The Unknown Author E-book Conversion Guidelines
Please read through these guidelines completely before filling out the eBook Conversion form. Preparing your files correctly will ensure fast conversion of your manuscript to eBook format.
Type of Manuscripts Accepted
Fiction:
- Novels - Fantasy, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literature, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thrillers/Suspense, Westerns, Young Adult
- Children's Novels - Any age level. Minimal illustrations.
- Short Stories - Individual or collections.
Non-Fiction
- Biographies - Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs
- Poetry - Any subject
- Religious - Religious commentary or information
Ready-to-Publish
- Spell-check your manuscript.
- Grammar-check your manuscript.
- Make sure all chapters and paragraphs are breaking where they should.
- Include the entire manuscript in one file.
- Please submit a clean document without excessive extra spaces, tabs, etc.
- Please make use of standard word processing features such as page breaks, paragraph alignment, etc. For example, if you want a chapter title centered, use the Center function rather than a string of spaces.
Cover Image Guidelines
File Types:
Any image files you send for your cover image should be in either GIF or JPEG format. They should be separate from your manuscript.
Submission of Materials
File Types:
- Microsoft Word 2000 or 2003 (.doc)
- Word Pad (.doc)
- Microsoft Works (.wps)
- Rich Text (.doc)
- Plain Text (.txt)
Submission Method
Upload
After submitting your eBook Conversion Order Form you'll be given instructions on how to upload your files to our server.
You can email us your files instead if you would like, and these instructions are included as well.
We do not accept submissions by postal mail.
Specific Requests
Any specific requests you may have should be included when you fill out the eBook Conversion Order Form, or when you email your files. These requests might include font face or size, paragraph spacing, etc.
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