Question:
How do I email my e-book?
Trevor
2013-12-21 19:46:22 UTC
I would like to submit my e-book to some reviewers. They typically request you provide it for them in a kindle compatible format, and I'm not sure how to do that. Will converting my original word document to a PDF attachment work?
Six answers:
cathugger
2013-12-21 22:21:05 UTC
Export to HTML using Word. The use Calibre to convert the html to mobi format (that is the unprotected Kindle format that will be readable on someone else's kindle)



Do not convert to Epub as someone above suggested - Epub is not a Kindle compatible format.



Calibre is free

http://calibre-ebook.com/
Steven J Pemberton
2013-12-22 06:01:16 UTC
The Kindle can read PDFs, but it's not an ideal format - it shrinks each page to fit on the screen, so unless your page size is fairly small, the text is likely to become unreadable. The user can zoom in, but they then have to scroll around the page, which is very cumbersome and likely to result in a bad review.



The main Kindle formats are .mobi, .prc (this is an older one, not used much nowadays) and .azw (which I think is just a DRM'd version of .mobi, so you can ignore that). If you don't already know how to generate a .mobi version of your book, follow cathugger's instructions.



Don't send the actual book unless the reviewer has told you that they'd like to receive it, or their website says they don't mind receiving unsolicited books.



(And yes, sending an ePub file to someone who has a Kindle will **** them off. Kindles can't read ePubs. Calibre and other programs can convert ePub to .mobi, but reviewers don't look kindly on authors who expect them to do work that the author could've done.)
Sadie
2013-12-21 19:58:59 UTC
Trevor, you should definitely have it converted to a Kindle-friendly format (like EPUB). You can easily go to Fiverr.com or a similar gig site and get this done for 5USD. Even I do this at Fiverr when I am going through my bouts of writer's block.



You can read in the gig description what the Fiverr seller requires of you to do to your Word doc in order for it to be optimally ready for conversion.



Also, to echo someone else's answer, I would not send your book for review via email attachment until or unless the person has agreed to review your book. Even then, make sure that they know and are okay with you sending the book via email.



Good luck!
chorle
2013-12-21 23:47:58 UTC
the one ARC book I received was a PDF which does display on most ebook readers including Kindle although .mobi does work better on kindle
MickeyFinn
2013-12-21 19:50:04 UTC
They probably wouldn't bother opening attachments because of possible viruses. When submitting anything to anyone, follow their submission requirements to the letter.
?
2013-12-21 19:49:58 UTC
First compress your e-book in .zip or .rar format, then attach it in your email and sent it. Simple!



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