Papyrus is an online tool that allows you to easily create an ebook in PDF, Kindle or ePub format.
Gone are the days when self-publishing a book was at best costly and at worst just impossible. Digital technology has reshuffled the cards and self publish a book including an e-book is now within the reach of everyone. The different formats of ebooks may still seem a bit complex, but the new self-publishing tools are used increasingly to disregard the technique to allow you to focus on the essential: the content. Papyrus is one of those tools ...
Papyrus is one of the easiest to produce an online ebook quality ways. This service provides everything you need to write, edit, format, and distribute a book in the main electronic publishing formats: PDF, ePub and Kindle. A true virtual publishing house that will allow you to create and distribute a searchable eBook on most surfaces, computer, or tablet.
Papyrus offers a simple interface to create your books. The bottom line is there. You can import your text from a word processor and edit and format directly from the interface of the platform. Choice of fonts, paragraphs, chapter points, summary, etc.. The site also provides a tool to create a cover that makes you want to read your book. For this you can start with a blank page or use one of the many models available. You will change the title, images and all the layout of the tip of the mouse. This editor is a cover of the great successes of Papyrus.
Another highlight of this service which will interest all bloggers: the ability to automatically create an ebook from his blog with a single click. Papyrus will automatically import all your items in a few seconds.
The service offers Free, Professional and Publisher tiers; eBooks created using the free account will contain the Papyrus logo. The Professional account costs $20 per eBook and offers a few additional features such as letting you sell your eBooks via Gumroad, and providing you with an an author webpage as well as an eBook sales website of your own, with a synopsis of your books and purchasing options for visitors.
Papyrus is a very simple and complete solution to self-publish an e-book. A fine example of the ongoing revolution in the publishing industry.
Papyrus is not compatible with Firefox, Opera or Internet Explorer; you need to be on Chrome or Safari to use it.