
JBGarnerWrites
has a pet peeve as a reviewer: Authors who can't follow the amazingly simply formatting rules to make an e-book work.

JBGarnerWrites
It's SO simple. Even worse is when a publisher messes up an e-book!

Ceejay Writer
This is where Smashwords is more than just another outlet - their high standards for formatting (beware the Meatgrinder!) are good for learning how to do it right.

JBGarnerWrites
Indeed. The free Smashwords Style Guide is a godsend! For print manuscripts, I find the preformatted document templates from CreateSpace to work really well.

Ceejay Writer
I managed the CreateSpace templates all right, after a couple stuttering starts. Learning curves... every indie writer has em. But overall, CreateSpace makes an elegant book. I'm very happy with them.

JBGarnerWrites
Likewise!