{"id":1911,"date":"2017-04-07T02:49:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T02:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickmyreader.com\/?p=1911"},"modified":"2018-02-06T10:37:59","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T10:37:59","slug":"ebook-formatting-kindle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pickmyreader.com\/ebook-formatting-kindle\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Book Formatting for Kindle"},"content":{"rendered":"
Are you ready to think about publishing your e-book?<\/p>\n
Assuming you have written your manuscript using Microsoft Word, you’re going to need to make some tweaks which we will outline in full today.<\/p>\n
Often, simply reading a chunk of text like this makes it seem overwhelming. Once you follow and implement, though, it’s not that hard at all.<\/p>\n
First, you’re going to transfer the words you’ve been slaving over into plain text.<\/p>\n
This will get rid of any hidden formatting glitches that suddenly make your words appear in places on the page you don’t want them.<\/p>\n
We’ll look at performing this basic step on both Mac and PC\u2026 With a Mac, you’ll use Text Edit<\/strong> and on a PC, Notepad<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Handy Hint<\/strong>: To find things even more rapidly on a Mac, hit Command<\/strong> and Space Bar<\/strong> together. This brings up Spotlight Search<\/strong>. Enter your search term and you’re away!<\/p>\n Open a new Microsoft Word document.<\/p>\n Don’t worry about the page sizes. Opt for the standard page layout.<\/p>\n Now cut and paste your plain text back into this fresh Word document.<\/p>\n The text will appear in the font you have set in Word. Use a basic font like Times New Roman.<\/p>\n This is now, technically, a clean copy ready to be transferred to Kindle.<\/p>\n Save it as KINDLE-<\/strong>booktitle.<\/p>\n Now, before transferring to Amazon KDP, the Kindle sales platform, you’ll need to do the following\u2026<\/p>\n Kindle automatically indents the first line of every paragraph. To keep it simple, justify your margins to the left. In your Toolbar<\/strong>, look for the rows of parallel lines (Align Left, Centred, Align Right, Justified).<\/p>\n Highlight all your text then click Align Left<\/strong>.<\/p>\n With the justification taken care of, it’s on to some further formatting\u2026<\/p>\n Don’t worry about hyperlinking chapter headings. It’s necessary for non-fiction so readers can jump to the required chapters, but not essential with most fiction.<\/p>\n Don’t put page numbers in either.<\/p>\n Save the Word doc as an HTML web page\u2026<\/p>\n Click File<\/strong> >\u00a0Save As<\/strong> > Save As Web Page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n You’ll now have 2 files, your Master and your HTML Web Page Master.<\/p>\n The latter is the one you load to KDP.<\/p>\n First, though, load this onto your Kindle (or Calibre: see below) for a final check.<\/p>\n Read through to monitor all formatting and spacing issues.<\/p>\n First, if you have any problems, here’s Amazon’s responsive help facility:<\/p>\n kdp-support\/at\/amazon.com<\/strong><\/p>\n Now, go to Amazon’s Digital Text Platform<\/strong>, KDP<\/strong>:<\/p>\n https:\/\/kdp.amazon.com\/self-publishing\/signin<\/strong><\/p>\n If you don’t have a reader account with Amazon, create one.<\/p>\n OK\u2026<\/p>\n Now you’re all set.<\/p>\n It takes anything from 2 to 48 hours for your book to appear.<\/p>\n When it does, buy it and read it through again. If anything’s not right, go to your bookmarked dashboard page and upload a corrected version.<\/p>\n You can change your book as often as you like.<\/p>\n You can change your price as often as you like. See what other books in your category are charging and make any adjustments you see fit.<\/p>\n We’ll take a look now at how to make a basic master copy so you can upload it to other platforms\u2026<\/p>\n Now to download the free ebook reading and creation tool Calibre:<\/p>\n http:\/\/calibre-ebook.com\/<\/strong><\/p>\n You are now done with Calibre!<\/p>\n Click\u00a0Donate<\/strong> if you want to offer Calibre anything for providing this service free of charge. This is optional.<\/p>\n Now go to Kobo Writing Life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We trust that you’ve found this comprehensive set of instructions to be valuable and informative. It’s a lot to take in so bookmark this page as your go-to guide for formatting and uploading your e-book.<\/p>\n If there’s anything else Kindle-related you’d like a hand with, reach out any time and we’ll do our best to help out.<\/p>\n Now start polishing up that manuscript!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are you ready to think about publishing your e-book? Assuming you have written your manuscript using Microsoft Word, you’re going to need to make some tweaks which we will outline in full today. 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Open a Blank Text Edit or Notepad Document<\/h3>\n
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2. Highlight All of Your Text<\/h3>\n
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3. Transfer Your Text<\/h3>\n
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4. Rendering Plain Text.<\/h3>\n
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Further Formatting<\/h2>\n
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Upload to Amazon<\/h2>\n
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Step by Step Guide To Making A Basic Epub Master for Direct Loading To Kobo Writing Life (Plus Other Epub Sales Platforms – iBooks and Nook<\/h2>\n
Preparation<\/h3>\n
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Calibre<\/h3>\n
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Publishing<\/h3>\n
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Wrap-Up<\/h2>\n