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New writers' resource: 10-minute toolkit on the mechanics of self-publishing ebooks

22/2/2016

My new free PDF resource for independent authors is out now: The Mechanics of Self-Publishing Ebooks: 10 guidelines in 10 minutes.

Aimed at writers who want to do their own eformatting – in Word – this PDF toolkit helps the independent, self-publishing author to deliver a professional-looking ebook to market. The guidelines are based on my own experience of publishing three ebooks, and my previous career experience within the publishing industry.

And, because time is precious to us all, I've designed it so that each of the 10 sections can be read in a minute!

Louise Harnby is a fiction copyeditor and proofreader. She curates The Proofreader's Parlour and is the author of several books on business planning and marketing for editors and proofreaders.

Visit her business website at Louise Harnby | Proofreader & Copyeditor, say hello on Twitter at @LouiseHarnby, or connect via Facebook and LinkedIn.

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4 Comments

Carolina link

23/2/2016 12:31:31 am

Thank you very much, Louise! Your work is amazing. :)

Hans Maerker link

23/2/2016 10:25:14 am

Thank you for this 10 point PDF, Louise. You wrote a short and informative reference that's very helpful for everybody. Especially the condensed form works fine in my opinion. More like an extended cheat sheet or quick reference for those who want to self-publish their books.

- Hans

Louise Harnby

23/2/2016 01:11:22 pm

Thank you, Caroline and Hans!

rodrigo link

25/4/2017 05:44:00 am

thank you so much, Louise. This content will be very useful for my job

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