The tools to publish your e-books online
This article will discuss the publishing tools that Amazon provides to e-book writers. The tools you will find here are offered and maintained by Amazon, which means that you will not experience any compatibility issues with your outlet and the Kindle platform.
The tool for writing to childrenbooks of
Amazon has a tool called “Children’s Book Creator”. This tool can help you add illustrations to your own children’s books. Here, you can use images in PNG, JPG, PDF, PPM, or TIFF formats.
Important note: this tool has limited support for the Japanese book format. Specifically, you must use horizontal text for your e-books.
The main features of this tool are:
- Add text and pages to converted PDF files.
- Preview the book before publishing. You can check how your work will appear on different Kindle devices.
- Insert images and PDF files into your children’s books.
- Add cool tools (eg text pop-ups) that are fully compatible with Kindle devices.
- Change the language of the program. Some of the languages that the tool supports are Italian, Spanish, English, Portuguese, and German.
The tool for writing textbooks
Amazon offers Textbook Creator, a powerful tool that helps you convert PDF files into Kindle-compatible file formats. With this tool, you can convert the text and graphics present in their original files. If you want, you can also use Textbook Creator to add music, videos, and pop-ups to your files.
This tool is available for MAC and Windows computers.
The tool for formatting e-books
Make sure your e-books are in the correct format. If a book is badly formatted, it is likely to receive negative reviews, poor sales performance, and be removed from the Amazon Kindle Store. The format you should use depends on the file type of your e-book. Some types of files do not require a long format. To properly format your e-books, you can download KindleGen from Amazon.com’s tool repository.
Basically, KindleGen generates e-books that are compatible with the Kindle platform. You must run it through your computer’s command line. It is a powerful tool that can convert ePub, XML, XHTML, and HTML files into Kindle e-books.
The latest version of this tool is called “v2.9”. It is compatible with Linux, Macintosh and Windows computers.
The tool to read your books
Surely you want to read the books that you published through the Kindle platform. Reading your work is necessary because it helps you know how your work appears on your clients’ devices. This task is easy if you have a Kindle-compatible device (for example, an Android phone). However, if you don’t have such a device, you can use your computer to examine your work.
Amazon offers applications for reading Kindle e-books on Macintosh and Windows computers. These applications offer color modes, brightness controls, and full-screen reading. That means you can thoroughly check the appearance of your e-books even without a Kindle device.
The tool for previewing e-books
You can use “Kindle Previewer” to find out how your work will appear on Kindle devices and applications. This powerful tool can help ensure the readability of your work, regardless of your readers’ preferred font size or screen orientation. If you want to produce high-quality books, use Kindle Previewer before publishing any e-books.
This tool is compatible with both Mac and Windows computers.