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How to Move From a Standard Publishing Format to an E-Book Format

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Convert your document to an e-book format.

E-books provide a new way for reading literature and documents--they can be read as Portable Document Format (PDF) files on any computer, as well as on e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle and even an iPhone. If you just want to create a basic e-book--for instance, if you are selling a book online--your best bet is to convert your document to a PDF. Another option is to use a computer program that will convert your document to a variety of different e-reader formats.

Things You'll Need

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Stanza (free iPhone app)
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Instructions

  1. PDF E-book

    • 1

      Determine what type of file your document is. A standard publishing format is a Microsoft Word document. If this is the case, open the document in Word.

    • 2

      Click the "Microsoft Office Button" and hover over "Save As." Click "PDF or XPS."

    • 3

      Type a name for the document and click "PDF" under "Save as Type." Click "Publish."

    • 4

      Open the document in Adobe Acrobat to view or edit it. Save it before publishing it to the Web as an e-book.

    E-reader E-book

    • 5

      Download and install the free Stanza application for your computer (See Resources). It is available for both Mac and PC. Stanza will convert your PDF file to an e-text format, which you can then view on your e-reader or iPhone device.

    • 6

      Open your PDF file that you want to convert by clicking "File," then "Open" in Stanza.

    • 7

      Select "Export Book As" from the "File" menu. Select your eText format from the drop-down menu.

    • 8

      Save the e-book file. Close the original PDF file. Transfer the new e-book file to your iPhone or e-reader.

Tips & Warnings

  • If you have an iPhone, download and install the Stanza iPhone application so you can view e-books easily on your device. On the desktop application, click the "Tools" menu and select "Enable Sharing." When you are connected to the same wireless network on your iPhone, you can click "Shared Books" in the iPhone application and download your e-books wirelessly.

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  • Photo Credit The book image by Dzmitry Halavach from Fotolia.com

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