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The Self Publishing Tidbits book gives information in a nut shell on how to publish directly on Amazon using the Kindle Create APP. Ii contains six informative chapters that break down the process and make it easy for everyone desirous to self publish without resorting to a third party.the reader will learn how to write a strong and purposeful book, and what an ebook is Creating your eBook starts from the process of using Microsoft Word to format your document. Sections how to create a KDP account as well as open an account on line to make payment from Amazon easy. there is a chapter on formatting and the entire process of publishing having reviewed the formatted manuscriptFormatting is how your book looks and reads. It takes care of everything that goes into the visual appearance of your book, such as font size, page number, word count, line spacing, paragraph break...etcSimply put, formatting means creating or editing the layout of your document. Formatting has to do with alignment, setting and proof reading of a document*Why format my book?*Formatting your book gives it a professional look and makes it easy to read. Imaging a book with irregular fonts or font sizes and headings, unaligned margins, improperly fixed images EtcIt will definitely turn anyone off. Books are formatted so that they can appear presentable and readable in other words, the readability of your book depends on the formatting of your manuscript.*What does formatting entail*? Formatting your manuscript will require you to do the following: * Set your page margin/paper size*Choose a suitable style* Choose a suitable font and font size* Create your cover design*Fix headers and Footers if any*Add images if any*Insert your Table of Content* Add any extras*Proof your workThere are other things you may need to do aside the ones listed above. This is just to paint a picture of what is involved in formatting. Now note the following: For you to do justice to your manuscript and make it attractive to the eye, you must pay close attention to details. Remember that besides Publishing, your aim also is to make money from your books. So we cannot overemphasize why formatting is very keyThere are other things you may need to do aside the ones listed above. This is just to paint a picture of what is involved in formatting. Note the following, which are things that should be properly formatted when creating your eBook.*Page Margin*The margins are how far the text is away from the edge of the page. It should be spacious but not so much like you are wasting paper. Tweak between 1/2 " and 1"*For book size*The 6" x 9" is a globally accepted size but you are not restricted to the size you can use, but for the sake of getting it published on certain platforms, you will need to pay attention to their guidelines on sizing*Body Font*Use the tried-and-trusted fonts that are consistently used in print for millions of books*Line Height*In general, your line-height should be around 1.3. 1 is too tight and 1.5 is often too wide although it might be okay for some genresLine Height can also be called line spacingSo how can you set your paper size and the things mentioned above?There are customized templates for formatting, these templates will make your formatting journey less burdensome. Now, we shall be required to download a customized template which can guide on to format our manuscript and make it ready for upload tomorrow God willing The Create Space Formatted Template is a customized template for Formatting which can be downloaded. Using the template, the corresponding sections of your manuscript are inserted appropriately. *Formatting of Manuscript*The next thing now is to start practicing it. If you have your manuscript ready, start with your editing using the downloaded template as a guide. if you do not have a manuscript,