Anyone who’s tried formatting their eBook themselves will tell you it’s no small feat. There are hundreds of conversion programs and Kindle “meatgrinders” that promise clean Kindle files, yet deliver a file full of gobbly-gook.
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Penelope's curator insight,
August 7, 2013 10:15 PM
Pictures! Pictures! With the advent of Pinterest, we can't get enough of them. One picture can quickly sum up a message, and is more powerful than a thousand words.
Writers pining to be successful Kindle authors should pick up some great clues as to what genre to focus on. Here are some conclusions:
CONTENT -------------- o Approximately 375 pages to a bestseller o Men want to read about men heroes, but o Woman heroes will likely become the bestseller
GENRE ----------- o Women love Romance novels. Surprised? o Men like history o Top grossing fiction is literature
READERS --------------- o There are 12x more books sold at .99 o Those under 40 read faster than those over 40 o The longer the book, the less likely readers are to finish
*****This review was written by Penelope Silvers for her curated content on "Writing for Kindle"*****
Link to the infographic: http://visual.ly/dna-successful-book
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If you're sitting on the fence about writing and publishing a book to Kindle, this article should give you the kick in the pants you need.
The author lays out six easy steps to format your book and get it up there for sale already! Keep in mind this may not work for those who have bullet points, tables, and special formatting. This tutorial works magic for straight typed text.
To sum up:
1) Type it clean
2) Insert page breaks
3) Apply Styles
4) Create your Table of Contents (TOC)
5) Convert to MOBI/EPUB
6) Upload!
You may have to do a bit of tweaking once it is uploaded, but Amazon allows you to see how the finished product will look before you hit that "Publish" button.
***This review was written by Penelope Silvers for her curated content on "Writing for Kindle"***
Link to the full article: http://ultimatebookcoach.com/how-to-format-your-book-for-kindle-using-microsoft-word-in-6-easy-steps/