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Preparing and Publishing Books for Amazon's Kindle
Live, Instructor-Led Online Course
Preparing and Publishing Books for Amazon's Kindle
2 Days Online
Instructor: Mary Gillen
According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, online retailer Amazon's growth rate is expected to be twice that of Google's. Why? Part of it is due to a skinny little e-book reader called the 
Kindle, which allows you to connect wirelessly to Amazon's site, purchase a book, and download it in mere minutes. The Kindle also includes connections to blog and newspaper subscriptions, and allows for the micro-purchase of articles, short stories, serial publications and more.
Publishers and independent authors everywhere are excited-and somewhat anxious-about this move toward digital publishing. eBooks are revolutionizing the publishing world, and eBook reading devices like the Kindle 2 are on the forefront of this revolution.
However, the text formatting the Kindle requires can be hard to decipher and even harder to implement, requiring solid XHTML, CSS and other Web development skills.
This two-day class will teach you how to prepare and publish your organization's books, newsletter or blog subscriptions, articles, and more for the popular Kindle device.
Topics covered in class:
- Introduction: How the Kindle Works
- Getting your Content into a Useable Format
- Formatting your book in Microsoft Word
- HTML and XHTML formatting
- Formatting Your Book
- Formatting Blog Posts and Articles
- Formatting Examples
- Previewing and Publishing
- Marketing Your Kindle Book on Amazon
Tuition: $795 per person
PLEASE NOTE: You must have a Kindle to participate in this class. You can purchase the latest version, the Kindle 2, at Amazon: Get a Kindle
Register: Contact us to inquire about scheduling this course
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HTML | CSS | Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional | Search Engine Optimization Essentials | PHP | Javascript | XML | XSLT | Using Social Media for Online Marketing