Comments on: Do It Yourself eBooks http://thinkvitamin.com/business/do-it-yourself-ebooks/ The Web Practitioner's Blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Luca Pedrotti http://thinkvitamin.com/business/do-it-yourself-ebooks/#comment-38380 Luca Pedrotti Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:16:00 +0000 http://carsonified.com/?p=6200#comment-38380 Thanks for this clear overveiw on eBooks. Nice and easy :) Thanks for this clear overveiw on eBooks. Nice and easy :)

]]> By: Jen http://thinkvitamin.com/business/do-it-yourself-ebooks/#comment-21336 Jen Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:13:38 +0000 http://carsonified.com/?p=6200#comment-21336 @Nora: All you have to do is download Calibre and import the HTML file and then convert it. I'm still learning lots of little things about creating eBooks, one of which is the successful inclusion of images. However, it's fairly simple to create and convert ebooks with Calibre. One tip that's important when making a conversion that I've found is putting in a font size and line-height under "Look & Feel." When I first started making ebooks, I'd get tiny, tiny books (unreadable) when I finished the conversion. @Nora: All you have to do is download Calibre and import the HTML file and then convert it. I’m still learning lots of little things about creating eBooks, one of which is the successful inclusion of images. However, it’s fairly simple to create and convert ebooks with Calibre. One tip that’s important when making a conversion that I’ve found is putting in a font size and line-height under “Look & Feel.” When I first started making ebooks, I’d get tiny, tiny books (unreadable) when I finished the conversion.

]]> By: Nora Brown http://thinkvitamin.com/business/do-it-yourself-ebooks/#comment-21287 Nora Brown Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:20:48 +0000 http://carsonified.com/?p=6200#comment-21287 Okay, thinking about this topic more, what I really want to know is: I have a website with lengthy articles published in html. How can I take those to epub format with the minimum amount of conversion steps and reformatting, etc. I think that would make an excellent topic for the readers of Think Vitamin. Okay, thinking about this topic more, what I really want to know is: I have a website with lengthy articles published in html. How can I take those to epub format with the minimum amount of conversion steps and reformatting, etc. I think that would make an excellent topic for the readers of Think Vitamin.

]]> By: Nora Brown http://thinkvitamin.com/business/do-it-yourself-ebooks/#comment-21262 Nora Brown Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:10:35 +0000 http://carsonified.com/?p=6200#comment-21262 Good article. I have many clients interested in publishing their own short e-books, and I'd love to be able to provide them that service. I'd love to see more Think Vitamin articles and resources posted on this topic -- especially how to leverage knowledge of html to format e-books. Good article. I have many clients interested in publishing their own short e-books, and I’d love to be able to provide them that service. I’d love to see more Think Vitamin articles and resources posted on this topic — especially how to leverage knowledge of html to format e-books.

]]> By: Jae Xavier http://thinkvitamin.com/business/do-it-yourself-ebooks/#comment-21260 Jae Xavier Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:15:37 +0000 http://carsonified.com/?p=6200#comment-21260 >>It seems ebooks are the way to go ^_^ Oh yes :) The power of multiple distribution channels will be the key. Apple: High Android: Mid Kindle: Low And then there are affiliate marketers who employ widgets on their networks of 100+ websites. >>It seems ebooks are the way to go ^_^

Oh yes :)

The power of multiple distribution channels will be the key.

Apple: High
Android: Mid
Kindle: Low

And then there are affiliate marketers who employ widgets on their networks of 100+ websites.

]]> By: FrankyJ http://thinkvitamin.com/business/do-it-yourself-ebooks/#comment-21257 FrankyJ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:38:43 +0000 http://carsonified.com/?p=6200#comment-21257 Honestly ebooks are one of the few recent technologies that just don't do anything for me. If I was going to read an ebook, the only way I'd do it is on some type of portable tablet, but even then I'm thinking, I only read 1 MAYBE 2 books at a time, so why would I need an ebook as opposed to a good old fashioned hard copy. I guess I can appreciate the fact that by taking print out of the equation you can make publications much more available all over the world, but for me personally, I don't see any use. Honestly ebooks are one of the few recent technologies that just don’t do anything for me. If I was going to read an ebook, the only way I’d do it is on some type of portable tablet, but even then I’m thinking, I only read 1 MAYBE 2 books at a time, so why would I need an ebook as opposed to a good old fashioned hard copy. I guess I can appreciate the fact that by taking print out of the equation you can make publications much more available all over the world, but for me personally, I don’t see any use.

