Do you like the idea of publishing an eBook, but you don't know where to start? Join ebook Wizard, Peggy Richardson as she delivers this full-day introduction on everything to do with creating and selling your personal eBook(s). The course will include the upload of multiple live eBooks in-class, and a discussion of software and tools.
Students will receive a multi-page handout, and a CD-ROM including helpful software that will be used in-class, where you'll learn:
TECHNICAL BASICS;
* Two of the basic ways that eBooks work.
* How to format your manuscript.
* Basic html tags that you need to know.
* How to make sure your manuscript will transition well to eBook format.
* How to avoid pitfalls with things like file formats and illustrations.
* How to create a great cover for your eBook.
* What to avoid in the construction of your manuscript.
* How to put your book in multiple retailers at once.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
* How to choose a sales option.
* How to price your eBook.
* What the three "M's" of eBooks are, and how to use them.
* How to promote your eBooks using social media.
* How to use offline marketing to promote online books.
* The two ways that people make money in eBooks.
The investment for this workshop is $150 per person, and registration is limited to 10 people. (Teens may be accepted if approved in advance.)
Location is tentative.
For more details please go to http://www.meetup.com/Vancouver-Consultants/events/16877846/
Peggy Richardson's website is WizardofeBooks.com
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