| Congratulations, you've finished that eBook you've | | | | you've used a good system, you made this |
| been working so hard on. But now what? | | | | decision long ago. |
| Once you put -30- to that eBook, you still haven't | | | | So the next task is simply to download the |
| finished. You've got at least three more tasks to | | | | appropriate templates from your selected printer. |
| complete. | | | | Even if you aren't going to sell through other |
| First, you need to edit your eBook. Yes, even | | | | services than your own website, you should still |
| eBooks should be edited. After all, it would be silly | | | | download a template from one of the major |
| to lose credibility after all that work, just because | | | | suppliers. Why? First, because you want your |
| you spelt a word or two or three wrong. | | | | eBook to look professional. People value |
| The good news is, if you've used a good system, | | | | professional. People undervalue amateur. Second, |
| the heaviest editing is already completed. A good | | | | because at some point you may want to sell |
| system will ensure that structural editing will be | | | | through an alternative printer (the digital readers |
| done while the eBook is still in an outline state. | | | | qualify as printers for this purpose). If possible |
| That means that the only editing you will need to | | | | you want a template that allows you to sell on all |
| do at this point is to correct spelling and serious | | | | formats. |
| grammatical errors. You'll find that it is best to let | | | | Now, finish your book. Apply your format to your |
| someone else do the proof editing for you. | | | | book. In word, this is actually a case of starting |
| Of course, if you haven't used a good system, | | | | from the template and pasting your manuscript to |
| you'll still need to do the structural editing. Guess | | | | the template copy. |
| what? You're probably not finished because | | | | Now you've got a finished, saleable product -- |
| structural editing usually results in needing to | | | | your book. Almost. The only thing you are missing |
| rewrite sections. | | | | is your cover. So go out and find a cover design |
| Once you've finished the editing process you now | | | | you like. |
| have a completed manuscript. All that's needed to | | | | Of course, you could also let a book designer |
| convert that manuscript into a book is to format | | | | take care of the formatting and cover design for |
| it. But what formats will you use? | | | | you. Outsourcing is always a good thing if you |
| The next task then is to select the formats you | | | | have the money. |
| want to publish in. Will you publish for the Kindle? | | | | The only thing left now is to publish your book. |
| Will you publish for the Sony eReader? Or | | | | What you need to do under that heading will |
| perhaps the Nook? Or do you want to use an | | | | depend on how you decided to publish. Will you |
| on-demand printer such as Lulu or Amazon's | | | | use only your own website? Will you use a digital |
| Booksurge or Createspace? Or are you just going | | | | reader? Will you use an on-demand publisher? Will |
| to sell it from your own website? Of course if | | | | you use a combination? |