Anyone know how to solve this technical issue with an ebook?

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I have a 200+ page ebook that seems to be too large to use as a download.

It is 107 MB and is fairly loaded with images that probably aren't lightweight.

The file is so big I can't even upload it to a file sharing service that normally deals with large files (transferbigfiles.com).

Does anyone know how I can get this ebook down to a manageable size? If I outsource this and send the file to someone, do you think they'll be able to reduce its file size somehow?

Thanks for any recommendations or advice!
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  • Profile picture of the author DianaHeuser
    BillyBee,

    What program did you originally use to write the book? If you have used MS Word then click on one of the graphics, go to "Picture Tools" and select the option "Compress" to Web resolution.
    Select the option that says compress all pictures.

    That should reduce the size significantly.

    Di
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    • Profile picture of the author BillyBee
      Originally Posted by DianaHeuser View Post

      BillyBee,

      What program did you originally use to write the book? If you have used MS Word then click on one of the graphics, go to "Picture Tools" and select the option "Compress" to Web resolution.
      Select the option that says compress all pictures.

      That should reduce the size significantly.

      Di
      Thanks, Di. Appreciate that. The file was created in Microsoft Word. It has not yet been converted to PDF.

      So I will definitely try your recommendations. Thanks also to all the other replies coming in.
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  • Profile picture of the author anton343
    is it a pdf file and have you zipped the file
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  • Profile picture of the author issac
    Also if you have Adobe Acrobat, make sure to "distill" the PDF
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  • Profile picture of the author chrissyb
    It depends how it was put together. If it was put together in Photoshop (I doubt it) it may not have been flattened and exported as a PDF.

    Apart from that you can change the export options in your original design program to reduce the file size, and the most severe end of the spectrum you will probably lose some quality.

    Places like send space allow up to 500mb, then there's applications like drop box to consider.

    I can have a look at it, if you can send it to me:

    Free large file hosting. Send big files the easy way!

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    Chris
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    You can crunch the images. Another thing you might do, and this could actually add a lot of value, is to turn the product (never call a product an ebook. ebooks are perceived as cheap) into a course with "modules."
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  • Profile picture of the author KimboJim
    Making it a PDF should shrink it down. If that isn't enough, try to get an image compressor and compress the images slightly. Compressing hurts the quality, but if you have a soft hand then it will be hardly noticed.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mbullard
    Make it a physical book and sell it on Amazon. Or, make it an html file and put on a site somewhere. Either offer it for free that way or charge a price.
    Don't outsource it. Also, if you need to send big files for free, use wetransfer.com. They send up to 2 gigs.
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