Tag: Calibre

• Dear Indie | eBook Formatting Tips & Hacks for Kindle

  Hi Indies! Over the last week, I’ve spent a lot of time researching the best “free” ways to update the formatting for my books. I wasn’t happy with their blahzay interiors–and I also wanted to add content to the Back Matter that I didn’t have before. I already shared the new chapter graphics in a…

  A.C. Melody

  July 16, 2020

  Self-Publishing, Writing

  A.C. Melody, Amazon, Calibre, Dear Indie, Derek Murphy, Drop Caps, eBook Formatting, ePub vs Mobi, Graphics, Interior Layout Formatting, KDP, Kindle, Tips & Hacks

• Dear Indie | Fonts, Vectors, & Scams, Oh…snap!

  Hi Indies! I’m back, and I have links! In my last post, I touched base on some of the issues we DIY’ers face when working with a small budget and little-to-no experience. Formatting an eBook, which has “Floating Text” vs. formatting a paperback with “Fixed Text” is not only different, but sometimes it can be…

  A.C. Melody

  February 15, 2020

  Self-Publishing, Writing

  #writerproblems, #WritingCommunity, A.C. Melody, Adobe Illustrator, Amazon, Calibre, Dear Indie, Font Squirrel, Fonts, Installing Fonts, Scam Alert, Self-Publishing, SVG Editors

• Dear Indie ♥ Weekly Resource Post

  Publishing Part 2 Welcome back! This is the second post this week, since I had to break this publishing segment into 2 parts.  In this section, I’d like to cover the #1 online retailer world-wide.  Amazon is actually an e-commerce search engine, but many view it as its own ‘store.’  With headquarters based in Seattle,…

  A.C. Melody

  May 19, 2016

  Self-Publishing

  Amazon, Book Covers, Bookstores, Calibre, CreateSpace, Dear Indie, File Formats, Formatting, Helpful Tips & Tricks, Indie Authors, Interior Layouts, KDP, KDP Select, Kindle MatchBook, POD’s, Publishing, Save Money, Seattle, Smashwords