Generally speaking fiction books don’t use images, although I have formatted a few that do. The majority of non-fiction books have images of some sort, whether they are diagrams or photo’s for a memoirs style book. If you’re planning on formatting your book yourself then there are some things you need to be aware of […]
Sep 26, 2013
Amazon URL’s
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A very short blog post for today, but I thought it an important one to get across to you. Have you noticed the URL on Amazon when you click on a book? I work with many authors, maybe that’s obvious… 🙂 One thing most of them all have in common is they always send me […]
Mar 18, 2013
FAQ: How to Upload your eBook to Amazon Kindle
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I get asked quite a bit how you upload your finished (and formatted) eBook to Amazon Kindle. Well in this blog post I am going to try and run through the process in very easy terms and screenshots so you can see exactly what you need to do. First things first you need to sign-up […]
Mar 4, 2013
Amazon KDP Select Top Tips
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If you don’t know what KDP Select is, it’s a service from Amazon Kindle which you can sign up to which makes your eBook exclusive to Amazon for a period of 90 days. During those 90 days you are not allowed to sell your eBook on any other platforms, so you will have to unpublish […]
Jan 23, 2013
Formatting Tip: Creating Styles
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I had planned on creating a video for today’s post, but my voice doesn’t get much use now I work from home (unless talking to the dog) so my attempt failed – but I will get one done soon I promise. I have decided to show you some screenshots on how to create a style […]
Jan 14, 2013
12 Steps to Format an eBook
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After formatting books for some time now I decided that I would create a very simple Microsoft Word template which authors can use to write their books (for those who like writing in Word obviously). It’s basically a blank document, but the styles I have set-up are all ready to be used to create a […]
Dec 10, 2012
The Importance of Being Ernest About Editing
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By James A Bresco James A Bresco. A well traveled and freedom loving adventurous male. James, a confirmed bachelor, closer to sixty than ever before, is passionate about writing and sailing, loves cooking; and thrives on Asian food, James lives aboard his boat and has no plans of going ashore, just yet. The day my […]
