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As self-publishing, independent authors, to typically relish in the freedom we have suddenly be handed, allowing us to truly own our books, cradling and nourishing them from the very first word, all the way until we usher them out the door through self-publishing platforms such as Amazon or Barnes&Noble. I am sure you’ve heard the saying before, that freedom is… Continue reading "Three indie author mistakes that could cost you dearly"
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I honestly had not expected how much work it would be, putting together my book Zen of eBook Formatting. After all, I had the blog tutorial to build upon, and yet, it took me many months to flesh out the final book, add in all the little details and additions, and tweak it to make sure it is as accurate… Continue reading "Double-stitching code to fight eReader incompatibility"
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The past months I kept myself busy completing a new book on the subject of eBook formatting, as many of you may know. I am happy to announce that the book is finally available! For only $5.99 you can now benefit from the years of experience I have had as a professional eBook formatter, learning the ins and outs and… Continue reading "<b>Zen of eBook Formatting</b> is now available!"
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Over the past three years or so since I first published my “Take Pride in your eBook Formatting” series of tutorials here on the site, a lot of people have asked if I would make the tutorials available as an eBook as well. For a number of reasons I never created an eBook on the subject, %%% % % %… Continue reading "“Take Pride in your eBook Formatting” turns into a book"
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We are heading into year six of the digital book revolution and while there have been tremendous advancements in the sector, one thing has not changed a bit. There still is no magic bullet for eBook formatting. It’s not even anywhere on the horizon. In a time where eBook readers have become increasingly powerful and capable, and where more authors… Continue reading "The magic bullet for eBook formatting still doesn’t exist"
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The announcement of the next generation of Amazon’s Kindle has set the eBook world abuzz once again. Not only are the new models more attractive than their predecessors, but they also expand the market in new, untapped territories. For authors, this is great news, of course, but often, where there’s light there’s also darkness. In this case, the cloud on… Continue reading "Time to rethink Kindle content generation"
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I’ve been working my way through Amazon’s new KF8 format specs a little bit, and while it is a great format, taking the Kindle eBook format to where EPUB has been for some time, I have to say there are a few things that stick out like a sore thumb. One of the issues that truly and really disturb me… Continue reading "To KF8 or MOBI, that is the question…"
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Yesterday, Amazon released information that with the introduction of the Kindle Fire tablet they will also switch to a new eBook format. Anyone who will check out the quick overview will certainly be pleased and also notice that with the upcoming KF8 eBook format, Amazon seems to have addressed virtually all the shortcomings I have raised in my blog post… Continue reading "Amazon introduces new Kindle eBook format and makes a major misstep"
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I am a huge fan of the Kindle. Always been. I owned a first-generation Kindle and in my mind, the Kindle was every bit as revolutionary a product as the iPhone. A game changer. However, as great as it is, even the Kindle is not perfect. I am not talking here about buttons being too small or somesuch thing. I… Continue reading "10 Things Amazon should correct in the Kindle"
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Oftentimes when I send out a finished e-book to a client after I completed the formatting for them, I get an email that asks me, “Why is the Table of Contents in the back?” The more I thought about it, the more I felt it is something I should probably talk about here on my blog, because there are a… Continue reading "The Table of Contents in the digital age"
