What are some good formats to use when publishing ebooks?
I think PDF is widely recognized as a good eBook format. You can use free tools like Open Office or download an addon for Microsoft Office to convert documents to PDF files.
I like to use PDF because it is "readable" by anyone with a computer. There are other formats that work well with specialized equipment, and software is available to convert from PDF to those formats if that is what you want to do.
Definitely use PDF as one of the format.It's the widest accepted ebook format online.
If you're publishing for e-readers, then ePub, Mobipocket, and Kindle are a few additional formats to consider.
I converted my recent book to PDF because that is what was required by the self-publisher I used.
Excellent info. I was wondering this, myself, although I have used PDF. It seems PDF is just simple and available.
the good format and in my opinion the best, is PDF format. because, it is easily downloadable after it has been puchased instantly.
by Gary Anderson 14 years ago
This is a thanks to Sandy Mertens, a Hubpage and Squidoo author, who has properly formatted my ebook so that it is accepted in the Smashwords premium catalog. That means it is available for Apple, Sony, Barnes and Nobles, Kobu, Amazon,etc. Sandy will make your ebook if you have one that needs to be...
by kallini2010 11 years ago
How can I convert a hub into a pdf format?With the new format, there is no button for printing and with printing went converting into a pdf format. Can I still do it?
by cathrineb 13 years ago
Any site where I can convert it easily in word format??I have a cover letter to apply a better job abroad in PDf format. Any site where I can convert it easily in word format??
by B K Dahlia 13 years ago
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by Jack Lee 9 years ago
Is there a way to export hubs to a PDF format without the Ads?Just wondering if Hubpages will provide a way to export the hub page to a standalone PDF formatted file. It would be a big help in presenting our writings to others that are less interested in the ads and promoted links. Just curious.
by Cindy Murdoch 12 years ago
And, when having to deal with self-publishing or writing in general, do you give out your social security number to everyone or have you gotten a tax ID number and are using that?
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