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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 […]

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          […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Future Of eBooks Versus Traditional Printing

About this spreadsheet:  This spreadsheet was created by Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, to help publishing industry participants model the implications of the simultaneous convergence of three powerful trends: 1. The decline of print as a reading format. 2. The rise of ebooks as a reading format. 3. The rise of self-published ebooks, enabled by […]

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 […]

How To Edit .MOBI Format Documents

Editing a .Mobi file is a lot more work than editing other files. You cannot just do an edit on the Mobi file. There are 3 steps to this process: Unpack the Mobi file Apply the edits to the files Repack the Mobi file For this you will need software and a knowledge of HTML […]

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

Selling Your eBooks On XinXii

http://www.xinxii.com/ The process of opening a xinxii 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 Mobi format Your book in PDF format Table of Contents document Excerpt document A book cover Keywords A blurb for […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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/  

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 […]

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.

Editing PDF Formats

The other day I came across a challenge of how one edits a PDF – I had to make one small edit and reformatting the document was just not an option! If you have the original word document that was used to create the PDF in the first place then use this option – make […]

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

Breakdown Of Where Aggreggators / Retailers Ship Their eBooks

Reminder: Make sure that you don’t duplicate your books in the ebook stores. Keep track of your books and try to sell in as many places as possible but make 100% sure that the various aggregators do not ship your book to the same places. Smashwords (free of charge) Smashwords website Apple Baker & Taylor […]

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 […]