lynnbrant
New Member
Posts: 2 
|
Post by lynnbrant on Mar 5, 2014 11:55:46 GMT -8
I've gotten a book uploaded and it is available to download but only in epub format. I have tried to upload a docx given to me by a formatter but it tells me it is not an acceptable format. I want the book available in mobi and pdf but can't figure out what the problem is. Thanks for any help.
|
|
|
|
Post by galatea on Mar 5, 2014 12:14:38 GMT -8
Hi
Smashwords doesn't accept .docx, only .doc
The good news is that you can convert your current .docx to .doc.
Just do "File"> "save as" > "Word 93-2003 document (*.doc)"
|
|
lynnbrant
New Member
Posts: 2
|
Post by lynnbrant on Mar 5, 2014 13:07:22 GMT -8
Thanks, I'll try that. So, is it normal that an uploaded epub file is downloadable only as epub, but an uploaded doc is the downloadable in mobi, epub, pdf etc?
|
|
|
|
Post by Ted on Mar 5, 2014 16:42:10 GMT -8
So, is it normal that an uploaded epub file is downloadable only as epub, but an uploaded doc is the downloadable in mobi, epub, pdf etc? Yes. The ePub does not convert to other formats. It may in the future. The .doc file will convert to other formats. The Beta page has information on uploading epubs direct to Smashwords. Mark did mention a couple of years back to upload a .doc file first and then replace the meatgrinder epub with your own epub... "Smashwords Direct has some important limitations compared to our standard Meatgrinder workflow. For example, when fed a Word .doc file, Meatgrinder converts the book into as many as nine different ebook formats, making it readable on any e-reading device, and ready to be sampled both through our two browser-based formats or a downloadable file. If you upload an EPUB instead of a Word .doc, you won't get the multiple formats (PDF, MOBI and browser formats are most important), nor will you get the downloadable samples. At least not yet. We do plan to add better sampling later, plus the ability to upload your own PDFs and MOBIs. To overcome this limitation, you can upload your book as a Word .doc file first, formatted to the Style Guide, and then replace our EPUB with your own (assuming your EPUB is higher quality). This way, you'll have the major formats covered." |
|
