How to Use Push Button Book Formatting
Push Button Book Formatting is our very own formatting software, which in it's first version was developed back in 2012, and was very unique of it's kind for the time. We've since rewritten it from scratch and improved the software, which works by providing a simple system to tear apart your Microsoft Word document, remove all of the unnecessary fluff, and then completely rebuild from scratch a well-formatted ePUB file that you can upload to Amazon or to other online retailers and distributors.
Note: Amazon prefers that you submit an epub file and no longer recommends that you upload a mobi file to KDP so we have removed the button for downloading mobi format. You can still generate a mobi file using Kindle Previewer.
Push Button Book Formatting was designed with two intentions:
- Making it easier for publishers to produce high quality books.
- Providing a good reading experience for our customers.
Click here to get started with the Book Formatting Rocket.
By running your manuscript through Push Button Book Formatting to create your books, you create a full-featured eBook that will provide a better reader experience than just uploading a Word document and hoping the conversion goes well. This means better reviews and fewer refunds, which means that you will get better rankings for your books and will sell more copies. It will also encourage the people who write your books to want to purchase more of your back catalog.
Installing and using Push Button Book Formatting is simple:
- The Book Formatting Rocket is used to turn a Microsoft Word Document into a well formatted mobi or epub file that you can sell at Amazon and other online retailers.
Introduction
Welcome to the Book Formatting Rocket
Introduction
Welcome to the Book Formatting Rocket
How To Format Your Document
Setting up your Word Document properly will lead to a better result.
How To Format Your Document
Setting up your Word Document properly will lead to a better result.
How To Create An Ebook
Upload your files, enter your meta data, and download your ebook.
How To Create An Ebook
Upload your files, enter your meta data, and download your ebook.
How To Test Your Books
You can test your ebooks before uploading to Amazon quite easily.
How To Test Your Books
You can test your ebooks before uploading to Amazon quite easily.
How To Start A New Session
Starting a new session will clear your files off of the server.
How To Start A New Session
Starting a new session will clear your files off of the server.
Advanced eBooks
Adding Front Matter and Back Matter
Advanced eBooks
Adding Front Matter and Back Matter
Advanced eBooks
How To Add Contributors
Advanced eBooks
How To Add Contributors
Advanced eBooks
How To Customize The Look Of Your Book
Advanced eBooks
How To Customize The Look Of Your Book
Resources:
The Book Formatting Rocket
Download Kindle Previewer Here (to test your book)
BEST PRACTICES
Set up your book this way for best results. Not necessary…but much more likely to work on the first try.
- If your source (starting) document is not in .docx format, create a new .docx copy by saving it as a “Word Document” (File > Save As > Save as Type). Back up your book. Create a fresh copy. Save your fresh copy in .docx format because you will get best results using .docx (RECOMMENDED)
- It’s best to delete everything other than the book’s “core content” from this .docx version that you are starting with. Please remove the following items from your ebook manuscript: Table of Contents, Copyright Page, Cover Image, Title Page, etc. (Push Button Book Formatting adds these into your book for you!)
- Use H1 headers (by clicking on the “Heading 1” button) to “tag” those items that you want to show up in the Table of Contents.
- Download the ePub version of the file as Amazon no longer supports the primary tool for creating MOBI files and recommends that you upload an ePub to KDP directly.
