Our journey with Blogchatter started in 2016 one of the
twitter chats which Blogchatter holds each Wednesday till date with topics that
help Bloggers to grow. And we are growing with Blogchatter each day and in past
2 years we have published our eBooks in EBook Carnival and later we published
on KDP.
Many ask us what is the advantage of publishing the eBook
while you can directly publish it in Amazon KDP, so here are pointers.
Advantages of Blogchatter
EBook Carnival
1.
By
participating in EBook Carnival, a deadline is set and you are sure to perform
with the deadline. Else one tends to delay the self-publishing task.
2.
You
get a platform where many other bloggers are publishing their book with
Blogchatter, so you get a community boost too.
3.
Your eBook gets 2 reviews, which are honest ones and that acts as a beta version of
the book.
4.
It
is for free for readers to download the book.
5.
You
compile the book in a simplest form that is first in MSWord and then into pdf
version.
6.
You
learn a lot from all this exercise, and later can decide whether to take this
book further on which platform.
7.
You
get to read different books of co-bloggers and can learn a lot from their
experience of portraying things. These all things help for finish product while
self-publishing on KDP or any other platforms.
Steps to publish EBook
1.
Start
gathering all the posts under the theme you have chosen, we have chosen
Relationships in year 2017 and Parenting in year 2018.
2.
When
posts are ready make them in a flow and give headings to the posts in form of
chapters that is best with theme.
3.
Read
the chapters again and again, you can ask your family and friends to proof read
it.
4.
Find
an apt image to your theme from free photo sites and customize it with the book
details
5.
Choose
the catchy yet descriptive title for your book, dig hard at it and write down
various possibilities and ask your friends and family , what comes in their
mind after reading a particular title.
6.
Most
important is the book blurb, as readers decide in that 20 seconds whether to
pick the book to read or not. So work well with that.
7.
Write
your biography that is Author Bio in third person manner and make it crisp yet
in detail.
8.
Adding
images in pdf or later in KDP is a cumbersome, so avoid it. Instead work well
with fonts and other formatting.
9.
Make
page numbers and title of the eBook visible throughout the eBook.
10. Tada!
You eBook is ready to launch on Blogchatter eBook Carnival Launchpad.
So now don’t wait any more second if you wish to be part of
the journey of blogger to author. Join 100 other authors in this journey. Registrations fro Blogchatter EBook Carnival closes on 5th May 2020,
so you still have chance to register.
Click here
for registering for this Season of EBook Carnival hosted by Blogchatter
We have been eBook mentors from last three year and we are this year too
to answer your queries. You can ask us simplest of simple question too
regarding Ebook Carnival on Twitter tagging our social handles @AuraofThoughts
& @Blogchatter with #BlogchatterEbook
@MeenalSonal
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DeleteThanks a lot for introducing me to Blogchatter and Ebook carnival.It definitely sounds a great platform for a writer.
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DeleteThanks for sharing the steps, though I have no plans yet of moving in that direction but still never ruling out the possibility for future. Will bookmark the post for future reference.
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DeleteNow this is something really promising! I would love to get my work published one day!
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DeleteThe points you have mentioned are really a boon for new comers like me.will keep it in mind when I compile and share my ebook with blogchatter.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing details about this. Today I got mail from blogchatter team about this carnival. Still thinking about participating. Your post is really helpful.
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ReplyDeleteWow this step wise guide is really helpful. I love it. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had more time to work on my book. I definitely want to become a published author, but all I do right now is contemplate. With a full-time job that sucks the living life out of me, publishing a book looks like a distant reality.
ReplyDeleteYes, time is required to pen a book. May be in future you will do it when it is your calling.
DeleteThis post is a kind reminder for me to venture out and publish an E book of my posts. Your steps to publish an E book were very helpful for me.
ReplyDeleteThen surely go ahead Anahita Madam, you can connect with us for any assistance.
DeleteI found your steps to publish an ebook very handy and useful. Its really precise and a great help for someone like me who is new to this. Much thanks
ReplyDeleteWelcome Mandavi, yes if we all steps are followed then dream is not far.
DeleteI so agree with you, I read the book blurb and decided to pick up the book, or not. You have written such a detailed and helpful post that is sure to help guide people right.
ReplyDeleteBook blurb is very important to us too, so highlighted it in the post too.
DeleteWow I wanted to make a book on all my travels but not sure. I think tips on how I live my life is a better compilation.
ReplyDeleteGo ahead Cindy.
DeleteI totally agree with you. I published just one book with blogchatter carnivals and it was a great learning journey. You have explained the details well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Neha, can we expect the second book this year?
DeleteBecoming a published author with Blogchatter was a dream come true for me last year. I'm sure you're going to help bloggers in their publishing journey very well.
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing opportunity to become a published author. The way to compiling the book is so simple that now I am contemplating to participate in this.
ReplyDeleteThat's a very informative post for the ones who wish to go ahead with their ebooks.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great opportunity for authors or writers to get their ebooks published. Is it open for all or only blogchatter writers?
ReplyDeleteOnly Blogchatter members, you can connect with BCR team for further details.
DeleteYou have explained so well with all the points :)
ReplyDeleteTotally agree that deadline makes us work towards book submission.
Blogchatter is a great platform & it was great to launch my maiden eBook last year thanks to the community.
We all need some motivation and timelines, here Ebook Carnival plays the role.
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