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Self-Publishing and Distribution Guide


The link below is to an in depth article that takes a look at self-publishing and distribution – well worth a look.

For more visit:
http://insights.bookbub.com/ultimate-guide-to-self-publishing-book-distribution-tools/

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Taking a Look at Blurb


The link below is to an article that takes a look at the self-publishing site Blurb.

For more visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/magazines-photos-books-self-publishing-blurb/

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How to Make an Ebook


The link below is to an article on how to make and publish an ebook – with plenty of links to other articles covering all aspects of the process.

For more visit:
http://www.bookbaby.com/how-to-make-an-ebook

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Amazon Is Making It Easier to Publish Your Own Kindle Textbooks


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Reedsy Launches Its Marketplace For Indie Authors To Unbundle Traditional Publishing Houses


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Amazon’s Kindle Scout Crowdsourced Publishing Platform Goes Live


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Amazon launches KDP Kids, a tool to help authors self-publish illustrated books


Laura Hazard Owen's avatarGigaom

A whole lot of people think they have a book in them. And even more think they could write a children’s book. Amazon made that a little easier Wednesday with a new tool, KDP Kids, that aids in the creation of illustrated ebooks.

“No one should have to be a computer programmer to create a beautiful, illustrated Kindle book for kids,” Russ Grandinetti, SVP of Kindle, said in a statement. (Of course, you will still need to have the illustrations at hand and in digital format. Amazon’s not doing your artwork for you, at least not yet.)

KDP Kids largely consists of a free software program, Kindle Kids’ Book Creator, that is downloadable to Mac or PC and lets authors “import artwork from popular formats, including jpg, pdf, tiff, and png,” add text to the pages and preview how it will look across Kindle devices (clearly, illustrated books…

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Guide to Publishing an Ebook


The link below is to an article that looks at how to publish an ebook.

For more visit:
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/guide-create-own-ebook/

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Overdrive and Smashwords


I have a ‘membership’ with Smashwords – why? I don’t know. I never use them anymore and barely ever did. The link below is to an article which really sums up my view of Smashwords as it covers the partnership between Overdrive and Smashwords.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/digital-library-news/overdrive-inundates-libraries-with-200000-horrendous-indie-ebooks

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A Step by Step Guide to Evaluating Your ePub Files


The link below is to an article/tutorial that looks at how you can evaluate an ePub file on a kidnle, iPad and Smartphone.

For more visit:
http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2014/01/a-step-by-step-guide-to-evaluating-your-epub-files-on-kindles-ipads-and-smartphones/