Amazon KDP now prefers an EPUB file
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Newsflash: Amazon KDP now prefers an EPUB file

Book formatting just got easier—Amazon now recommends providing an EPUB file for publishing instead of a file in their proprietary MOBI format.

Creating your ebook file for Amazon KDP How to Write and Selfpublish a Travel Guide
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Creating your flowable ebook file for Amazon KDP

There are multiple options for creating a flowable ebook file to upload to Amazon KDP. Choose one of these paid or free tools or software to take your book from final draft to published.

3 ways to approach your ebook formatting self publishing your travel guide memoir
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3 Ways to Approach your eBook Formatting

Do you want to take a simple or complex approach for formatting your ebook? There’s many paths you can take, and there’s no right answers. Just what’s right for YOU!

Beginner's guide to the pros and cons of fixed vs. flowable ebook formats
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A Beginners guide to the pros and cons of flowable vs. fixed ebook file formats

The impact of flowable vs. fixed layout text layouts in your ebook. The pros and cons of choosing the optimal ebook file format for your content. Fixed vs. Flowable.

Which amazon KDP royalty rate should I choose?
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Which Amazon KDP ebook royalty rate should I choose?

Take the guesswork out of whether you should include images in your Amazon KDP ebook. Here’s a way to calculate the financial implications of choosing the 70% vs 35% royalty rate.

Kindle Create Early Access Beta Features
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How to Access Early Access features for Kindle Create (Beta)

Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing have announced the availability of Early Access features for Kindle Create, which is relevant to travel bloggers who want to include images in their travel guides.

Pirate Queen Book Signing
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Book Signing for HN Klett’s “Pirate Queen”

I worked with Nick Klett, author of Pirate Queen, to do his internal ebook formatting. Congrats to Nick on his first book signing event.

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Vellum ebook Formatting Artisanal Book Style

I’ve created this reference post for the Vellum Artisanal Book Style to you with the decisions you need to make when formatting your book in Vellum.

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Vellum ebook formatting Meridian Book Style

I’ve created this reference post for the Vellum Meridian Book Style to you with the decisions you need to make when formatting your book in Vellum.

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Vellum ebook Formatting Trace Book Style

I’ve created this reference post for the Vellum Trace Book Style to you with the decisions you need to make when formatting your book in Vellum.

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Vellum ebook Formatting Sudo Book Style

I’ve created this reference post for the Vellum Sudo Book Style to you with the decisions you need to make when formatting your book in Vellum.

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Vellum ebook Formatting Oxford Book Style

I’ve created this reference post for the Vellum Oxford Book Style to you with the decisions you need to make when formatting your book in Vellum.

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Vellum ebook Formatting Kindred Book Style

I’ve created this reference post for the Vellum Kindred Book Style to you with the decisions you need to make when formatting your book in Vellum.

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Vellum ebook Formatting Parcel Book Style

I’ve created this reference post for the Vellum Artisanal Book Style to you with the decisions you need to make when formatting your book in Vellum.

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Vellum ebook Formatting Chroma Book Style

I’ve created this reference post for the Vellum Artisanal Book Style to you with the decisions you need to make when formatting your book in Vellum.