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Before you self-publish a book or an ebook, you always need to create a table of contents (TOC). It’s often the last task you need to do after you finish writing your manuscript. However, when you try to add one, it can sometimes lead to a bit of confusion or frustration if you are not…

You probably associate an animated GIF with social media. They are usually a type of short video for amusement value and are often small snippets taken from YouTube videos. If it is only for fun, you can find thousands of them online if free GIF libraries. But what if you want to create an animated…

If you own a Kindle ereader or use the Kindle app, you can’t read epub files on your device. But there is an easy way you can convert epub to mobi files for Kindle readers. When you learn how to convert epub to mobi files, you can read any epub ebook on your Kindle or…

There are hundreds of reasons you need to edit a photo or an image, and free online photo editors can often do the job. Adobe Photoshop is expensive and not easy to use unless you are a professional. However, we all need to do a little photo editing or resize images and crop them for simple…

You might want to know how to add text to a picture, image, or photo for many reasons. Are you a blogger or an article writer? Adding a few words to your featured images is a quick and easy way to make them unique and highly communicative. To prevent copying, you can use text tools…

Your domain name is by far the most crucial choice you will make for your new blog or website. But how to choose a domain name? When you build a website or blog to promote your books, the first decision you need to make is your domain name. Domain name registration is quick and inexpensive.…

Are you considering Google Docs as an offline word processor instead of Word? Microsoft is moving away from standalone software to a subscription and web-based service. It is a monthly charge that you could do without paying for basic online word processing. Why pay for all the programs you will never use by installing Office…

It’s very easy to learn how to convert Word to epub and mobi. But why do you need to convert your Word document? Most ebook reading devices use the epub format. But the mobi ebook format, or Kindle book format, is the only file type that can be read on Kindle devices and Kindle apps.…

You probably have a writing blog or an author site. But have you considered how you might monetize and earn an income from your blog? You can write, of course. But relying on book sales income is, for most authors, fraught with the danger of sales cycles. Some months can be good, others not so…