E-books are
interactive and can contain live links, graphics, , JavaScript, embedded
video, can be protected via password, search capabilities and more. E-books
can be distributed on CD, floppy disk, or made available from your
web site for instant download, etc.Creating an E-book is just like creating a
web site. Simply create your HTML pages like you would for your web
site. Now,
let's begin with the
very first steps you need to take before you compose your E-book.If you
want to have people download your E-book, there are a few rules to
follow.
The purpose in following these rules is to ensure that you will send out a perfect E-book of high quality.
Of course you already know that your spelling, grammar structure and link relevance should be checked twice to guarantee an excellent product.
Once your E-book pages are written (this can be in .HTML or Word), you need to compose them.
Do this just like you create a web site.
-Put all your pages and images in one directory on your hard disk, give it the name of your E-book, and make sure that you make a back up copy of them, in case the worst should happen to your PC system.
You wouldn't believe how many people forget to make back ups, and find themselves in complete dispair when bad luck strikes. Think about all those hours of inspiration and perspiration that get wasted!
If you design your E-book pages, try to focus on being consistent and informative.
* Make it easy for your readers to navigate trough your book pages, or they will skip your material.
* Put navigation links on every book page.
The purpose in following these rules is to ensure that you will send out a perfect E-book of high quality.
Of course you already know that your spelling, grammar structure and link relevance should be checked twice to guarantee an excellent product.
Once your E-book pages are written (this can be in .HTML or Word), you need to compose them.
Do this just like you create a web site.
-Put all your pages and images in one directory on your hard disk, give it the name of your E-book, and make sure that you make a back up copy of them, in case the worst should happen to your PC system.
You wouldn't believe how many people forget to make back ups, and find themselves in complete dispair when bad luck strikes. Think about all those hours of inspiration and perspiration that get wasted!
If you design your E-book pages, try to focus on being consistent and informative.
* Make it easy for your readers to navigate trough your book pages, or they will skip your material.
* Put navigation links on every book page.
* Do not use fancy colors or buttons. Or have you ever seen a newspaper or magazine with orange text on a yellow background?
-There’s no need to revolutionize the way publishing is done with your E-book. :-)
* Check and re-check to see if all the hyperlinks or forms work, and if all the images show up correctly.
- An often made mistake in E-books is not linking the images or banners to the right file or URL.
* Try to limit the use of images, because they take up a lot of space, and your E-book should not be too large to
download.
* Put your ad banners (if you use any) at the bottom of your book pages.
-Remember, never distract your readers!
Once this is done, you can create an opening page. This page shows up first when your E-book gets opened.
Place your E-book title on this page, and make an clickable index of all the different pages or chapters.
Now that all the pages and images are properly linked, you’re ready to compress your book pages into E-book
format.
I'll show you exactly how to do this -for FREE- when next I come.
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