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Okay, so I spent some time researching formatters. There also is a big difference in price when it comes to these. Some people charge a flat fee anywhere from $30-$200. There are also people who work hourly at @$25 an hour. Only problem with that is how do you know for real how many hours this person has put in? I know there are computer programs that will convert books automatically in almost no time. The big drawback to these programs is that they don’t often catch every format error. I’ve been told that a real live human being is the best way to format.


There are also services that charge a flat rate @ $150-$400 to put the entire book together and have it available for all PDA’s. I’ve also thought about going this route, but I feel like having a little more control over things. More of a learning experience for me. It’s also much cheaper to do it yourself. I’ll give my format contacts a few days to get back to me and then let you know which route I’m taking.

Next up, assigning an ISBN.

 

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Comment by Neil Ostroff on April 20, 2011 at 11:26am
It's a full length middle grade action/paranormal. I've posted all the details on my blog.
Comment by Joan H. Young on April 20, 2011 at 7:26am

I have formatted a couple of small e-books at Smashwords, and although I had to pay close attention, it wasn't that difficult. I wrote a tutorial for how to make it easier (not sure if I'm supposed to post links here for stuff like that).

How big is the project?

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