Create a Pdf Ebook – for a Beginner, by a Beginner
September 10th, 2010 | by admin |If you are going to create a PDF ebook, you are going to need a software program to help you do this.
This article does two things. First, the article helps the beginner understand the Adobe software package and how it relates to ebooks. Second, it provides a free alternative for creating your own PDFs. Since this was my first attempt at creating a PDF, this article was written for a beginner, by a beginner.
This is my general understanding of Adobe and how this company relates to PDF ebooks.
Adobe Systems created the portable document format (PDF) in 1993.
Adobe Acrobat is a family of computer programs created by Adobe Systems. According to Wikipedia, they were “designed to view, create, manipulate and manage files in Adobe’s portable document format (PDF)”.
Adobe Reader is one of the programs within the Adobe Acrobat family. You can download Adobe Reader for free. This software is used to view and print PDF ebooks.
Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard is the software package needed to create PDF files. At the time of this writing this package cost $299.00. (You can also use Pro $449.00 or Pro Extended $699.00).
In summary, if you would like to read PDF ebooks you can download for free, Adobe Reader. If you would like to create PDF ebooks as well, then you need to purchase one of Adobes software packages, such as Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard.
Since I know that I would like to create PDF files, I have decided that I will need a software package to do this. I do not however, want to spend $299.00 to create my first PDF ebook. Adobe looks like a great product and a package that I may buy in the future, but for my first project, I would like to do this as simply and as cheaply as possible.
OpenOffice
I recently found out about a product called OpenOffice, similar to Microsoft Office. This is free software which can be downloaded at www.openoffice.org. I found this product via a “You Tube” video. After watching the video, I visited the website at instantebookpublishing.com. The website provides information about ebooks and includes a copy of the video mentioned above. It’s a great nine minute video that walks you through creating your first PDF with OpenOffice.
I have recently put this product to the test. I downloaded the software from OpenOffice and used it to create my first PDF ebook. Creating the ebook took less than an hour following the simple instructions from the video. Again, this was my first PDF and it took less than an hour.
The PDF included internal links and one external link. The internal links allowed me to jump from a table of contents directly to the chapter I wanted to read. The external link was simply a link to my website. Creating these links were very easy and the video shows you how.
So, I was able to create a PDF ebook at no cost by using the following:
1) Open Office – the word processor allows me to create PDF files.
2) instantebookpublishing.com - nine minute video showing how to use OpenOffice to create a PDF.
3) Adobe Reader - allows me to read the ebook (even though not created with Adobe).
From start to finish, it took less than two hours.
At this point, my PDF ebook is very basic, but since it took me only a couple of hours and I learned a great deal, I am very happy with my results. I hope you have the same success.
Pete C. Repko
http://www.articlesbase.com/ebooks-articles/create-a-pdf-ebook-for-a-beginner-by-a-beginner-747793.html
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6 Responses to “Create a Pdf Ebook – for a Beginner, by a Beginner”
By mycartel88 on Sep 10, 2010 | Reply
If you dont know very much about a potentially profitable niche you discovered, what steps can one take to lea
for example, assuming i find that ‘weight loss’ is a very profitable niche, but i do not know very much about it, where do i go to get information on topics like this so i can create an information product i.e. ebook, podcast, video etc that offers real value to people with the ‘weight loss’ problem.
PS: i know weight loss is an impossibly competitive niche for a beginner, but i just used it for illustrative purposes.
many thanks
By Save Money Guide on Sep 10, 2010 | Reply
If you can write about a subject you are familiar with, so much the better. It it so much easier and your site will look better if you can appear to be knowledgeable as you link the information together in a presentable way.
You could run a search on Google to get some insight as to what is popular/over subscribed.
Best of luck.
By Ghost Who Walks on Sep 10, 2010 | Reply
Every time you put the subject here and get opinions and select the best answer and thereby get ideas and ways to write newer things.
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By blossom on Sep 10, 2010 | Reply
Its best to choose something you feel enthusiastic and passionate about!!! You talk to people who are doing what you would like to do. you listen, you go to the library and hunt down book on the subject, you enroll yourself in a Tafe management training course, and also a Sales and marketing course. these will give you the punch you need to jump up and transform your life into one that will give you the greater rewards and satisfaction that you have ever only dremed of having! ALWAYS….always, look on any profitable business venture, as, "what can you do for the other person", its all about GIVING the best you can, and not just "getting".
By doing th courses, you will learn and understand the importance of market research and coming up with the goods that the people will want.
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By Neil on Sep 10, 2010 | Reply
If you know of a market gap, it’s best you do some research on it. The best place for research is Google. Research the topic and speak to people who are in the same/similar market. You will have to be passionate about, dream it, live it and talk about. Once you have the confidence to write an ebook or start a podcast then you will need get the word out of your knowledge in the internet world.
How much marketing experience do you have on the internet?
By Barbarian on Sep 10, 2010 | Reply
Weight loss is part of the health sector. Need to research Medical and government figures. Start with google
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