| How To! Write: An Illustrated Fly-Tying Guide for Kindle Contributor(s): Beatty, Gretchen &. Al (Author) |
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ISBN: 1798230275 ISBN-13: 9781798230275 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2019 |
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| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.43 lbs) 54 pages |
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| Publisher Description: How To WRITE An Illustrated Fly-Tying Guide for Kindle holds the information to advance a skilled fly tier to the next level, teaching the art through "picture and word." With the information in this book, YOU can become an author and share your knowledge with thousands of potential students. Does that sound good? We think so For any of you who have wanted to write a tutorial on fly tying (or any other subject) that requires a mix of text and photographs, this is the book for you The authors have spent several years "learning the hard way" how to mold Microsoft Word and digital photography into a manuscript that Kindle will accept without an upload failure. They dedicated the time and have experienced the failures so YOU don't have to. In How To WRITE An Illustrated Fly-Tying Guide for Kindle the authors explain the most common failures and give detailed instructions on avoiding them. This book in not a guide on tying flies, it is a tutorial on preparing a fly tying (or any subject) lesson plan. The authors explain how to use Microsoft Word to make your own E-Book Template. If you would rather skip that section and get straight to writing your book then the authors provide a download hyperlink to access their ready-made template.Quality fly photography is important to any step-by-step tutorial. In the chapter on photography, the authors share their simple macro workstation then show you the three different cameras they use to capture fly-pattern pictures. Those three cameras are a simple Point and Shoot, a high-end Digital SLR (DSLR), and the camera on their Smartphone. Yes, that's right Your Smartphone camera is an excellent option for capturing pictures for your e-book and the Beattys show you how they to do it.Editing the pictures so they appear clear and sharp but with a digital file small enough to meet Kindle's stringent requirements is an item the authors spent many hours learning. Their simple instructions will have you "fixing pictures for Kindle" in just a few short minutes. It's not hard but it does require attention to detail.The last chapters provide information on preparing a book cover and converting a Microsoft Word document for upload to Kindle. Last but not least, the Beattys take you on a step-by-step journey through the Kindle publishing process. They start with your book's title page, followed by author information, and pricing options. Shortly after that selection, you'll reach the magical point-in-the-process where YOU click the "Publish Your Kindle Book" tab. After that simple mouse click, you'll be an internationally published author reaching millions of potential students in 18 countries (including the USA). If all of the above information sounds like a fun and rewarding experience then why are you waiting? The $7.99 you'll spend downloading the book will be the best investment you've made in yourself in a long time. Why not join the Beattys and become an internationally published author? You'll be glad you did |