![]() Second, I noticed when using the Kindle preview apps that I could use a table of contents, without having to put a table of contents at the beginning of the book. ![]() First, this format is accepted by Lulu, Barnes & Noble, and Apple's iBookstore. I wanted to use the EPUB format for at least two reasons. Being a computer programmer, I learned a lot about the EPUB format, tweaking my book as much as I could, but I could never get it to display well with the Kindle previewer tools that Amazon offers. The long story is that I originally created my ebook in the industry-standard EPUB format, but this format didn't work very well with Amazon. Since I'm a Mac user, my story will reflect what I learned on the Mac, but because of where I ended up, it will be helpful for Windows users as well. I just went through the process of self-publishing my new eBook ( How I Sold My Business: A Personal Diary) - which is now available as a paperback - on the Amazon Kindle store, and after trying a number of different approaches to get my ebook to look the way I wanted it to look, I thought I'd share what I learned here. ![]() ![]() Note: This article was first written in March, 2012.
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