Publish It Yourself! Series

A Guide to Effective Self-Publishing. Anyone who plans to publish a book needs the technical information neatly presented in layman’s terms. It is important to know the basics of electronic publishing. Discover the sound techniques needed for producing an effective book cover that works well as a thumbnail online. Read how effectively contrast and bold fonts draw attention to your book long before the buyer views your book’s page. The ‘editing’ is a vital stage of any publication. Learn how to edit your own manuscript on a tight budget. Use the provided lists of ‘commonly misspelt words’ and add your own. Start writing more efficiently and avoid the issue of incorrectly spelt words that are replaced with properly spelt, but incorrect words. Once understood, metatags can accomplish many feats and you can speed up their implementation with the help of a template. This book is about how to package your product in the best possible way so that it looks polished and professional. It is not a get rich quick scheme, or a learn ‘how to write’ manual. You will learn how to: - produce effective book covers that also work as thumbnails, - create lists and automata to check for common typos, - improve your workflow during both writing and publication, - format your book in a logical layout for electronic distribution, - format your book for print following established tradition, - apply metatags to your images and PDF files with a template, - choose the correct genres and keywords for your metatags, - select an appropriate nom de plume, - use social media correctly, - locate invaluable software and tools. Key Concepts: Self-Publish; eBook; Print Layout; Formatting; How to produce Kindle books; Metatags; Book Covers; CreativeSpace; Workflow; Publishing; Agents; Social Media; Pseudonym, Pen Name or Nom De Plume; DIY Help; Electronic Distribution; Editing; Print On Demand; Hardcover and softcovers, or paperbacks; Mobi, ePub, and PDF formats; Indie Authors. Other Books by the Author * The Book of Life * Happy Now! * Recycled Thoughts * Format It Yourself! (Book 2 of Publish It Yourself!) * Viral WordPress SEO * Twitter for Humans * Six For Seven (A South African Dinner) * The Scandari Saga - Aeonosphere * The Scandari Saga - Back To Christmas * Bermuda Phoenix

The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide for Authors. A Master-Class with over 60 Screenshots. Format It Yourself is a Step-by-Step guide, specifically written and illustrated to help authors format their books. Whether you are publishing through CreateSpace, Kindle, or any other outlet, one of the greatest challenges is preparing and typesetting the book. This formatting manual is an in-depth typesetting Master-Class with over 60 Screenshots for guidance. This logical, sequentially presented handbook teaches readers exactly how to typeset according to traditional convention. Speed up your normal workflow, and reduce frustration. The information will lead you to a quicker and smarter way of writing. Would you like to spend less time wrestling with formatting gremlins, and more on penning your next novel? This book doesn’t promise the impossible. It delivers on what can be done by the reader. You cannot typeset your book in sixty minutes, or in an afternoon — if you want to do it properly. Learn all the tips and secrets straight from a professional. Let me walk you through the right way to Format It Yourself! Let’s face it; if you knew how to code a proper e-Book, you wouldn’t need a formatting ‘bible’. Discover how to implement simple tweaks in your electronic book’s HTML code. Familiarise yourself with the most common and frustrating formatting errors, and how best to avoid them. I will warn you about which elements will fail to convert properly. I find these same issues with many of my clients’ manuscripts. While Format It Yourself focuses on Microsoft Word, the theory and solutions can be applied to any word processing software. Numerous links to free software and useful websites will assist you in finalising your book. Here are just a few of the topics covered: * The word processing document; * Custom Shortcuts; * Smart Styles and Rogue Orphan Styles; * Widows, Orphans, Columns, and Rivers; * Page Breaks; * Hyphenation; * Table of Content; * The NCX TOC; * Images and Inserts; * Hyperlinks; * Indexes and Footnotes; * Macros; * Automated Chapter Numbering; * Common Punctuation Errors; * Traditional Front and Back Matter; * The Conversion Process; * The ePub and Mobi/Kindle Formats; * Page Setup; * Copyright; * Headers and Footers; * Page Numbering; * Typesetting; * How to Proof your final PDF print format. Other Books by the Author * The Book of Life * Happy Now! * Recycled Thoughts * Publish It Yourself! (Book 1 of Publish It Yourself!) * Format It Yourself! (Book 2 of Publish It Yourself!) * Viral WordPress SEO * Twitter for Humans * Six For Seven (A South African Dinner) * The Scandari Saga - Aeonosphere * The Scandari Saga - Back To Christmas * Bermuda Phoenix