There was a time that writing & publishing a book was a long & stressful & costly process. These days with the right tools you can create your e-book & publish Online quite conveniently.
Various tools make it easy to organize, write, style & publish e-books quite seamlessly. This can be in the form of independent software that can be used offline or a Web-based app. Each one has its specific features, advantages, & disadvantages. Here are 3 3 popular e-book design tools you can try out.
Pressbooks
If you’re familiar with using WordPress then you should not have a hard time creating your e-book with this software since it looks quite similar to WordPress. With this software, you can easily create edit & design chapters quite seamlessly. The app has a simple & intuitive interface so you should get a hang of it quite easily. All of Pressbooks’ features are free to use although the free version leaves a watermark on your e-book. However, you can upgrade to a premium package to have the watermark removed for a one-time payment of $19.99.
Kindle Direct Publishing has all the tools you need to take your e-book from a mere idea in your head to an e-book published on Kindle. This free platform has several tools for formatting your book manuscript, designing a cover page & several promotional tools as well. There are also several resources to guide you through the process as well. You can also seamlessly publish your book to Kindle Lending Library & Kindle Unlimited when you sign up for KDP Select.
This is a tool that is a little bit of an advanced tool for creating e-books. However, if you are familiar with using Adobe Creative Suite then you should have no hard time using Adobe InDesign. It is the ideal tool to use if you want the e-book to include some more styling or graphics elements more than just plain text. You will need to subscribe to Adobe Creative Cloud to use InDesign. A single software plan costs $29.99/month if you are paying monthly or $19.99/month if you are paying per month.
In conclusion
With the right tool, making your e-book can be fun & easy. These are some of the most popular tools you can try out for self-publishing your e-book
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