Formatting – Kyle Lewis https://kylelewis.net The Author Website of Kyle Lewis Sat, 31 Dec 2022 06:00:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Uploaded and waiting… https://kylelewis.net/uploaded-and-waiting/ https://kylelewis.net/uploaded-and-waiting/#respond Sat, 31 Dec 2022 06:00:58 +0000 https://kylelewis.net/?p=203

Today, in the early morning hours of December 31, I uploaded the “final” version of both the ebook and print format. This means I am getting very close, but I am not clear yet. Once submitted, Amazon has to look over the files and make sure everything is formatted properly. Last month I submitted a test copy of the paperback version and it emailed me a few days later letting me know they didn’t like the cover (the title on the binding was apparently not the correct size) or the ISBN number on the back. Thanks to photoshop, I went in and made some changes and am not crossing my fingers that they will be cleared this time. 

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Not only am I the author, but I am also pretending to be the publisher! So after all the work of writing is and editing is done, I then have to format the book so that it is ready to be uploaded onto Amazon’s site. I used the program Vellum to help me out with the formatting. I started by importing a Word file and then it gave its best shot at finding chapter breaks. I gave it a pat on the back and then went in and redid all the breaks it messed up on. The final product is the result of Vellum’s nice formatting and my guiding it so it knows what is a chapter, forward, etc. Once everything is complete I am able to generate files that can be uploaded for Kindle, print, or other ebooks. 

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