I have written a collection of short stories and have thought of making it an e-book.

[flamin lib]

It can be done with MS Word using styles but 'Dammit Jim I'm a writer not a word processor.' Is there a service that will take my .doc files and compile them into an e-book?

Anybody here willing to do it for a reasonable fee?

[tblue37]

1. There are , but you pay for them.

This one looks promising:

https://www.lulu.com

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. I happen to be personally acquainted with a woman who

is a writer and editor and works with people on self-publishing, whether e-books or physical books. She lives in New Mexico, and if you want me to pass her contact information on to you, PM me.

[flamin lib]

3. I'm going to get back to you after a bit more research. I may just be interested in the contact. nt

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. If you do decide to have me send you her contact information,

there will be a bit of a pause while I contact her first, since I suspect the email I have for her is not the one she uses for her business. Probably won't take too long, however.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. That's a great idea, my dear flamin lib!

Your work deserves to be viewed by a wider world.

[DavidDvorkin]

6. My fees are reasonable

See the info here:

https://www.dldbooks.com/

[flamin lib]

8. Thanks, this looks like a promising option. nt

[Amy-Strange]

7. I did it with my book...

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If you plan on giving it away or selling it yourself, a good service is Word 2 Kindle. They charge $49 and will convert your word .doc into both a .mobi and .epub document. The .mobi extension is for the Kindle e-reader, and the .epub extension is for all the other e-book readers:

https://word-2-kindle.com/

Another option is to use an Amazon service called KDP (Kindle Direct Printing). They will take a word doc, convert it to a Kindle E-book (.mobi), and also put it up for sale on Amazon.com.

It's a good service, but it was a pain in the ass to get through all their stupid paperwork:

https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/

Good luck!
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[flamin lib]

9. Thank you, I'll explore what they have to offer and see if they can take my raw work and make it

into a real book.

[Amy-Strange]

10. Amazon can also turn it into a real book...

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They do publishing on demand, but it cost $40 up front to sell there, and the paperwork sucks.

You need a photo (front and back) of your ID and your last bank statement.

You also need to design a cover for your book (trust me, using your title page as a cover looks sloppy).
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