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Learn the steps for creating an ebook easily (continued)

General tips
Some general tips that should be considered when creating an ebook regardless of format are:

  • Page size should ideally be either 5 by 7 inches (5x7) or 6 by 9 inches (6x9).
  • Ideal fonts for readability are Century, New Century Schoolbook, Palatino and Times New Roman.
  • Recommended font size for headings and subheadings are 12 to 14 points, while text should be around 12 points.

Now that you have completed your masterpiece you will need to market it. You can choose to give away your ebook for free to promote your services or your website or blog.

Well, there you have it, all the information you need to write and publish an ebook.

Note: Your ebook doesn't have to be large, it can be any size you want, but do bear in mind that download size is important for ebooks created in any format.

Product availability and resources
Learn more about Acrobat Professional.

Learn more about Adobe InDesign.

Learn more about Sonar Bookends Professional.

Dr. Humayun Bakht completed his Ph.D at the School of Computing and Mathematics in Liverpool at John Moores University. Prior to his current course of studies, he has successfully completed his MSc Software Engineering and BSc Electronics Engineering from University of Liverpool UK and Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology in Karachi, Pakistan. Humayun's research interest is mobile ad-hoc networks, in particular, the development of a new routing algorithm for this type of networking. He can be reached at humayunbakht@yahoo.co.uk and you can visit his Web site at http://www.geocities.com/humayunbakht/.


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