Self publishing for Kindle ereading devices is hot. Amazon has made it easy for ordinary people to publish their own books, without the help of a publishing company.
You just write your book, convert it to the correct format, and submit it to the Kindle Direct Publishing store, where people can instantly buy and download it on their Kindle.
However, before you submit your book to the store, there are some important thins to keep in mind.
People who buy digital books from Amazon have seven days to return them.
If your book is not properly formatted, has an amateurish look, and is hard to read and navigate through by lacking an active table of contents, your reader will ask for a refund, and you will lose the buyer forever. It's as simple as that.
That's why you need to format your Ebook correctly.
The font I recommend you to use for your book is Times New Roman, the size is 12-14.
Start your book with a (centered) title and your author name, followed by a clickable Table Of Contents to make it easy for your readers to navigate through your content.
Insert a page break after every chapter, to make your book look professional.
These simple tips will make your Kindle book look great.
Before submitting your Ebook to the Direct Publishing Platform, you should always check how your book will look on a Kindle reader device.
But what if you don't own a Kindle reader?
No problem. You can still check your book's layout by following one of these tips.
1) Download a copy of the MobiPocket Creator program.
The MobiPocket program is free to use, and converts DOC, PDF, and TXT files to the Kindle MOBI and PRC format, and you can see how your document will look in the Kindle device.
- If your original document does not include a table of contents, you can use the Wizard to automatically create one for you.
2) Another way to see how your Ebook will look without owning a Kindle device, is with the free "Kindle for your PC" program from Amazon.
Go to Amazon.com and click on the Kindle link > Ereaders > Kindle for PC (or Mac).
Install the software, and open the Ebook file to see how your book is formatted.
3) Or you can download a copy of the (free) Kindle Previewer tool from Amazon. Do a search for "Kindle Previewer tool" via Google, and you will find the download page.
Follow one of the above steps, and you will no longer have to be worried about how your Kindle book will appear on a Kindle device.
About this Author
If you want to publish and sell your own book via the Kindle Bookstore, visit my blog and download my free report: "How To Publish Your Book On Amazon's Kindle Store" at: http://kindle-publishing.blogspot.com.
