The question most often asked once you've managed to write your ebook is probably this: "Will you please?"
Certainly your ebook needs to have an interesting and useful content that responds to a specific request from the public. You wrote it, well done, it is ready to be put online ... but is that why buyers will be happy?
The design of your ebook is essential for buyers are not disappointed. The shape and attractive side are 50% of the work. The quality of content gets the other 50%.
Here are 20 ideas to avoid making your ebook unreadable or worse ... boring!
Certainly your ebook needs to have an interesting and useful content that responds to a specific request from the public. You wrote it, well done, it is ready to be put online ... but is that why buyers will be happy?
The design of your ebook is essential for buyers are not disappointed. The shape and attractive side are 50% of the work. The quality of content gets the other 50%.
Here are 20 ideas to avoid making your ebook unreadable or worse ... boring!
1. Never use a light color on a white background: it makes the text unreadable, either on the computer or after printing.
2. Turn images or pictures in your ebook to make it any less formal. You can easily find cheap or images on istockphoto.com or clipart.com. You can also make them yourself.
3. Use a size and write policy that are pleasant and do not require deciphering each page: the size 11 or
How to make your ebook and attractive prevent your readers are bored with monotonous reading?
4. Organize your text with headings, subheadings and paragraphs.
5. Do not center it all your text on a page. The "focus" must remain exceptional in a saying, poem or a special box. Otherwise, playback is not pleasant.
6. Put a table of contents at the beginning of the ebook that will allow to identify better player and get to the point.
7. Do not use the entire width of the page, the text loses readability. Instead, create large margins (2 cm on each side for example) or columns to make it more Arere.
8. If you have other products or services to offer, do not hesitate to make a promotional page at the end of the ebook by using the term "to go further" or "discover too." Surprise the reader by offering good deals.
9. Save your ebook in pdf format to allow more able to read. Never leave a .doc or .odt which can then be modified.
10. Use common lists with dots or dashes or break the monotony of text on a page. But do not do a whole ebook that is a list instead of a text!
11. Do not forget to include the header and footer of the page number, your website or your brand name and the words "copyright year +" to show that your ebook can not be copied.
12. Do not put your uppercase titles: it gives the impression of being assaulted player.
13. Insert charts or graphs, or other inserts to highlight a phrase, a particular idea or a tip. It hangs straight eyes.
14. Choose colors that are harmonious together and go well with the content of your ebook.
15. Carefully check the spelling of your ebook fault: they are very little appreciated buyers and significantly lower the quality of work, even if the content is at the top.
16. Opt instead for a "portrait" to conventional size dimensions (21 x 29,7) much easier to print. However, if your ebook is not for printing, you can change the proportions or to landscape format.
17. Avoid pale writing on a dark background. This makes very painful reading, and printing is the cat!
18. Feel free to edit your text: it is not because there is a lot of free space that is detrimental to your ebook, on the contrary it easier to read.
19. Be consistent in the design of your ebook. Do not miss a call from a paragraph "justified" to another "left-aligned".
20. Avoid yellow highlights, (and all the highlights, in general), sentences in red and underlined text: it gives a "primary" look to your ebook. Prefer other colors less violent and "fat" to support something important.
Well, you already have 20 tips to make your ebook pretty and pleasant reading. The design is fundamental, especially for an ebook. Slowly return your layout, stress free, and ask us for advice if needed!
2. Turn images or pictures in your ebook to make it any less formal. You can easily find cheap or images on istockphoto.com or clipart.com. You can also make them yourself.
3. Use a size and write policy that are pleasant and do not require deciphering each page: the size 11 or
How to make your ebook and attractive prevent your readers are bored with monotonous reading?
4. Organize your text with headings, subheadings and paragraphs.
5. Do not center it all your text on a page. The "focus" must remain exceptional in a saying, poem or a special box. Otherwise, playback is not pleasant.
6. Put a table of contents at the beginning of the ebook that will allow to identify better player and get to the point.
7. Do not use the entire width of the page, the text loses readability. Instead, create large margins (2 cm on each side for example) or columns to make it more Arere.
8. If you have other products or services to offer, do not hesitate to make a promotional page at the end of the ebook by using the term "to go further" or "discover too." Surprise the reader by offering good deals.
9. Save your ebook in pdf format to allow more able to read. Never leave a .doc or .odt which can then be modified.
10. Use common lists with dots or dashes or break the monotony of text on a page. But do not do a whole ebook that is a list instead of a text!
11. Do not forget to include the header and footer of the page number, your website or your brand name and the words "copyright year +" to show that your ebook can not be copied.
12. Do not put your uppercase titles: it gives the impression of being assaulted player.
13. Insert charts or graphs, or other inserts to highlight a phrase, a particular idea or a tip. It hangs straight eyes.
14. Choose colors that are harmonious together and go well with the content of your ebook.
15. Carefully check the spelling of your ebook fault: they are very little appreciated buyers and significantly lower the quality of work, even if the content is at the top.
16. Opt instead for a "portrait" to conventional size dimensions (21 x 29,7) much easier to print. However, if your ebook is not for printing, you can change the proportions or to landscape format.
17. Avoid pale writing on a dark background. This makes very painful reading, and printing is the cat!
18. Feel free to edit your text: it is not because there is a lot of free space that is detrimental to your ebook, on the contrary it easier to read.
19. Be consistent in the design of your ebook. Do not miss a call from a paragraph "justified" to another "left-aligned".
20. Avoid yellow highlights, (and all the highlights, in general), sentences in red and underlined text: it gives a "primary" look to your ebook. Prefer other colors less violent and "fat" to support something important.
Well, you already have 20 tips to make your ebook pretty and pleasant reading. The design is fundamental, especially for an ebook. Slowly return your layout, stress free, and ask us for advice if needed!
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