Formatting help: I'd like to pay it forward if I could
Posted: June 26th, 2011, 5:32 am
I recently got some help from a writer and I'd like to pay it forward if I could. I'd like to extend a hand to a couple of you out there who have books but don't know how to get them into a nicely working EPUB format. I don't mean converting it or whatever but creating the EPUB file from scratch. From there you can upload it to Amazon or do whatever you'd like with it.
What do I get out of it?
It's not entirely self-less. I'll learn a lot about the EPUB digital book format. I've created a book that is pretty well-formatted in HTML before, but I've never created an ebook in EPUB format from scratch. So when I create your book I'll do it in EPUB format, because that gives you the most options as far as where you can upload it and sell it. I'll learn a lot along the way. It'll give me something to blog about.
Let's keep it relatively simple though. Your book should:
* Be no more than fifty pages or so.
* Not have too many images.
* Not have complex formatting such as tables, headers and footers, indexes.
What do I get out of it?
It's not entirely self-less. I'll learn a lot about the EPUB digital book format. I've created a book that is pretty well-formatted in HTML before, but I've never created an ebook in EPUB format from scratch. So when I create your book I'll do it in EPUB format, because that gives you the most options as far as where you can upload it and sell it. I'll learn a lot along the way. It'll give me something to blog about.
Let's keep it relatively simple though. Your book should:
* Be no more than fifty pages or so.
* Not have too many images.
* Not have complex formatting such as tables, headers and footers, indexes.