Learning the Ropes of Self-Publishing - The WRITER's TEMPLATE

 If you are new to self-publishing and are still currently writing your first book this blog article will definitely be for you.  When I first decided to self-publish back in 2012, I had no idea about having to have a specific template for my book before I could submit it to be published online.  And, I had no idea how different a digital eBook would be in comparison to a Paperback book.  In fact, as I stated in a previous blog entry, I basically ended up buying the template for my first book to be published.  This ended up costing me $29.99.  I felt at the time that it was very well worth its value.  

     Now speed up to today and I have learned a whole lot more about the various templates to use for writing.  I've even gone as far as creating my own template that I currently use today for my eBooks and never have had a problem when submitting to Amazon.  Please understand, I only market my books on Amazon.com; some of the other book sites might require something else, so if you want to publish on those sites you might want to check out what you need form them.

     I do use a different template for my paperbacks.  I use the website of Createspace at:

https://www.createspace.com/Products/Book/InteriorPDF.jsp

If you scroll to the bottom of this web page you will see the various sizes of templates that they have available and that they let you download them for FREE.  They have a blank template that I understand you can use for your eBook creation, although I have never used this type of template from this website.  I generally only go to CreateSpace for their template with the sample formatted content below the blank temple.  This particular template is designed especially for creating your Paperback version of your eBook.

     I also found a video on youtube.com from a person who explains the various types of templates and why you might want to try them.  She talks about some that I have never heard of but you might find them helpful to you.  (See below for video)

     As a writer, if you would rather just write and try to avoid all of this, you can always check out a site called Fiverr.com  This site has people who will format your book for you for a small price from $5.00 and up.  Just remember to make sure you get someone with a top rating since you will be turning your book over to them to format for you.

     Also, if you like I would be more than happy to send you my template that I use when creating my eBook.  Just send your request to me at my email address below.

eshart1961365@gmail.com

    I would be more than happy to give it to you for FREE with no strings attached whatsoever.

    In my next blog entry, I am going to talk about the formatting of your book inside the template.

   So stay tuned.

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