How To: Publish A Book Online

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There a many ways to publish a book online. In today’s article we will discover just a few methods to get your book published online.
Scribd

http://www.scribd.com

Scribd is a social publishing website. It currently allows users within the United States to publish and sell their work online. According to the Scribd website it creates a index of all the words used in your work for search engine optimization.

WordPress

http://wordpress.com/

WordPress and many other blogging platforms allow users to create pages and write a book online. For more information go to the WordPress support page.

Lulu

http://www.lulu.com/

Lulu allows authors to publish and sell their book online. One of the advantages you receive from using Lulu is access to the marketplace. There are currently no set-up fees.

CopyGator Finds Plagiarized Blog Posts

CopyGator (http://www.copygator.com) is free online service that finds plagiarized or quoting blog posts using your RSS feed.

According to the CopyGator website it gets data from two million blog feeds and compares your posts other blogs to find a similar copy.

It is very handy if you own a blog and have found plagiarized blog posts.

Top 5 Websites for Free E-Books

Top 5 E-Book Websites

1. Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg is one of the best sources on the internet for free e-books. Many classics such as Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci are available here.

2. Planet PDF
Planet PDF contains a great selection of classics with works from Hans Christian Andersen, Lewis Carroll and Charles Dickens. The e-books are provided in PDF format for free.

3. University of Virginia Library
This university has 2,100 ebooks in a wide range of topics including
Illustrated Classics, African-American and Early American Fiction. The e-book library also has a staff pick section which is handy if you are looking for a good book.

4. Feedbooks
Feedbooks is compatible with all mobile devices including the Amazon Kindle, Sony PRS-505 and the iPhone. In terms of content Feedbooks has a large range.

5. PublicLiterature.Org
PublicLiterature.org offers a selection of great classics. It currently allows users to read online. On some books there is also a audio file which allows you to listen to the text.