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Kindle E-Publising. Show us the ropes?
Spot:
As far as formatting for the Kindle goes, a quick search yielded a lot of links, but I found the following links helpful:
* http://www.newselfpublishing.com/WordKindle.html (Very simple and easy to follow steps)
* http://www.bookbuzzr.com/blog/book-marketing/formatting-your-documents-for-the-kindle-in-8-steps/ (8 things to keep in mind)
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU2kprKRrGY (Formatting for the Kindle in action)
* http://kindleformatting.com/formatting.php (A lot more detailed and good for the HTML code savvy author)
I think the major takeaways are that you should keep it simple. No fancy formatting gimmicks and as long as you keep it left aligned, you are good to go.
cenwolfgirl:
spot my main problem will be the font 12 is too small to see to change any thing ater i have put it in to that font size
(if you ask me the minimu font size should be 16 at least if not 20)
Spot:
You can have it up to font size 18. When you publish it to the Kindle, Amazon makes the required changes when converting it to the .mobi format.
Also, keep in mind that most readers pick their preferred sizes on their device anyway.
R. S. Leergaard:
Well, Deposed King got the stressing and agonizing bit right, waiting to see if Amazon took some exception to something in my story . . . but, they didn't, and my story is now live ;D ;D 8) wooo hooo!
The Deposed King:
--- Quote from: R. S. Leergaard on May 11, 2012, 12:02:48 AM ---Well, Deposed King got the stressing and agonizing bit right, waiting to see if Amazon took some exception to something in my story . . . but, they didn't, and my story is now live ;D ;D 8) wooo hooo!
--- End quote ---
;D I tried to recreate the mental and emotional strain of putting up your e-book as accurately as possible and follow this up with a verbal kick in the pants, at appropriate moments, to help everyone know they, both, aren't alone and to push them into keeping on keeping on instead of giving up.
Worst case people can scoff. Best case it helps you finish while biting your nails instead of stop and keep on chomping them down to the quick.
Glad if something I wrote was able to help. And not incidentally, Congradulations! Do you have a link?
The Deposed King
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