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How To Make Money on Ebooks. 1.

How To Make Money on Ebooks

Write a damn good book. This should be your main priority. It's also one of the hardest things to do, and the hardest things to judge for yourself if you've done it. The problem is, most writers believe their books are good. Even at our most insecure, we believe complete strangers will enjoy our scribblings enough to pay for the privilege. I recommend joining a writers group and getting feedback. Full Service Self Publishing with Outskirts Press.

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Full Service Self Publishing with Outskirts Press

Unless you are proficient with Adobe inDesign formatting software (the $800 Industry Standard), your book is going to look self-published (or worse) if you don't use Outskirts Press. Only Outskirts Press offers full-service support that ensures high-quality. And the results speak for themselves: Statistically speaking, Outskirts Press books are the most award-winning books in the industry.

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15 Free Photo Sites That Authors Can Use To Design Their Covers – Part #1. Free Desktop Publishing Software – PagePlus Starter Edition from Serif. Desktop publishing made easy!

Free Desktop Publishing Software – PagePlus Starter Edition from Serif

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Over 90 Free GIMP & Photoshop Ebooks, Cheat Sheets & Tutorials

Most of us knows and heard of it even though some of us never actually used it before. GIMP in the other hand, also needs no introduction and best known as the so called hottest emerging alternative Photoshop open source software. If you have no idea what open source means, it simple says that GIMP is free. I won’t be going into the context of debating the pros and cons for each software, but to jump straight into the available reading resources available for these 2 great softwares. Get started by clicking on the link below:- GIMP Official Resources:- Grokking the GIMPby Carey Bunks. Public Domain Pictures - Free Stock Photos. MorgueFile free photos for creatives by creatives. Stock Photography: Search Royalty Free Images & Photos. Royalty Free Stock Photos at Fotolia.com.

Making Your Own Ebooks. This is a February 21, 2012 revision of this post, which originally appeared September, 23, 2011.

Making Your Own Ebooks

This is one of those posts where I describe something mind-breakingly complex that I did with my computer. The reason I want to post it is so I can find the description after I’ve totally forgotten all the details in six months. Computer knowledge has such a short half-life. Over time, I’ll also be revising this post directly, as well adding links and ideas to the comments section as the information filters through my head—and as I continue making mistakes. Let the learning process begin! [As I often do, I’ll be using photo illos with absolutely no connection to the subject at hand. Plan So suppose I have a document and I want to make it into an ebook. Amazon will let you submit a DOC, but you are more likely to get the formatting you want if you submit an HTML. Barnes and Noble PubIt will take an HTML or an EPUB. Lulu will get you on iBook, and they take EPUB. Setup Word Formatting. Logo Templates, Book Templates, eBook Templates, Web site Templates Design, Templates.

Kindle-guide.pdf (application/pdf Object) Free Ebook Cover Templates. eBook Cover Creator - eCover Design Online Free. 8 Free 3d Ebook Cover Creators. I know I’m stating the obvious, but . A cover contributes to the most needed positive first impression and vital to grab the attention of any readers out there. So basically the better and more attractive it looks, chances are you’ll get to kick up the enthusiasm level a notch. Some ebook cover is just fine with a plain 2D appearance, but for some, a more realistic 3D layout with shadows and reflections are the better preference. There are commercial ones and free ones, and we will be covering the free ones over here. Click on the link below to get started … I’m starting with this category as this method usually gives out the best results. I’ll leave the description, tutorial and screenshots to the original creator to explain. {*style:<b>Click on the link below to download this free Photoshop action script:- MintyFerret’s Free Ebook Action Creator </b>*} Same concept as the above but this time around you’ll have a video tutorial showing how it can be done.

</b>*} 3D Box Shot Maker </b>*} Creative Ebook Design : Ebook Design, Formatting, Ecovers, Minisites. Find An Ebook Cover Designer For Less Than $10. 11 Essential Photoshop E-Books Amazingly Free. Trying to find quality Photoshop ebooks is hard enough for anyone, trying to find FREE ebooks is evener harder.

11 Essential Photoshop E-Books Amazingly Free

Once I found some I was surprised at the caliber of the content, and bemused that they were given away for free. All of the below ebooks below are choc full of tutorials, tips, help and inspiration. Enjoy. 25 ESSENTIAL Photoshop Moves URL : 25 ESSENTIAL Photoshop Moves Ebook. The Photoshop Anthology: 101 Web Design Tips, Tricks & Techniques URL : The Photoshop Anthology free PDF Ebook. Worth 1000 Photoshop Tricks URL : Worth 1000 Photoshop Tricks (remember and wait 30secs). Marketing Plan for Religious Titles. The information below provides ideas, examples, and instructions that will help you create a quick, practical marketing plan for a religious book.

Marketing Plan for Religious Titles

This plan is meant to get you started, but effective marketing requires flexibility. If something is not working for you after you have given it a concerted effort, try another tactic to reach the realistic goals you establish. Part One: Description of Current Situation and Goals. Literary Agents Who Represent Christian Authors. Aspiring authors routinely ask me to recommend an agent.

Literary Agents Who Represent Christian Authors

This is more difficult than you might think. For starters, we work with numerous agents and enjoy good relationships with all of them. Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com/Viorika Second, it’s often just as difficult to find an agent as a publisher. Many agents are not accepting clients. Rather than recommend a specific agent, I hoped to be able to point authors to a list of agents on the Internet. This may not be all the agents that could be listed, but these are the forty or so we work with at Thomas Nelson.

Literary Agents - Answers and Advice; Tara K. Harper, Author FAQ. Main [ Home | Novels | Bio | Photo Gallery | FAQ | Workshop | Author Notes | Science | Links ] FAQ [ Writing | Queries | Agents | Publishers | Editors | Contracts | Authors | Books ] Copyright 2004 Tara K.

Literary Agents - Answers and Advice; Tara K. Harper, Author FAQ

Harper. All rights reserved. 1. How to self-publish an ebook. A while back I wrote a column titled "Self-publishing: 25 things you need to know," which was mostly about how to create and sell your own paper book.

How to self-publish an ebook

After folks asked me to do something similar for e-books, I created this article, which has now been updated a few times. I begin with one caveat: The whole e-book market is rapidly evolving, and a lot of self-publishing companies are offering e-book deals bundled into their print book publishing packages, which makes them harder to break out and evaluate. It's all quite complicated, and in an effort to sort through the confusion, I've decided to offer a few basic tips and present what I think are some of the best options out there for creating an e-book quickly and easily. As things change -- and they will -- I'll do my best to keep this column up to date. The Book Designer — Practical Advice to Help Self-Publishers Build Better Books.