Published: June 24, 2011
Words: 10852 (approximate)
Language: English

Ebook short description

A brief guide packed with illustrations to formatting and publishing your book on Smashwords. The formatting begins with the basic document in Microsoft Word. Follows this guide and your title will look as it should do in e-readers.

Extended description

A brief guide packed with illustrations to formatting and publishing your book on Smashwords.

The formatting begins with the basic document in Microsoft Word. Follow this guide and your title will look as it should do in e-readers.

Tags

publishing, selfpublishing, ebook, ebook formatting, publishing a book

Available ebook reading formats

Single purchase gains access to all formats. How to download ebooks to e-reading devices and apps.

Format	Full Book	Sample First 20%
Online Reading (HTML, good for sampling in web browser)	Buy	View sample
Online Reading (JavaScript, experimental, buggy)	Buy	View sample
Kindle (.mobi for Kindle devices and Kindle apps)	Buy	Download sample
Epub (Apple iPad/iBooks, Nook, Sony Reader, Kobo, and most e-reading apps including Stanza, Aldiko, Adobe Digital Editions, others)	Buy	Download sample
PDF (good for reading on PC, or for home printing)	Buy	No sample available
RTF (readable on most word processors)	Buy	No sample available
LRF (Use only for older model Sony Readers that don't support .epub)	Buy	Download sample
Palm Doc (PDB) (for Palm reading devices)	Buy	Download sample
Plain Text (download) (flexible, but lacks much formatting)	Buy	No sample available
Plain Text (view) (viewable as web page)	Buy	No sample available

Reviews

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Review by: Paul Reynolds on Jan. 21, 2012 :
Set out in 14 sections, this book is a very handy reference to keep by your computer, particularly so if you are a newcomer to electronic publishing.

The hints and tips David provides will certainly make your job so much easier.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Nick Daws on Sep. 29, 2011 :
E-Book Formatting and Publishing on Smashwords is a beautifully written and illustrated guide to this subject, from someone who has successfully published a string of titles on the Smashwords platform.

As anyone who has tried will tell you, publishing your work on Smashwords can be quite tricky (more so, actually, than publishing to the Kindle), and there are plenty of pitfalls for the unwary. David Robinson's guide will help you avoid all the obvious mistakes, and with just a little luck get your e-book accepted on Smashwords the first time around.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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