Print List Price:	$7.99
Kindle Price:	$2.99 Save $5.00 (63%)
Sold by:	Amazon.com Services LLC

Read with our free app

You've subscribed to ! We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.

Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships & Subscriptions

There was an error. We were unable to process your subscription due to an error. Please refresh and try again.

Follow the author

Susan K. Stewart

Follow

Formatting e-Books for Writers: Convert Your Word File to Kindle Kindle Edition

by Susan K. Stewart (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.1 12 ratings

See all formats and editions

2018 UPDATE. New Chapters. Most recent details to convert your Word file to a Kindle book. AWSA 2016 Silver Scroll Merit Award for Non-fiction "So much wonderful information!" - Linda W. Yezak, Writer/Editor "As a former Microsoft Word instructor and a current book designer and consultant, this is my go-to resource for clients who desire to format their own book. Susan is very thorough and covers all the bases for DIY Word-to-Kindle formatting." - Melinda Martin MartinPublishingServices.com While you are writing your book, you think about how it's going to be published. Many writers are now going directly to Kindle or other e-books. The first problem is how to format it easily without spending a deal of time or money. The second problem is how to format it without technical know-how. If you know how to use Microsoft Word, you can format your manuscript for e-publishing. Susan K. Stewart is a writer, not a programmer. She has written, formatted, and published her own e-books. Formatting e-Books for Writers is written on practical experience and offers step-by-step instructions for taking your manuscript from a Word document to a published Kindle book. The content is based on classes Susan has taught for more than five years for writers and editors. You will learn how to create links and clickable table of contents, insert images, and troubleshooting tips. Dozens of resources, Marketing tips, and instructions for Windows and Mac OS platforms included. You will find steps to * Format your manuscript while you are writing * Create links and clickable table of contents * Insert images * Format your e-book for a good reader experience * Avoid annoying errors Plus * Troubleshooting tips * Dozens of resources * Marketing tips Formatting e-Books for Writers includes instructions for Windows and Mac iOS platforms. Chapters end with a checklist of tasks to Move Forward in formatting your e-book. "A comprehensive, well-written and best of all, VERY easy to understand book that delivers on its promises to guide authors who have wanted to tip-toe in the waters of learning to publish e-books on their own." - Mary Aucoin Kaarto, Author, Speaker, and Encourager "Susan's insights are practical. I'm so grateful she has compiled them into a book." - Nicolas Nelson, Wordsmith Writing Coaches

Print length

182 pages
Language

English
Sticky notes

On Kindle Scribe
Publication date

March 22, 2016
File size

1482 KB
Page Flip

Enabled
Word Wise

Not Enabled
Enhanced typesetting

Enabled
See all details

Report an issue with this product or seller

Editorial Reviews

Review

"So much wonderful information!"

Linda W. Yezak, Writer/Editor
Circle-Bar Ranch Series
Give the Lady a Ride
The Final Ride

"A comprehensive, well-written and best of all, VERY easy to understand book that delivers on its promises to guide authors who have wanted to tip-toe in the waters of learning to publish e-books on their own."

Mary Aucoin Kaarto
Author, Speaker and Encourager
HOPE for the LAID OFF -- Devotionals
HELP for the LAID OFF

"Susan's insights are practical. I'm so grateful she has compiled them into a book. I could really apply this RIGHT NOW."

Nicolas Nelson
Wordsmith Writing Coaches

"After taking the class, I think the book does an excellent job of bringing together all the finer details of formatting e-books. I feel this book is comprehensive enough to give even a newbie like me, a good big-picture of what formatting eBooks is about as well as an excellent guide as to how to do it."

Sharon Ford
Freelance Proofread/Copyeditor

"Susan Stewart has written an excellent guide to self-publishing e-books. Susan formatted the guide in a logical fashion with easy-to-understand steps to follow for each part of the process. Anyone who chooses to self-publish should have Formatting e-Books for Writers ... they'll find the suggestions enable them to publish a professional book."

Deb Haggerty
Elk Lake Publishing, Inc.

