Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Inserting pagebreaks in to your E-book

Mobi/kindle formatting: Page breaks are essential, but not required for formatting your E-book. When inserted, your text will be brought to the next page, marking an end-point for the previous text. To VIEW your properly inserted page break, hold Ctrl+Shft+* A page break should appear as follows (if you have inserted one) …………….page break………….  INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO INSERT A PAGE BREAK: 1.      Click on the “insert” tab at the top of the word document. (It’s located near the home tab.) 2.      After...

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Formatting your E-book Essentials (the basics)

Formatting your E-Book- 101   Hit the home tab. Scan your eyes until you see a small node that looks like a music note. See below; ¶ Below is an example of what you'd see once you click the node;                                                                                ...

Formatting E-book; Changing the color of your hyperlinks

Changing the color of your hyperlinks. You can customize the color of your table of Contents with a few simple steps. FIRST HIGHLIGHT YOUR HYPERLINK (or table of contents if that's what you intend to change) Steps below; Step 1. Hit the HOME tab  (if you’re not already there) Step 2. Veer your mouse point towards the far right upper hand side of the page. Do you see the two A’s? Change Styles should be listed below it. Step 3. Click the node under change styles. It’s the tiny node with a miniscule arrow. It is just left of the...

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Why doesn't my ebook have the "Go to" Table of Contents option through kindle? A guide to correct this.

Someone emailed me with this question, so I thought I'd share it with those who may be wondering the same thing. You need to place a "Toc" bookmark inorder for there to be a "Go to" Table of Contents option for your readers. It's not as difficult as it sounds. Just go to the table of contents page you designed. I'll use mine from my novel, The Road to Nowehere. THE ROAD TO NOWHERE TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT CHAPTER 1- LOST CHAPTER 2- QUICK DRIVE CHAPTER 3- RESTLESS CHAPTER 4- BURNING BRIGHT CHAPTER 5- BEST LAID PLANS CHAPTER 6-...

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

E-book Pricing

  Pricing your E-book updated from the 2011 post: ·        What is a fair price to charge as an indie author? To begin, not all author’s are trying to reach the same goal. Some, like myself, may be hobbyists. Other authors, similar to the hobbyist , may not be interested in what earnings they can accrue as fast as possible, but would initially prefer to reach as wide of an audience (hosting giveaways, offering free copies, placing your E-book available in Stores for little to nothing).   Regardless...