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It really helped me get my first short story formatted for the kindle. How i convert my manuscripts into ebooks phyllis zimbler. Ive recently started selfpublishing on amazon and ive been having trouble formatting the book properly. If you cant find the information youre looking for, or if you have specific questions, please feel free to contact us. The zen of ebook formatting is a book for writers who want to know how to format and create ebooks. Kindle cloud reader helps you to read ebooks instantly on your web browser no kindle tool required. In lieu of a walk through, then, id like to recommend a great formatting series by guido henkel. Take pride in your ebook formatting part viii guido henkel. Some companies use ebook formatting software, which can miss things. Professional formatted books on the kindle, ipad, nook, and morea good deal of the ebooks found in online stores today have problematic formatting. He also has an expanded version, zen of ebook formatting, available for sale. Many of my writer friends have completely given up on formatting.
After modeling his first working microprocessor in high school in 1982, henkel began focusing. Kindle ebooks with improved typography use new kfx file. Jason dark is a worthy addition to characters like carl kolchak and. One of the biggest challenges is to make sure your ebook displays correctly on all platforms. Next i press a few buttons, including using a code i got from guido henkels blog series to create the table of contents, and voila. Take pride in your ebook formatting by indie horror author guido henkel this link goes to part i in what is a very thorough ninepart post. A professional computer game developer and ebook formatter, guido has been storyteller since his teens. In the next installment we will take a closer look at some of the features of html that we will need to whip our ebooks into shape and how they impact how we will create our ebook source file. Mar 03, 2012 the subsequent is a assessment of ebook formats used to create and publish ebooks. What good are colorful headlines or sidebars when 75 percent of the ebook devices are black and white. Take pride in your ebook formatting part iv guido henkel. Read more of guidos thoughts on marketing, ebooks, gaming, and life at his blog. Kindlegen the official tool provided by amazon to create. Formatter to new york times bestselling writers and indie authors alike, henkel makes the process understandable and easy to follow for anyone.
Take pride in your ebook formatting part i part ii part iii part iv part v part vi part vii part viii part ix. Xhtml template ebook formatting thank you for visiting this ebook design tutorial. The first time i heard about this book was through david gaughran and his website. When the first post on guido henkel went up, i went to check it out, because i was familiar with him or at least someone with that name from some of the best computer rpgs ever written. Take pride in your ebook formatting part iii guido henkel. The first book was a real learning curve for me, but. Ebook launch helped make my first selfpublishing project a success. Guido henkel born september 9, 1964 in stuttgart, germany is a germanborn, american designer, programmer, and developer in the video game industry, as well as a composer and novelist. General ebook formatting from a word processor manuscript. A stepbystep guide to format ebooks for kindle and epub kindle edition by henkel, guido. A g ood guide for the tricky little and big things to avoid or overcome is us horror writer guido henkels informative and detailed ninepart series, take pride in your ebook formatting. Pick from predesigned covers or get your own custom design for ebooks and print.
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