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Welcome to episode 007 of The Business of Writing Today podcast
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E-Book Basics Part 2
The Mechanics of E-books
Today’s we discuss the mechanics of creating and publishing e-books.
Where to go to publish your e-book:
http://smashwords.com
http://kdp.amazon.com
http://pubit.com
http://bookbaby.com
Peggy discusses file formats and why you need to load your e-book to multiple sites. She also talks about the advantages of using Word as your upload document and what not to include when using Word as your source document.
Peggy and Larry discuss KDP Select—a good thing or a bad thing and the December 2011 results.
Program basics:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/08/idUS143179+08-Dec-2011+BW20111208
December 2011 KDP Select Results
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/12/idUS142789+12-Jan-2012+BW20120112
Top 3 Earners in December 2011 according to an Amazon Press Release from Reuters:
Carolyn McCray – paranormal writer earned $8,250
Rachel Yu- children’s book author earned $6,200
The Grabarchuk family – puzzle books earned $6,300
To learn more read Peggy’s blog posts:
E-book Basics
KDP Select – Now What?
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