Recommend a service that will make a book available in lots of formats ?

etherspin · 09-20-2009, 08:16 PM

Hi all, there are two authors I have tried to recommend the ebook route to but they are both Uni profs and short on time, one managed to get his first book avail for kindle, what Im wondering is if there is a company that will take a .doc or other non locked down format and (i.e. not a pdf) and make it available in various bookstores as epub / mobi ?
If anyone knows of such a service I would really really appreciate a hookup!!

thanks in advance for any heads ups

MichaelFStewart · 09-21-2009, 08:14 PM

Well, Mobipocket was the best one for this until Amazon closed it to new publishers. Smashswords would be there best bet. Formatting really isn't that big a deal, the real trick is to eliminate carriage returns. I'd suggest they go to Smashswords and download the howto. If this still looks too complex I know there are dudes in India willing to work on the formatting. Seriously. I know one, Sunny. formattingguru@gmail.com Then take the file and upload it.

Good luck with it.

dreams · 09-22-2009, 01:28 AM

I don't have any experience in preparing a book for uploading, but the below links may be helpful in making the project into a do-it-yourself easy process.. (what are the books about?)

Smashwords main link..

https://www.smashwords.com/

The Smashwords Style Guide...(Free)

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52

And... How to Publish on Smashwords...

https://www.smashwords.com/about/how..._on_smashwords

The below shows format options available to customers....

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Kevin Gerard · 09-25-2009, 08:20 PM

Smashwords - they even help you do it - fits about 8 different formats once you've uploaded.

etherspin · 10-02-2009, 08:19 AM

thanks for the response guys - this is superb and exactly what I was looking for, I apologise for the slow reply,I work in a school and as soon as holidays commenced the virus I must have been incubating knocked me out for a week!
The authors are philosophers with articles on sentience and interests of living beings.
I won't name them as I havent proposed my ideas to them yet but I'll post links if they go for it!

09-20-2009, 08:16 PM	#1
etherspin Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 292 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: none	Recommend a service that will make a book available in lots of formats ? Hi all, there are two authors I have tried to recommend the ebook route to but they are both Uni profs and short on time, one managed to get his first book avail for kindle, what Im wondering is if there is a company that will take a .doc or other non locked down format and (i.e. not a pdf) and make it available in various bookstores as epub / mobi ? If anyone knows of such a service I would really really appreciate a hookup!! thanks in advance for any heads ups

09-22-2009, 01:28 AM	#3
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	I don't have any experience in preparing a book for uploading, but the below links may be helpful in making the project into a do-it-yourself easy process.. (what are the books about?) Smashwords main link.. https://www.smashwords.com/ The Smashwords Style Guide...(Free) http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52 And... How to Publish on Smashwords... https://www.smashwords.com/about/how..._on_smashwords The below shows format options available to customers.... click me to enlarge

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09-21-2009, 08:14 PM	#2
MichaelFStewart Where tech and story meet Posts: 135 Karma: 500120 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: iPad	Well, Mobipocket was the best one for this until Amazon closed it to new publishers. Smashswords would be there best bet. Formatting really isn't that big a deal, the real trick is to eliminate carriage returns. I'd suggest they go to Smashswords and download the howto. If this still looks too complex I know there are dudes in India willing to work on the formatting. Seriously. I know one, Sunny. formattingguru@gmail.com Then take the file and upload it. Good luck with it.

09-25-2009, 08:20 PM	#4
Kevin Gerard Kevin Gerard Posts: 30 Karma: 499848 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Diego Device: none	Smashwords - they even help you do it - fits about 8 different formats once you've uploaded.

10-02-2009, 08:19 AM	#5
etherspin Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 292 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: none	thanks for the response guys - this is superb and exactly what I was looking for, I apologise for the slow reply,I work in a school and as soon as holidays commenced the virus I must have been incubating knocked me out for a week! The authors are philosophers with articles on sentience and interests of living beings. I won't name them as I havent proposed my ideas to them yet but I'll post links if they go for it!

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