caused by the images in your document not having ALT tags. You can fix this error in 2 ways: Option 1 Open your document in MS  Word and click on each of the images.  Select Format Image (see below). Select the Web […]

The Mine Field Of ePub Errors

ePub errors are a nightmare to fix if you are not technical minded…… I will attempt to help you fix the more basic errors that you are bound to find when you start creating epub files. Error 1) The first one that you could find: Filename contains spaces. Consider changing filename such that URI escaping […]

How To Convert Your Book Into An eBook

One of the big questions that many authors may ask….. How do I convert my print book into an e book or how do I write an ebook and sell the ebook online? Well there are 2 steps to answering this question. 1) You need to decide where you are going to sell the book. […]

What Is A Mobi File

The domain name mobi is a top-level domain (TLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name is derived from the adjective mobile, indicating it’s used by mobile devices for accessing Internet resources via the Mobile Web. The domain was approved by ICANN on 11 July 2005, and is managed by the mTLD […]

ePub Error – attribute “vlink” not allowed here; expected attribute “class”, “dir”, “id”, “lang”, “style”, “title” or “xml:lang”

Also a relatvely easy error to fix: attribute “vlink” not allowed here; expected attribute “class”, “dir”, “id”, “lang”, “style”, “title” or “xml:lang” Fix Open the document in Word. Save the document as a Web Page, Filtered (*.htm, *.html) – see below. Close the document. Open the HTML document with Notepad. Find  vlink Replace –  vlink          […]

Buying and Downloading Images From Depositphotos.com

Important Always make sure that the image that you are using for your book cover has the correct license. You cannot just grab an image off the someone's website and use it for your book cover! If you don't own an image then your best bet is to buy an image with the correct licensing.

Selling Your eBooks on Tradebit

You can sell your ebooks on http://www.tradebit.com/ The process of opening a tradebit account and uploading a book is very easy and simple. You will require the following to load an ebook : Your book in epub format Your book in pdf format A book cover 4 keywords A blurb for your book A price […]

Types of Licenses For Stock Images

Royalty Free The most affordable license type for stock photos is royalty free (or RF). Royalty free means you can use the image multiple times, without paying a royalty. This is the best choice for budget-minded designers and marketers. The downside of royalty free is that RF images are non-exclusive, meaning anyone can purchase and […]

Print On Demand Book Sizing

The following sizes are for the KDP Print (Amazon) Print On Demand Books: The most widely used sizes are: 5.5 x 8.5 inches 6 x 9 inches Alternative Sizes: (Note not all these sizes can be shipped to other Book Stores so be careful of creating a book size that is not carried by certain […]

Creating A Website For Your eBook

Now that you have become an author and have self-published your book, you need a website to make your online presence known! You have various options for creating your own website: If you have absolutely no technical knowledge and have no intention of learning how to create your own website then contact me and I […]

Selling Your eBooks On Smashwords

You can sell your ebooks on http://www.smashwords.com The process of opening a smashwords account and uploading a book is very easy and simple. You will require the following to load an ebook : Your book in a .doc format (formatted according to the Smashwords Guidelines) A book cover approximately 10 keywords A blurb for your […]

Selling Your Book Directly Without Using An Aggregator

There are quite a few options to sell your ebook without the benefit of an aggregator: You can create an account and load your book into one of the following websites, these websites charge a commission on the sale of each book. They do not ship your book anywhere and they do not sell your […]

Creating A Book Cover For Your eBook

This is a very important aspect of your book. The Book Cover makes or breaks your book sales! Your have several options: Make your own cover Use cover maker software Employ the services of a freelancer Employ the services of a Graphic company But whatever you decide to do, make sure that your cover look […]

Finding Free Images For Your Book Covers

There are many options to find free images for use on your book covers. Here are two great sites to check out. http://morguefile.com/ http://publicphoto.org/ http://pixabay.com http://pexels.com

Goodreads

Gain access to a massive audience of more than 25 million book lovers. With more than 140 million pageviews and 19 million unique visitors a month, Goodreads offers advertisers integrated advertising and promotional programs to reach our highly affluent and educated audience of book readers. https://www.goodreads.com/  

Platforms For Adverising Your Book

www.WorldsBestsellingBooks.com is a website designed specifically for for readers and bestsellers. New books are added to the sidebar every minutes by many other writers.  New Books are added daily to www.worldsbestsellingbooks.com  Join the Bestsellers List. Apply at, www.worldsbestsellingbooks.com/about  Online resources for Publishers & Authors – www.worldsbestsellingbooks.com/resources  Available services for Authors. Apply at, http://j.mp/1m8DGfo  Do it YOURSELF. Add your Book Cover […]

What Is An ePub File?

EPUB (short for electronic publication) is a free and open e-book standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). Files have the extension .epub. EPUB is designed for reflowable content, meaning that an EPUB reader can optimize text for a particular display device. EPUB also supports fixed-layout content. The format is intended as a single […]

What Is A PDF File?

Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to represent documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating system. Each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout flat document, including the text, fonts, graphics, and other information needed to display it. In 1991, Adobe Systems co-founder John Warnock outlined […]

Selling Your Book On Lulu

You can sell your ebooks on http://www.lulu.com The process of opening a lulu account and uploading a book is very easy and simple. You will require the following to load an ebook : Your book in a .doc or PDF format (formatted according to the Lulu Guidelines) A book cover Keywords (keywords must not contain […]

Smashwords Uploading Errors

Some of the typical errors one comes across when uploading an ebook into Smashwords: Corrupted images: This probably means that your image is not a .jpg format. Your best option is to delete the image in your book and then insert it back into your document making 100% sure that your image is really a […]