About the Author

Award-winning writer Susan K. Stewart tends chickens, peacocks, and donkeys when she's not writing, teaching, and editing. Her passion is to inspire readers with practical, real-world solutions. Her other books include Science in the Kitchen and Preschool: At What Cost? Susan lives in Central Texas with her husband Bob three dogs, three cats, six chickens, donkey, and peacock. The Stewarts have three children and five grandchildren. You can read more of Susan's practical solutions at practicalinspirations.com.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01C0T2S7G
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Practical Inspirations (March 22, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 22, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1482 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 182 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,859,082 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #415 in Electronic Publishing
- #757 in Electronic Documents
- #2,683 in Computer Graphic Design

Customer Reviews:
4.1 12 ratings

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.

Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Videos

Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video!

Upload your video

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.

Susan K. Stewart

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.

Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

I’m Susan K. Stewart and my passion is to inspire you with practical and real-world solutions for your family.

How do I do that?

**Homeschooling

My husband and I began homeschooling in 1981 and two weeks later was handed a leader’s hat. Through failures and successes I learned real-life homeschooling. Although our youngest child graduated in 2000, we didn’t leave the homeschool community. I share practical ideas for teaching your children in the way God leads you.

**Being Ready

Our family has found it practical to ready for any unexpected situation. Two years into our homeschooling adventure, my husband lost his job. It was another two years before he found full-time work. We lived in California at the time and were always ready in case of an earthquake. We found those preparations helped us maintain our homeschool and our sanity.

Being ready for those unexpected situations is practical and important. It doesn’t have to cost a lot of money, you don’t need an underground bunker full of MREs, or a hidden mountain hideout.

**Mental Health

When a parent gets the call that says your child is hospitalized with bizarre and unexplained actions, your whole world and life suddenly changes. After the initial shock, like any other long-term illness, your family begins to settle into a new life.

Our family has been living this real-life situation since 2002. While it can be a sudden and traumatic change, it is possible to move forward with solutions that fit you, your loved one, and your family. I share our ups, downs, and what we’ve learned on our journey.

**Mission Statement

I serve God and others by offering real-world solutions based on my real-world experiences. I strive to be open, honest, and practical to inspire others to move forward.

**Random Factoids About Me

I went to 14 different schools, including 3 high schools, before graduating.

When I graduated from college, I was eight months pregnant with my second child when I waddled on the stage to receive my diploma.

I have three pencil drawings from the Civil War era. My great-grandfather drew them.

I love doing research. I was the kid who got excited about doing a term paper.

I trained to dance in the San Francisco Children’s Ballet.

I am a Jesus lover.

I’m a chronic planner. My children say I plan spontaneous activities.

I was raised in California urban areas (i.e. San Francisco Bay Area) and love living on my rural acreage in Texas with three dogs, three cats, five chickens, and a peacock. (Oh yeah, and a husband.)

I have three incredible and successful children and five of the smartest, cutest, and best grandchildren – ever.

I love to travel by train.

I began my writing career with a neighborhood newspaper that I wrote and copied by hand, generally with a pencil because I make so many mistakes.

I ran for a local elective office. That’s off my bucket list.

I’m an introvert, but I love sharing practical ideas as a speaker.

**Affiliations

Christian Writers Guild International

Christian Proofreaders and Editors Network

Teacher: Introduction to E-books

Creating an E-book

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)

NAMI Family-to-Family teacher

family support group facilitator

Christian Home Educators Association of California (CHEA)

Charter Member

Certified Parent Educator Certificate (CPEC) teacher

Advanced Writers and Speakers Association

2016 Silver Scroll Non-fiction Merit Award winner

Non-fiction Writers Association

Electronic Publisher Industry Coalition (EPIC)

Vice President (current)

New Voices, Young Writers Competition (judge)

EPIC’s E-book Competition (judge)

CLASS graduate, 2004

**Presenter

CHEA of CA Conventions, Bay Area and Annual (multiple years)

California Homeschool Network Conference, 2007

Home Schoolers of California Expo (Multiple years)

How To Homeschool Online Conference (2012)

Ultimate Homeschool Expo (2011)

Writers of Kern (multiple years)

Muse Online Writer’s Conference (multiple years)

Catholic Writers Online Conference (multiple years)

Christian Proofreaders and Editors Network Convention (PENCON) (multiple years)

Customer reviews

4.1 out of 5

12 global ratings

2 star

0%

1 star

0%

How customer reviews and ratings work

Sort reviews by

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

Nicolas Nelson

Authors, if you don't own this book already, you are robbing yourself blind!

