| So you've written your eBook have you? You've | | | | This is the book's ISBN, so that electronics know |
| had it edited. And now you're ready to publish it. | | | | what book it is. |
| But how? | | | | Covers are what draw people to the book and it's |
| First off you need to decide how you are going | | | | also true for eBooks. You've already determined |
| to publish it. | | | | how you are going to design your eBook's cover |
| One option is to get someone, a designer, to do it | | | | but now you need to create several. You may |
| for you. The designer will design how your book | | | | need multiple views for different purposes. If you |
| will look. They put the images you've chosen into | | | | used a designer they should provide you the |
| the book, re-design the interior, and design and | | | | different views. |
| create the cover. This is probably the easiest, but | | | | You also need to design and re-format the interior |
| most expensive. | | | | to how you want the final copy to look. Perhaps |
| Alternatively, you can purchase a package from | | | | you want to include some Jpegs? Add them in |
| an On Demand publisher. Many On Demand | | | | now. Make everything on the inside of the EBook |
| publishers include a variety of important things | | | | just the way you want it, because now is the |
| which you can choose from, such as an artist for | | | | time. A good way to get some ideas is to get a |
| designing your cover, or re-designing the interior. | | | | template from an On Demand Publisher. It will help |
| This is likely the most cost efficient, at least until | | | | a lot. |
| you become well-known. For large numbers of | | | | Finally, you want to prepare the digital copy. Sure, |
| books it may not be the best idea. | | | | you can just leave it as a Microsoft Word file, but |
| Finally, and this is by far the cheapest but most | | | | that doesn't look as good as an Adobe Acrobat |
| difficult, you can do it yourself. Obviously you | | | | file. You have to decide what format your EBook |
| need to have a fair amount of knowledge about | | | | is going to be in, and then put it into that format. |
| image editing programs, such as Photoshop, and | | | | Likely your pictures will be moved so move them |
| normally a good amount of skill at painting and | | | | back to where you want. If you have any videos |
| drawing. You won't have to pay someone to do | | | | put them in. Add your cover at the front. |
| anything concerning your books aesthetic points, | | | | Finally, you upload your product. If it's a larger file |
| but it requires the most time and you may not | | | | it's an idea to shrink the file using a program such |
| have that. | | | | as WinRar. If you plan to send it to several people |
| There are more things you need to do if you are | | | | beforehand, or if you want to upload it right now |
| publishing your own eBooks. | | | | before you want it released, it's a good idea to |
| You need an ISBN. An ISBN is the number of | | | | put a password on the file, and only release the |
| your book in the world's computers. Every book | | | | password to those who you want to have it right |
| has one, and no bookseller will sell a book without | | | | now. Release the pass later on once it's officially |
| one, so make sure you get a number. If you look | | | | released to those who purchase it. This will help |
| at the barcode on the back of the book you will | | | | stop people from giving your work to everybody |
| see "ISBN:" and then a large group of numbers. | | | | they know and even those they don't. |