A couple of weeks ago I posted a free self-publishing helper tool called Pandoc ePress over on one of my othr blogs. Anyway, I’ve been hard at work on another version, and now I have something that should be useful … Continue reading
Here is part 3 of J. Dane Tyler’s series. You can read Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. The original appeared on his whatnot blog, and appears here with his explicit permission. If you get a minute, you should … Continue reading
Here is part 2 of J. Dane Tyler’s series. You can read Part 1 here. The original appeared on his whatnot blog, and appears here with his explicit permission. If you get a minute, you should also go check out … Continue reading
This article was written by J. Dane Tyler and originally appeared on one of his blogs. You should also check out his fiction blog. This series reflects the path Dane took to self-publish his short story collection via the Kindle … Continue reading
Uploading to the Kindle Store *edit* Added info for page breaks and cover images After you’ve set up your account at dtp.amazon.com, there are a couple of ways to prepare your ebook so that you can upload it. You can … Continue reading
This post is random bits of information and thoughts about self-publishing an ebook, based off an online conversation I had with my buddy J. Dane Tyler. There are two great places to distribute your book in electronic format. The Kindle Store … Continue reading
This tutorial will cover using OpenOffice.org to produce a pdf of your book interior. You’ll be able to take that pdf (depending on the page size you choose) and upload it to places like CreateSpace, Lulu, or UniBook. Why? Most … Continue reading
I’ve got some templates you may use with OpenOffice.org. Feel free to use these, modify these, pass them along, whatever. If you find them useful, of course I’d appreciate a link, but it’s not necessary. Cram – cram example pdf … Continue reading