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2016

Verified Purchase

As a writing coach, dissertation coach, and book editor, I'm very familiar with old-school manuscript and academic formatting: my 16th Edition CMS is well-thumbed and bristles with post-it notes, and I can answer APA questions in my sleep. But none of that did me any good when a client would ask me to help them prepare their manuscript for online publication!

"There must be an app for that," I thought... but since my beloved Scrivener doesn't seem to be it, I gave up that hunt.
"There must be helpful blog posts and videos about that," I thought... and wasted dozens of hours rediscovering the meaning of "piecemeal."
"There must be an online class that can teach me this stuff in an organized, curated, concise, interactively helpful way," I thought... and discovered Susan K. Stewart's PEN class! I'm afraid I didn't turn in many assignments because I was applying everything immediately to my own clients' projects instead. Every question I asked was immediately (and monetarily) practical, not hypothetical in the least, and Susan steered me through the e-publishing shoals like a master pilot.

And now Susan has compiled all that amazing class material into a book! This one here! I purchased it as soon as I heard it was out, but had to go through it carefully before I wrote a review for the final product. (Yeah, we editors are a skeptical bunch)

It is indeed as good as the class, and would have saved me tons of time if I had found it two years ago when my professional need for it first arose. Time is money. Don't rob yourself blind by gleaning through blogs, tutorials, and videos for information and explanation you can find right here, in plain prose and properly organized. Use this as your recipe and cook up your own lovely e-book without having to hire a formatter to do it for you.

(What am I saying? Hire me, I'll do it for you... but now you know I'll be using this book as my primary resource!)

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2018

Verified Purchase

There's good information here. But the author, who repeatedly and correctly emphasizes the importance of having your book well edited, did not seem to follow her own advice. There are dozens of missing words, cases of missing or misplaced punctuation, and other errors that mar this otherwise useful book.

One person found this helpful

Helpful

Dr. Robert Rich

More than what the title suggests

Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2017

In a way, this book’s title is misleading. It covers a LOT more than formatting. “Everything you need to know about publishing e-books” is closer. For example, title, cover, marketing, and pricing are essential considerations for any book. Susan Stewart gives advice on each.
This is not a book to read, but an instruction manual to use, a cookbook for self-publishing if you like. Susan has been running courses on this topic, and the book is obviously a distillation of her notes to students.
All the same, it is readable, clear in most places, and concise. I found a few places too dense, but I took a breath, and re-read the passages. In a cookbook, this is acceptable.
I’ve “been there, done that, got the T-shirt” for the content of this book, but all the same, learned several tricks and techniques, so I am glad I decided to review it.

One person found this helpful

Helpful

Amazon Reviewer

I highly, highly recommend this book—it saved my sanity!

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2016

After having paid a professional formatter multiple times before, I decided to try my hand at doing my own formatting to save money. When I learned about Susan Stewart's book, I was so relieved and excited to read it. Let's just say that her instructions were exactly what I needed and more. I already knew about some of the topics that she covered, and the ones I didn't know were outlined in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format. I especially liked how she wrote two sets of instructions, one for Mac users and one for Windows users. This book is perfect for first-time authors, as well as published authors who want to try out formatting for the first time. I highly, highly recommend this book—it saved my sanity!

*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

One person found this helpful

Helpful

butifnot

This update is great since things change so quickly in the publishing industry

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2018

This should be every author's go-to book for formatting. This update is great since things change so quickly in the publishing industry.

Susan covers everything step-by-step so that even a novice like me can understand it.

It's all there so I can refer to whatever information I need whenever I need it.

Helpful

Linda Yezak

Excellent book to help with the intricacies of creating ebooks

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2016

Excellent book to help with the intricacies of creating ebooks. Susan shared her knowledge and experience with the subject in an easy to read, easy to understand format. A must-have for everyone who intends to dive into the complicated world of indie publishing.

One person found this helpful

Helpful

Sharon Ford

Perfect resource for anyone looking to learn how to format ...

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2016

Perfect resource for anyone looking to learn how to format e-books. Susan not only shares how to, but also gives you a comprehensive view of the details surrounding a successfully formatted e-book.

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2016

Excellent resource for learning how to format e-books. It's helped me add a new services to my clients.