Well, I dove in...

Why didn't you just format and upload your book directly to Kindle and Nook and Smashwords? I imagine you'll have better luck doing it yourself, though I don't know anything about Lebrary.com, but you'd be earning a lot more than just 30% on a 4 dollar book published directly (60% at least, 70% on amazon.com).

I've got the same question.

Smashwords would even have caught some of the formatting errors (been ther, done that myself so that's not a criticism). You could also have gotten a free ISBN by listing them as your publisher.

Diving in cold is not always well-advised no matter the level of your passion.

Congratulations, Acid!

Is it really worth it to self pub a book? I was tampering around the idea and I chickened out.

Smashwords will also walk you through the formatting process without charge. After you are done you can still use your Word doc. version as text for other e-publishers.

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There are a few ebook reviewers around the interwebz, but they're hard to find and the legitimate ones are even harder. PDF files are not the greatest files for reviewing a book in. RTFs are usually the least risky, but review the reviewer's requirements for files first.

By the by, did you sign or agree to a contract and, if so, what are the terms?

FOTSGreg said:

By the by, did you sign or agree to a contract and, if so, what are the terms?

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I'd like to know this as well.

I read your sample, Acid, and I regret to say that the poor formatting was a real turn-off. I also felt there was a clear need for some rigorous editing. That's not to say I think the writing is poor. But IMO the presentation is.

Fixing the format will make a big difference. Best of luck with it, and I hope it does well. I too am considering that route. Keep us informed!

I agree the formatting is rough. Do you know if the .pdf looks better, and it's just because of a faulty html conversion for the webpage sample? However, I didn't find the writing in need of "rigorous" editing. I really think the formatting is the biggy. It's confusing, because I can't tell if there are scene breaks and the indentation is all over the place.

In regards to review spots, I write YA paranormal romance, and I found a number blogs that were open to ebooks. I'm not sure your genre, but you might want to research someone else who's got an indie ebook in your genre and then google their book and the word review. That might be a good way to find reviewers open to books like yours.

I second the recommendation to run it through the smashwords meatgrinder.

Hi Acid. Not quite there yet I think. Like you I'm not well versed in the mysteries of computers, but there should be someone here who could at least help you how to get the formatting sorted out. I'm thinking mostly about the Tabs/no tabs question (ie at the beginning of paragraphs etc). And there is a convention for time breaks (where you have used ***, but I can't help you with it since I'm such a technophobe myself.

Just want you to know that I would be a potential reader if I wasn't so distracted by such issues. The sample is a real teaser and I think you write well- do hope you can get some help quickly-

Best, Julie

Have just reread the earlier answers. It looks as if it would be worth your while looking at the Smashwords option, as several others have recommended.

E-publishing seems to be the greatest rage these days. Especially if you write YA. Teens are buying up kindles right and left. You're riding the wave.