Learn about using Smashwords and other online services or ebook professionals to convert your Word or RTF manuscript into an ebook.
- [Instructor] Do you need an International Standard…Book Number for your ebook?…What, what is an International Standard Book Number?…Why that's an ISBN.…An ISBN number, you know, that thing that you see…in the title pages of books.…It is a 13 digit number, and it identifies that title.…It's kind of like a book Social Security Number in the US.…The answer is if you want to resell it…at most online retailers, like Kindle bookstore,…or the iBook store, or the Kobo store,…no, you do not need it, it's optional.…However, if you happen to have one, they'll take it.…
And I personally think it's a great idea…to get your own ISBN number for all of your own books.…And you'll need a separate ISBN number, by the way,…for both the print and the digital versions…of the same title.…You'll have to get an ISBN number for each format.…The one place to buy it in the United States…is Bowker, that's the name of the company.…I don't know how they ended up being the people to do this,…but that's what they are,…and if you go to myidentifiers.com…
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9/18/2017- Finding, downloading, and reading free ebooks
- Choosing the right format for your ebook
- Building reflowable EPUBs and fixed-layout EPUBs
- Using tools like Word, Sigil, calibre, Jutoh, Pages, PubCoder, and InDesign
- Adding animation and interactivity such as clickable buttons
- Creating ebooks for the Kindle
- Learning the pros and cons of PDF ebooks
- Creating reflowable and multitouch ebooks with iBooks Author
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 26s
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1. What Is an Ebook, Exactly?
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Different types of ebooks6m 17s
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Where can you get ebooks?4m 50s
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Open and read ebooks5m 59s
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Make an ebook6m 59s
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Distribute and sell ebooks5m 51s
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Choose the right format4m 24s
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2. Reflowable EPUBs
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What's inside an EPUB?5m 47s
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EPUB 2 vs. EPUB 34m 30s
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Make an EPUB on your own5m 49s
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Validate and edit the EPUB4m 30s
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3. Fixed-Layout EPUBs
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Make a fixed-layout EPUB5m 8s
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4. Ebooks for the Amazon Kindle
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5. PDF Ebooks
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Pros and cons of PDF ebooks5m 47s
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6. Ebooks with iBooks Author
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7. Tools and Services
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Pages6m 31s
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Sigil, Calibre, and Jutoh6m 54s
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8. Business Matters
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How to get an ISBN number2m 45s
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Conclusion
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Resources and next steps4m 3s
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