tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post3408343592933029386..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Nearly There! - Karen KingKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-33716323600117950992011-08-22T10:56:33.249+01:002011-08-22T10:56:33.249+01:00Thanks for your advice, everyone and Sue, where do...Thanks for your advice, everyone and Sue, where do I find the free OCR programme? This would be so useful?Karen Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-32425538367917806232011-08-19T18:34:08.950+01:002011-08-19T18:34:08.950+01:00Karen, you don't have to type out your books! ...Karen, you don't have to type out your books! You can download a free OCR programme and use it to scan your books into your computer and then convert to text. A bit of a chore, but easier than all that typing!Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-20850768359434276162011-08-19T18:06:10.215+01:002011-08-19T18:06:10.215+01:00Have a look around the various kindle forums (kind...Have a look around the various kindle forums (kindleboards and the uk version) and check out what other people are doing. Takes a while but you get a feel for what works for your genre. Remember it's also got to work at thumbnail. I had a work colleague do my short story collection but a proper ebook cover designer do my thriller - I'm using him for my YA fantasy too.Debbie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-37318788624665195642011-08-19T15:47:36.036+01:002011-08-19T15:47:36.036+01:00I know what you mean Karen, I'm about to kindl...I know what you mean Karen, I'm about to kindle my novella A Tropical Affair, and it's the image of the couple that is the problem. I think you need to get that right first, then play about with the fonts and see what looks right.<br />I've been dragging the old holiday snaps out searching for palm trees and moonlit bays!Ann Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310566139408774783noreply@blogger.com