E-book formatting help?

[Brittney]

Any suggestions for an article, blog, etc that breaks down the best way to format an ebook? I currently have my ebook on Amazon, but have noticed formatting issues when I try to upload elsewhere.

Also, where do you have the most success with your ebook? Amazon, Barnes & noble, others?


Brittney Joy
www.brittneyjoybooks.sqsp.com

[Jessica]

As for your second question, my book is a paperback and an ebook and I seem to have the most success on amazon :)

[Jennifer]

I can't answer the first question because I am a layout designer and use Adobe's Indesign program to format all my books.

The second, I have sold most print books on Amazon. My print version sells better than my eBook. The eBook is currently still Kindle exclusive.
However, I have been highly successful selling print books at physical events that I attend and rarely see any online sales so while my answer is Amazon for online sales I'm probably not the best one to answer this question.

[G.G.]

You could go with smashwords and have them format and distribute for you... their manual for formatting the doc is quite clear and easy to understand. It's free too.

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52

Even if you want to convert to epub yourself, having a manuscript clear will help you. I've done both, epub from my regular manuscript and epub using the fixed one and let me tell you that the second one was a lot easier to do.

As for the second question, I sell more on Amazon. I haven't sold a copy elsewhere except one on Smashwords directly, along with the many copies I gave free there.