Sunday, May 1, 2011

E-book info and the start of a new week

Frm ComputerEdge Online:  Building E-books 

My wife found this post to a computer information website about e-books, how they can be generated, different formats, and different programs to use for editing the material.  Though it's geared to the creation of an e-book, there's a lot of useful info in here for everyone.  The thing I like about this post is that many of the solutions given here are free. 

Ignored in this article are the websites that do all the formatting for you (such as Smashwords dot com which I used for Turning Springs) and require nothing more than a format-free copy of your manuscript and a cover image.  The really pleasant thing about sites like this is that content is not restricted unless it is particularly egregious or objectionable.  Images tend to be a little trickier to manage, but it's to the site's benefit to make it as easy as possible so more people will use it.

I'll be investigating some of these solutions this week as jobs, part-time jobs and rapidly growing grass permit.  I forgot to mention expected sunny weather, which will lead me to consider depleted Vitamin D levels from the winter and will require me to soak up sunshine at a leisurely rate.  For my health, you know.  Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. 

See you Thursday!

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