I’ve heard a number of folks ask recently about people offering their print book[1] for different prices — specifically on Amazon. I thought I’d share what I’ve told them. This question comes in two flavors: Someone’s offering your book at a price lower than your set...
If HTML is the blueprint, showing how an ebook (or a web page) should be laid out, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are the interior design, saying how everything should look. While that may sound superficial, in fact learning to use CSS can have a profound impact on your...
If, as I keep saying, an ebook is just a website in a box, then in order to know how to get in and edit your ebook, you’re going to want to know some HTML. However you choose to work on the file, knowing the basic building blocks is essential in creating a finished...
Over the next three posts, I’ll be showing you how ebooks are coded and formatted. You’ve heard me call an ebook a website in a box. This time we’re going to talk about what’s inside the box. First things first: let me share an ebook with you....
I planned on posting a brief intro to the HTML and CSS that a beginner should know to work on an ebook, but I’m in the middle of launching my YA historical novel Risuko this month, and so I need to share a shorter, more technical post. This month, I’m going to teach...