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Does anybody know good software for making an ebook?

by Drea8621
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Im really wanting to make my own ebook on the mobile industry because i really love that niche! I want to make my own Ebook but don't know where to go to achieve that...what are some good software or do you even need anything?
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  • Profile picture of the author Teravel
    OpenOffice

    It feels like you're using Microshaft Word, but you can Print to PDF and even include a password protection. Did I mention it's free?
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    • Profile picture of the author Drea8621
      I'm currently using a mac, so at the moment i'm using pages. I have microsoft word and free is good
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  • Profile picture of the author TimothyTorrents
    Hi,

    I read a post about a software called Scrivener which seems to be great for writing eBooks. I never used the program myself but I know people who have used it and they said it really helps to write eBooks quickly.

    Of course, it is not free, but it could save you a lot of time and money in the long run.

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  • Profile picture of the author MTwrites
    I write eBooks for several clients, and I use MS Word, and there's a way for you to edit it so that it's Kindle-compatible. MS Word can easily be converted to PDF, which is the usual eBook platform, so you don't have to purchase a software or anything....

    If you are looking for a software to generate the eBook....that's another story, a non-existing one I believe.
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  • Profile picture of the author Greg Ray
    Pages should save to PDF format, though I understand it is not as clean a conversion as MS Word. Make sure you review it.

    A better option might be the Mac version of Open Office. You can find it here:

    Apache OpenOffice for MacOS X
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  • Profile picture of the author Teravel
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    • Profile picture of the author Janice Sperry
      Originally Posted by Teravel View Post

      Whoa... Before we get to far into this thread, I want to point out that Microshaft Word CANNOT convert a document to PDF. You will need a secondary program to do so. It's best to download OpenOffice, which looks and feels like Word, but it DOES have the ability to print directly to PDF.
      It is very easy to save the file as a PDF in Word:

      Save As -> PDF
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  • Profile picture of the author Defacto
    I agree that OpenOffice is best. Its free and the easiest to use IMO.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    I write my ebooks up in Microsoft Word, and then have them converted into PDF format from: pdfonline .com.
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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    MS Word *definitely* can convert to PDF.

    However, when we're talking ebook you certainly want to do more than delivering a stinking PDF, we're talking Kindle and similiar etc. where an ebook is either in .MOBI or .EPUB

    PDF is a horrible format for many reasons....

    To make it a "real" ebook you will have to use software that can make a proper .epub or .mobi format, CALIBRE can convert, Abby Finereader is also great to convert, Adobe Acrobat also.

    Of course when you publish to Kindle they also do an auto-convert when you upload your MS Word .DOC or .PDF.... the issue is just that converting into Kindle/Mobi/Ebook rarely automatically goes perfect.

    For writing itself I use without exception MS Word 2010, even for "articles" or whatever other content. One reason is that for example the grammar/syntax check in MS Word is better than many paid services like Grammarly etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author jbsmith
    Always have used either MS Word or Open Office - then converted to different formats from there. I have templates that we use now where margins, headers, TOC, chapter headings, etc...are all pre-designed to look more professional.

    Quick comment on your intended market - I'm sure you have dug a little deeper to investigate potential topics, but your comment "write an book on the mobile industry" reminds of several people we have worked with who initially started to write about something very general like an industry when the most demand will come from a much more finely tuned problem area such as "How to accept payments via mobile devices" or "Best way to secure your kids mobile phone and apps..."

    Hope you see what I mean -- you want topics backed by desire, urgency and passion, that way you have to work a great deal less to make sales.

    Jeff
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    • Profile picture of the author Drea8621
      Right, yeah I was thinking of a particular area of the mobile industry.
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    • Profile picture of the author Drea8621
      Ok, well i downloaded Open Office, we will give that try always up for trying new things Hope everyone is having a great day!
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  • Profile picture of the author Bkelly301
    MS word allows you to convert to PDF but it does not allow you to have a clickable TOC, and it also has an annoying "upgrade" ad on it.

    Use open office for converting to PDF.

    Also, as stated above use calibre for converting to other file types.

    I wrote a free eBook here about how to create an eBook entirely for free.

    How to Create an eBook for FREE That you can Sell Online
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  • Profile picture of the author Drea8621
    ok...just downloaded open office and went to open it, says cannot write file...hmmmm
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    • Profile picture of the author Greg Ray
      Teravel you are incorrect - MS Word versions after 2010 can save .doc files as .pdf, and there is a plugin to accomplish this in the 2007 version.

      I frequently, as others have mentioned here, build Word docs and save them as PDFs.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin Purchase
    I always use Microsoft Word to convert to PDF. However, having worked for big companies in the mobile industry, it is quite saturated! Do your research right, I hope you have found yourself an easy niche! Good luck with your endeavors.
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  • Profile picture of the author thedanbrown
    Ya all you need is open office. If you are going to publish on Kindle you will need a cover and a way to format it properly as well. Really it depends what you are going to do with it...
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  • Profile picture of the author Sarevok
    Microsoft office is the best these days.

    Office 365 has some really sexy templates, and converts easily into .pdf.

    :]
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  • Profile picture of the author Samuel Adams
    If you have a little money to spend, you might consider hiring a professional writer to write an ebook for you, using your own research and notes. The research work you've done will most likely decrease the cost of the finished ebook. You can easily get this job done for as little as $50 on a gig type site.
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  • Profile picture of the author LilBlackDress
    I write all my eBooks in Word. I convert them to a .mobi using an inexpensive formatting tool.
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  • Profile picture of the author Marc Rodill
    Sorry to resurrect this thread from the dead 10 days ago...

    But someone important emailed this to me.

    Anyway...

    After reading the responses, I just wanted to
    make a comment.

    Jeff Smith's comment (aka jbsmith) in his last sentence is spot on.

    This is pure marketing genius:

    Originally Posted by jbsmith

    [...]you want topics backed by desire, urgency and passion, that way you have to work a great deal less to make sales.
    You should probably read it again.

    Everyone who wants to succeed...

    Should write it down now.

    Anyway...

    I've seen plenty of Jeff sales letters to know that
    he knows what he's talking about.

    It's called competitive research.

    (Shhh.)

    On that same note...

    A friend of mine might be coming out with
    actual software that will solve this problem.

    A "template" of sorts.

    In full disclosure...

    We'll probably partner if it does come out,
    so I won't name names.

    But...

    I just thought you should know that
    something like this might soon exist.

    Cheers,
    Marc

    PS. I feel obligated to tell you that
    Samuel Adams is also spot on.

    He's dead right.
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