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Microsoft Word Tip: How to save italics!

March 30, 2012 by Lori Devoti 19 Comments

A while back I did a post on how to format an ebook with Microsoft Word as your starting place. Since writing that I discovered a great tip that makes the process even easier, how to save italics when you have to strip all formatting from the original file. If you have gone through the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ebook Formatting, Indie Publishing, Writing Business, Writing Software Programs, Writing Tools Tagged: ebooks, Formatting, indie publishing, indiepub, self-publishing

How To Format an Ebook using Microsoft Word

November 23, 2010 by Lori Devoti 31 Comments
How to format an ebook using Microsoft Word

People have opinions. If you are a writer, this should come as no surprise. What may surprise you is that there is no one way to format an ebook. There are a number of ways and a number of people who will swear their way is best. I, unlike many people, like Word. I have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ebook Formatting, Indie Publishing, Writing Business Tagged: ebooks, epub, Formatting, KDP, Kindle, Microsoft Word, mobi, Nook, PubIt!, self-publishing, Smashwords

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