The Indie Author Guide is being released by Writer's Digest Books in a revised and updated edition in December '10. Until then, you can use this handy BookBuzzr widget to read as much of the original edition of the book as you like right here on the site. Once the book is open in the widget, click on any page to zoom in for a better view.

Note that the current edition's chapters on publishing through Createspace and publishing for the Kindle are no longer accurate due to Createspace and Amazon DTP site and process changes. The new edition contains updates to those chapters and more.

If you're not the DIY type, you can hire me to edit your manuscript, format your manuscript, convert your manuscript for ebook/Kindle publication, design your book cover for publication in print or ebook format(s), or consult with you about your author platform.

Update 8/2/10: I'm working on an updated version of this document which includes a simplified Kindle book creation process, a more accurate Kindle book preview method, information about the new 70% royalty option and step-by-step directions for creating the now-required "Logical Table of Contents" (e.g., the toc.ncx file).

The updated version will be posted here when it's done, hopefully by the end of August.

*UPDATE* As of 8/31/10, the document is about half finished. Sorry guys; I've got numerous bookish and publishing plates spinning, and there are only so many hours in the day. I'm trying very hard to get it finished and posted by Labor Day, which is 9/6/10.

The existing document can still help you get your manuscript into a format you can use, but its directions are incomplete with respect to current Amazon Kindle book requirements.

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IndieAuthor Guide To Publishing For The Kindle™ With Amazon's Digital Text Platform™ And MS Word™ 2003 Or Higher
(Version 2.0, Revised 4/24/08)
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