Formatting your document for fast, easy eBook Publishing.

Here are a few of the books that I have formatted.
Click any title to go to the book.

My wife Linda has had more than 25 books published. I have edited and worked on all of them. And now friends and friends of friends have now been coming to me to format for them as well.

If you are considering putting some of your inventory or a new creation on SmashWords or as a Kindle release, please consider me if you do not want to be bothered with the "formatting".

I have successfully moved authors' books into the Premium catalogue of SmashWords and into the Kindle and Kobo formats.

What I accept:

• Novels up to 150,000 words
• Short stories
• Others with consultation

Formatting:

• I accept MS Word files in either .doc or .docx (Other formats possible with consultation)
• I will produce a SmashWords ready .doc file for you to submit.
• I will also produce (in addition or instead) a Kindle ready .prc file and a Kobo ready .epub for you to submit.

Hints - if you want the formatting faster

• No tabs allowed (I have to remove them all - they mess up some of the e-formatted books)
• please use only a single space after a period (full stop)
• please no extra spaces nor extra returns
• Keep font changes to a minimum and stick with the "normal" fonts - remember - it will be ground up when it is submitted and we can't use the cool fonts like "Brush Script" etc. So, I find the safest fonts for the web include:

  Arial, Arial Black, Comic Sans MS, Courier New, Georgia, Impact, Tahoma, Trebuchet MS, and Verdana - sorry, no Wingdings.

  My preference is Arial 11 - remember - eReaders can make it bigger or smaller at the owners request.

  Also - Kindle dislpays it all as a courier type of font no matter what you do.

• Don't insert forced page breaks - they are much easier for me to put in for Kindle than they are to take out for SmashWords

Pricing:

• First book is $25.00 an hour. I will give a free estimate on the number of hours when you submit the file to me.
• Multiple books up to four books, books two through four are $20.00 an hour.
• Most books for pure formatting (no editing, no spell checking etc.) take about an hour.
• Prices are in US dollars

Covers:

• If needed, I am able to produce very simple covers for you.
• I will also quickly check your cover to ensure it is formatted for SmashWords and Kindle (.jpg 500 pixels wide and 800 pixels tall, 72 dpi)

Editing:

I also edit if that is what you need. Same hourly rate.

What to send me :

• Your edited book in MSWord format. (.doc or .docx)
• Your cover (.jpg 500 pixels wide and 800 pixels tall, 72 dpi)

Payment:

• PayPal works best - talk to me about other formats.
• The money comes to me after you are happy. Not before.

Checklist:

This is just a little check list to make sure you have sent me everything I need - as soon as I get it all I can start.

The text of your book (.doc or .docx)

Your cover picture (.jpg - ideally 72 dpi and 500 by 800 pixels - if not I will reformat it for you)

Your "Front Stuff" - the stuff that comes before the book.

• Copyright Page (if you have anything out of the ordinary) - Example
• Dedication: - Example

Your "End Stuff" - the stuff that comes after the story ends.

• About the Author - Example
• Other works by the author - Example
• Where to connect with the author - Example
• Maybe a chapter from the next book.

Contact me

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