5 Free Formatting Guides on How To Publish Your eBook

By Jason Boog 

As self published authors enter the eBook market, formatting has become more important than ever.

Indie authors don’t have the same support as a major publisher, so we’ve assembled a list linking to formatting guides for all the major eBookstores.

Follow the links below to access these free style guides…

1. Smashwords Style Guide (provides guidance for “major ebook retailers such as the Apple iBookstore, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo and Diesel”)

2. Amazon Kindle Publishing Guidelines (PDF link)

3. Barnes & Noble ePub Formatting Guide (PDF link)

4. Apple iBookstore Style Guidelines

5. Calibre User Manual (how to use this powerful eBook conversion tool)