]]> By: Jason Matthews http://thinkvitamin.com/business/do-it-yourself-ebooks/#comment-21251 Jason Matthews Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:54:25 +0000 http://carsonified.com/?p=6200#comment-21251 Great tips, Brian. I really like 2epub.com for converting MS Word Doc to epub, mobi, and lrf. Calibre is essential as a reading device and conversion tool but it doesn't work with Word. Also Smashwords.com will get authors into Apple iBookstore as well as many other biggies. Using PayPal buttons to sell from your website and blog allows you to keep 90% plus of the profits and can easily be set to work automatically. As an author of 3 books, I've embraced the ebook platform. My advice is to do everything you can for free first, and then if you want to spend money on this or that... go for it. Other authors, if you have questions, feel free to contact me. Good luck and remember, this is not a get rich quick thing but more of a slow and steady wins the race. Great tips, Brian. I really like 2epub.com for converting MS Word Doc to epub, mobi, and lrf. Calibre is essential as a reading device and conversion tool but it doesn’t work with Word. Also Smashwords.com will get authors into Apple iBookstore as well as many other biggies. Using PayPal buttons to sell from your website and blog allows you to keep 90% plus of the profits and can easily be set to work automatically. As an author of 3 books, I’ve embraced the ebook platform. My advice is to do everything you can for free first, and then if you want to spend money on this or that… go for it.
Other authors, if you have questions, feel free to contact me. Good luck and remember, this is not a get rich quick thing but more of a slow and steady wins the race.

]]> By: Thomas McGee http://thinkvitamin.com/business/do-it-yourself-ebooks/#comment-21248 Thomas McGee Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:09:23 +0000 http://carsonified.com/?p=6200#comment-21248 As with any other form of printed media, you can do it on your own, but there are many essential things you miss out on. Just to name a few, there is editing, distribution, publicity, promotions, marketing, and many other essential services which will help your book land into the hands of readers amongst the sea of do-it-yourself E-books out there. Plus, to have just an E-book version is to miss a whole mass market of individuals who still prefer to have the printed copy. I'm one of them! :) Check out this article » http://ow.ly/1ZjWt As with any other form of printed media, you can do it on your own, but there are many essential things you miss out on. Just to name a few, there is editing, distribution, publicity, promotions, marketing, and many other essential services which will help your book land into the hands of readers amongst the sea of do-it-yourself E-books out there. Plus, to have just an E-book version is to miss a whole mass market of individuals who still prefer to have the printed copy. I’m one of them! :) Check out this article » http://ow.ly/1ZjWt

]]> By: Thomas Staub http://thinkvitamin.com/business/do-it-yourself-ebooks/#comment-21245 Thomas Staub Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:14:04 +0000 http://carsonified.com/?p=6200#comment-21245 Thank you for the links to the various epub converters. I did not now of sigil and eCub before. I wil have to take a look into them. Another option is to use an online epub converter like http://www.epubconverter.org . Thank you for the links to the various epub converters. I did not now of sigil and eCub before. I wil have to take a look into them.
Another option is to use an online epub converter like http://www.epubconverter.org .

]]> By: WebGuide4U http://thinkvitamin.com/business/do-it-yourself-ebooks/#comment-21242 WebGuide4U Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:39:33 +0000 http://carsonified.com/?p=6200#comment-21242 will be working on to release my own book within coming days. this article really helped me a lot in finding the mistakes which i'm making thanks for the share will be working on to release my own book within coming days. this article really helped me a lot in finding the mistakes which i’m making
thanks for the share

]]> By: Amber Weinberg http://thinkvitamin.com/business/do-it-yourself-ebooks/#comment-21233 Amber Weinberg Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:46:51 +0000 http://carsonified.com/?p=6200#comment-21233 I've been thinking of doing my own development & freelancing book for a while and was trying to decide whether to do it printed or electronically. It seems ebooks are the way to go ^_^ I’ve been thinking of doing my own development & freelancing book for a while and was trying to decide whether to do it printed or electronically. It seems ebooks are the way to go ^_^

]]>