Books guide

Self-publish an ebook step by step

Prepare your manuscript, cover, ISBN decision and metadata so you can publish a professional-looking ebook and avoid the common first-time mistakes.

Estimated time: 1–3 days spread over a few weeksUpdated: 28 September 2026

Use this guide when your book is written and edited and you want to publish it as an ebook yourself. Have your final manuscript, a short description of the book and time to test the finished file on a phone and an e-reader.

Step by step

  1. Finalise and proofread the text

    Make sure all edits are complete before formatting, because changes later are slower and riskier. Have the text proofread by someone other than you. Add front matter such as the title page and copyright page, and back matter such as an author note.

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