| When you've been doing something for a while, | | | | disclaimers about the material in the book such as |
| you tend to take certain things for granted. So | | | | not making any guarantees and so on. This will |
| when people ask me how to create an ebook, I | | | | keep you from getting sued if somebody uses |
| have to admit that I'm a bit puzzled. Haven't they | | | | your book and doesn't get what they thought |
| read any ebooks on their own? Haven't they | | | | they would get out of it. |
| made note of how they're generally put together? | | | | The third page is where you want to put your |
| Well, for those who really need some help with | | | | table of contents. This is a must. People don't |
| ebook creation, this article is going to give you | | | | want to go searching through your ebook for |
| some basic tips on ebook layout and structure. | | | | certain topics. A table of contents will make it so |
| Starting from the top, the first thing that you | | | | that they can get to any part of your ebook |
| need is a good strong title and sub title. These will | | | | quickly. If you make your table of contents |
| go on your first page in big bold print. You'll also | | | | clickable, that's even better. This is easily done by |
| want the author's name underneath. However, | | | | bookmarking them in Word when you create |
| between the title and the author's name, it's | | | | them. |
| probably a good idea to have an ecover. for | | | | Finally, you have the contents of the ebook itself. |
| more detials:- a photo of the actual book itself. | | | | You want to present this in a logical step by step |
| These are usually done in Photoshop using action | | | | manner. Don't refer to something on page three |
| scripts. If you can't do them yourself, hire a | | | | that you don't get to until page twenty. for visit |
| designer to do one for you. This will give your | | | | detials:- is a great way to infuriate your reader. |
| ebook a more professional look. | | | | Also make sure that you have a chapter title at |
| The second page you will put all your disclaimer | | | | the top of each chapter so that it can be easily |
| and legal information. The primary thing you want | | | | found. Also, make sure you have page numbers. |
| to include here is that the ebook can not be | | | | Having a table of contents is worthless if you |
| copied or duplicated in any way. This isn't actually | | | | don't have page numbers to go along with them. |
| going to stop people from stealing your work, but | | | | These may all seem like little things, but by doing |
| it does give you legal recourse if somebody | | | | them you will give your reader an ebook that he |
| should do so. You also want to include any | | | | will actually enjoy reading just a little bit more. |