ePublishing for Dummies - Softcover

Rosenborg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764507818 ISBN 13: 9780764507816

Publisher: IDG Books Worldwide, 2000

Synopsis

So you want to become a writer? Before the eBook revolution, becoming a writer meant making some sacrifices. If often meant years of working soulless jobs to pay the rent while churning out thousands of pages in your spare time, knowing that no one would ever read most of your work. From eBooks to online magazines, today’s technologies have opened up a whole new world for writers. A much improved world, where writers can publish their own work—instead of waiting for someone to take a chance on them. But how do you figure out how ePublishing works? Just read ePublishing for Dummies!

If you want o publish original material in eBook format, but need to find out exactly how to do it, this book is for you. ePublishing for Dummies showcases the most effective tools for authors and publishing entrepreneurs who want to build an Internet-based publishing business, and will also benefit students who want to start a profitable part-time enterprise or a freelance writer searching for new projects.

ePublishing for Dummies will show you how to effectively package knowledge for the right audiences, in the correct format, and the best ways to market the resulting product. It also provides valuable lessons on making content work for the medium by adding links, interactivity, and sound to your projects. Through the pages of this book you’ll discover how to:

• Select a topic and write effectively
• Design and format your own eBook
• Add images and interactivity to enhance your project
• Work with an ePublisher
• Become your own ePublisher

This book also includes a companion CD-ROM, which features ReaderWorks Standard and other valuable eBook software. The ePublishing explosion has caused everyone to ask questions about electronic book formats, how to eMarket their work, and if they can create their own ePublishing business. With ePublishing for Dummies as your guide, you can get your worked published electronically and make your dream of writing and getting published a reality.

About this title

About the Author

Victoria Rosenborg worked for six years at Microsoft, where she helped create Web sites for the Today Show and Dateline. She is now the director of technology at iPublish.com, the Time Warner eBook division.

From the Back Cover

ReaderWorks Standard and other eBook software on CD-ROM

Get the scoop on packaging and marketing your work

Build your writing career no paper required! From eBooks to online magazines, today's technologies have opened up a whole new world for writers. But how do you figure out how ePublishing works? Relax! This friendly guide demystifies eBook formats, shows you how to package your work electronically, and explains how to make ePublishing pay. all this on the bonus CD-ROM OverDrive Systems ReaderWorks Standard authoring software TK3 Reader, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and Glassbook Reader, freeware Sample eBook formats plus useful forms, outlines, and example letters PC running Windows 95 or later, Windows NT 4 or later. See About the CD Appendix for further requirements and details.

Discover how to: Understand eBook formats Select a topic and write effectively Add images and interactivity Design and format your eBook Work with an ePublisher Become your own ePublisher

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Edition details

• Publisher: IDG Books Worldwide
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764507818
• ISBN 13: 9780764507816
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360