Ebook conversion and ebook formatting are not the same thing, which many authors don’t know when they pay for conversion. April L. Hamilton from Publetariat explains all in this guest post.
5 things you need to know about Kindle Format 8 (KF8), Amazon’s new ebook format
Amazon has announced it’s new ebook format, Kindle Format 8 (KF8), which includes a number of new features for ebooks when read on certain flavours of Kindle.
Have you read your Kindle book since you published it with Smashwords?
So your self-published book is now on the Kindle thanks to Smashwords… or is it? Have you checked? A Twitter friend of mine recently became a self-published author. He published his first novel for multiple devices, including the Kindle, using Smashwords. Because of this blog’s focus on the Kindle in particular, I asked him if [...]
The importance of a good ebook cover
If I ever need reminding of the importance of a good ebook cover, this picture is the perfect reminder. I saw these ladies at lunchtime today on a busy Sydney pavement. Their homemade lollipop sign was fashioned from a wooden stick topped with an almost-circle of thin card. On it was taped a hand-printed piece [...]
Word is (still) not the right format for Kindle book conversion
Microsoft Word has many virtues but it can’t do everything well. I saw this today in Amazon’s DTP support forum: Anybody out there convert from MS Word into HTML as a paid service? I’m not interested in learning anymore extraneous nonsense (like HTML) just to get the book in Kindle friendly format. I tried it [...]
What is a “location” in a Kindle ebook?
What is a “location” in a Kindle ebook?
Formatting for the Kindle: What’s the right format?
Amazon’s Digital Publishing Platform accepts several file formats but what is the best format for your Kindle ebook? [Update: the DTP is now the KDP]
Things are looking up for Kindle Self-Publishing
The new site is live and I’m just a teensy bit excited.

