Bill Dyer

Bill Dyer is a quote collector on the sly.

With coffee running through his veins, no time of day or night is safe for the unwary writer or speaker. They may find their words collected.

Website: http://www.dyrobooks.com/

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• Creating eBooks for Education on Oct. 27, 2012
  
  First, let me make it known that this writer knows her stuff. Her blog is crammed with useful information and even the samples, linked within this book, are still online. The information in the book is solid too. The problem with this book isn't the content, but in its construction. She used floating inline images in her Word file, which doesn't work with e-readers nor does it work with the Smashwords' online readers (an image covers up the navigation buttons). Her e-book project, in this book, in about creating a PDF book, so I imagine that she may have used inline (so that paragraphs can wrap around the graphics) images out of habit. It is OK to perform advanced formatting for PDF output. PDF output can be likened much to a camera copy of the Word document and, with print, you can do a lot of neat formatting. With ebooks though, complex formatting can cause some odd errors in the book. Additionally, since the Smashwords meatgrinder does its unknown magic to a Word file, to create the different book formats, even the PDF copy here has a few formatting issues, but it is still readable. The Kindle and EPUB versions of the book are readable, but paragraphs that contain images are broken up badly. To make this book flow properly on an ereader as well as the Smashwords online reader would be to redo the book. Not rewrite it, but remove the images from within the paragraphs and insert them in between the paragraphs (using 'insert -> image'). This will get rid of the float and prevent broken paragraphs.
  
• Websites for the Elementary Classroom on Nov. 02, 2012
  
  A great resource for the teacher using the Web in their classroom.
  
• My Philosophy for Successful Living on Nov. 02, 2012
  
  There are many 'life coaches' but very few will surpass Jim Rohn. Anything by him should be read. He's always an easy and pleasant read and he's very clear - he gets to the point quickly.
  
• A Class ePub on Feb. 07, 2018
  
  There's quite a bit of information in this book. Definitely worth the purchase. It seems laid out more like a class notebook rather than a structured text, but the book is small enough; it won't matter. Besides, in going through it, I pick up something else that I didn't expect.
  
• Self-publishing Unboxed on Feb. 07, 2018
  
  Definitely a keeper. Excellent advice on how to publish across different distributors.
  
• Going Wide Unboxed on Feb. 07, 2018
  
  More detail on publishing across different distributors with well-laid plans. An excellent read.
  
• Mailing Lists Unboxed on Feb. 07, 2018
  
  Like many people, I have resisted email lists. This book makes the process easier than things may initially appear.
  
• Self-Editing for Nonfiction Writers on April 25, 2018
  
  Excellent book! A short read, but packed with information. You'll want to take notes and update your self-editing checklist.