I am very much interested to try writing and publishing an eBook. However, I don't know where to start. I know can find a lot of reference and tips online but can't find time yet to sit down and look at it one by one. So...
I tend to write my books using H1, H2 and sometimes, if I have to, H3. I do this for what you might call the core draft. My reasoning is that it is then easier to format the eBook as these are the only headings you sho...
I have several books that have grown long. it is time to make a decision. Can I cut these up into more than one book, or should I keep the chapters together. My impression is people do not want long eBooks and I can see ...
The demand for e-book is growing tremendously due to the short and precise information. Readers have shifted from few hundred pages hard cover book crammed with facts or sometimes pseudo facts to thin but easy to read ...
There are those days when the right idea for a book or for a chapter can't seem to find you. So you call it a day, go out, get busy get back home relaxed, and then you go to sleep. You find yourself awake at 2:00am ...
The average length of an ebook is determined by several factors" the genre, subject matter covered, etc., etc. Assuming you intend to write an ebook that is over 100 pages it is possible to get the job done in under 2 mo...
Some authors will have their books listed only on Amazon for obvious reasons. They lose out on much because unless you have your book listed in other marketplaces, you won't sell to people who won't try to find your book...
One would ask, "why should you want to sell ebooks directly when there are plenty of distributors who reach more people than your website does?" The answer simple. Unlike selling your book elsewhere you get to keep ...
I can introduce myself as a bookworm, with over 500 books behind me. That's how many books I have read so far. Very recently I read this book called "The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F" which is written by Mark Mason. It i...
I guess this mostly applies to fiction writers... When you have an idea, how much planning do you do before you start writing? Do you map out characters, dates, places, etc? If so, just a little bit of info, or full bios...
As a writer, I have writing as a guest blogger for some time now and that has made me improve the way that I write. Just recently, I began having thoughts of writing an ebook on relationship and how it can work perfectly...
This is the advice of a veteran writer for the movies. Using the subplot is a segue way to avoid the audience or reader to get bored with the long scene or sequence. The subplot can divert the story just a little bit. Fo...
I am working on a book that has very extensive citations--marked in the text by a footnote. Does anyone have advice about the best way to handle this in an ebook, predominantly aiming as Kindle. As much as I like the...
For me, having a girl main character will be hard. It will make me hard to establish her as a main character. But if I will make a boy as my main character, it is easy for me to make a back story about him. How bout you ...
I would like to exchange ideas concerning fiction writing for self-publishing purposes. There are multiple platforms to self-publish a novel, novella, or short story. I do not believe the platform is relevant to the cont...
When looking for content to download or buy, I was curious as to what you all prefer in ebooks? What sorts of ebooks do you purchase and why? What is your favorite type of ebook to buy and read?
In your opinion, what are the three best topics for ebooks? In other words, what themes, do you think, or subjects are hot right now and in high demand? I am curious as to what this forum community will say!
So you want to write your first eBook? You already know what you want to write about, or perhaps you don't. But that's okay as it's something you can think about. However, if you do, and you do want to write and publish ...
Ebooks are perfect for so many things, especially for storing and sharing information. Information that can be bundled into an eBook of some kind, and then sent to someone as a file they can download and open in any eBoo...
I am thinking of creating an ebook. It would be for recipes for a pudgy pie, a treat that we have when we go camping. We have made several over the years and some are so good! I am just not certain how big of an inter...
I am pleased to say that my first ebook was successful. I worked very hard on it and it took me some time to work on it as it was a lengthy process. However, the first few months of my sales for this ebook were a down p...
I just wanted to share with all the writers here that I was encouraged recently to take a step that I was too nervous to take for a very long time - write ebooks and sell them. My feedback to you is that if you are t...
I've often had thoughts of writing my memoirs, and I will, one day. Even if I'll never try to sell it, I will still write it. It's one of those things I really have to do. However, a few weeks back, I started to write...
Even though this question might seem a bit odd, it's actually a real question. I do wonder if you always start directly from page 1 or if you jump towards the mid section of the book or even the last couple of pages, bef...
I've been planning to write an ebook for a long time now. I always start writing like the first 10 pages but end up abandoning the project later on. Anyone here with experience in writing ebooks? I know the actua...
