To create downloadable reports and e-books, you need software that will convert your documents to PDF. PDF files are easy to distribute, and readable by just about every computer on the planet. There is a great free writing software that will also let you make very professional PDF files. Open Office is an open source project used by many infopreneurs to create downloadable reports and e- books.
Kevin Riley: Author of “Recipe For Your Own Online Money Factory“
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You can get Open Office at http://openoffice.org
I also like the Excel-type application that is part of the whole suite.
Also try Google Docs. Fast, free, easy, always up-to-date. No software to install and it handles all file formats (including MS-Office, OpenOffice and PDF).
/BC
@KevinRiley I’ve used “Calc” as well, and found it very usable and robust.
@BC Great point Brian. I haven’t used Google Docs for building an e-book yet, I’ll have to give it a try. It would certainly make collaboration much easier. I could get a draft in GD, then work on it myself, then pass it along to an editor for final proofing and formatting. Definitely worth a try.
Does anyone know if GD automatically included hyperlinks when a doc is printed to PDF. That is the most time consuming part of the eBook prep process for me. Or at least ONE of the more time consuming tasks.