Now that the final self-edit is complete, I’ve moved on to actually figuring out how to get that massive bit of text compiled and formatted into what you, Dear Reader, expect when you’re reading an book on your phone/Kindle/paperback/whatever.
Since I’m using Scrivener (and have been since 2006 or so), compiling the book into various formats appears to be as easy using the “Compile for Export or Print” option. This pops up a modal where you can select various formats, and hopefully that ends up getting me most of the way there.
But, I also have hope that this book will make it into print, and that means I need an ISBN. This is a Brave New World for me, so recently I’ve been digging into how ISBNs are used, where to get them, and how much they cost.
One important factor to note, you can get a free ISBN from Amazon or DraftToDigital, but there are strings attached I’d rather not have to mess with, so I’ll be paying for a block of ISBNs to use as I see fit.
Once I’m comfortable with the process of formatting my novel, and happy with the results, with relevant ISBNs associated with the various formats I’ll be making available (PDF, ePub, mobi, etc) then it will be on to…
Cover design! Onward and upward~