HOW TO CREATE AN EBOOK

1. Ignore pictures at the start and combine all your writing into one document, if it’s not already stored in one doc. Problems might include
   1. Different fonts used in different docs, particularly if you’re making an anthology of work you’ve done over the years.
   2. And different formats too –
      1. Line spacing – Do you double-space everything? With digital formats it’s easier to have fractional line-spaces. I like 1.15
      2. Paragraph spacing – Do you separate paragraphs with blank lines? With digital formats, the paragraph spacing doesn’t need to be a whole line. Half a line is more visually appealing.
      3. Sentence spacing – Do you use double spaces at the end of sentences? This was necessary in typewriter days to provide white space and a visual clue to the reader. In the digital age, an appropriate space is created for you.
      4. Paragraph indentation – Do you use a tab at the beginning of each paragraph? Tabs drive ebook conversion crazy, but digital formatting can set an automatic space at the start of each paragraph.

Continue reading How to Create an EBook, from Sheila’s talk in August 2014 →