Online sales of eBooks have exploded recently, and the trend will only continue with the availability of low-cost technology. Unfortunately, guidelines on how to properly format an eBook to sell on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble NOOK, Smashwords, and other distributors are terse and geared toward web developers rather than self-publishers. Templates and third-party programs ad Online sales of eBooks have exploded recently, and the trend will only continue with the availability of low-cost technology. Unfortunately, guidelines on how to properly format an eBook to sell on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble NOOK, Smashwords, and other distributors are terse and geared toward web developers rather than self-publishers. Templates and third-party programs advertised to quickly convert a manuscript into an eBook often leave the final product in a dismal state of sloppiness that offends readers. This is because eBooks need to be converted to the same code that is seen on websites, not what is in a word processor. This guide was designed by an indie author for indie authors in the self-publishing community to provide the adequate knowledge to format an eBook in all major formats. It will take you step-by-step from a manuscript on your computer to the perfect eBook formats you need for Amazon, NOOK, Smashwords, and other markets. In this guide you will learn how to: •Layout your manuscript for conversion into the major eBook formats (i.e. MOBI, EPUB, PDF) for all the big markets (i.e. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and others) •Add styles to different types of text in your eBook •Add hyperlinks, bullets, and images to your eBook •Create a clickable Table of Contents for your eBook •Generate eBooks using open source software No prior knowledge of web programming is needed, because this guide provides detailed instructions and images to improve your level of knowledge from the ground up. The following detailed tutorials are covered in this guide: •Converting your manuscript from a word processor into a text editor •Markup tutorial (XHTML) •Add styles to your eBook (CSS) •Using Microsoft Word for Smashwords •Using Calibre to convert XHTML into all eBook formats •Publishing your eBooks on Kindle, NOOK, and Smashwords •XHTML/CSS source code For those interested in the advanced methods and techniques of eBook formatting, this guide also provides the following tutorials: •Regular Expressions for eBooks •Creating an EPUB from the ground up •Using KindleGen to create a MOBI file •EPUB source code Buy this 46,000-word (~200-page) guide that comes with over 150 helpful images, and you will soon have a professional eBook.