2. Publish to Kindle
It has revolutionized
the careers of huge
numbers of writers
The explosion of
ebooks onto the
market is wonderful
news for writers.
3. Publish to Kindle
For established writers, it means more sales
For unpublished writers, it means self
publishing virtually for free
No need to pay “vanity publishers” to work
on your book.
These days, you can just upload your ebook
to Kindle Direct Publishing to publish to
Kindle and it's available for people to buy
and read.
4. Online Marketplace For Your Ebooks
Barnes & Noble Nook
US residents: you can
upload your ebooks here
Non-US residents: It
changed a few years ago
to include other countries
so don’t worry
Keep checking the Nook
site for developments.
5. Online Marketplace For Your Ebooks
Smashwords
Very user-friendly site that offers ebooks
in many different formats
Is very popular with readers who object to
the digital rights management (DRM)
6. What is DRM?
It prevents people copying DRM-protected
ebooks.
As a publisher, you don't have to enable
DRM on your books.
Many people will assume that a Kindle book
will have DRM
With a PDF (or even an unprotected Mobi
file) a reader can copy the ebook to other
computers.
7. Publishing to other Marketplaces?
Convert your ebook to
several different formats
Format to Kindle is
called Mobi
Format to Nook Epub
Smashwords and other
online marketplaces
usually offer these as
well as PDF and perhaps
some other formats.
8. Free Ebook Conversion Software
Calibre
Adobe Digital Editions
Sony Reader Library
Mobipocket Reader
Microsoft Reader
Stanza Desktop
9. Before you publish to any ebook site,
be sure to read the terms and
conditions to check that your book
complies with them.
10. For more tips, check out my blog at
http://amyharrop.com