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Kindle and Smashwords Quirks

I've been back in the fray again these past weeks, formatting my books for electronic media. The last time I ventured into self-publishing was with Killer Career , which I published in print via Lightning Source and also electronically. I confess to cheating on that one and paying someone to do the kindle version, but I did tackle and conquer the Smashwords edition back then. This time, I decided to try doing both when I re-released my romantic comedy, Girl of My Dreams , for which I regained my rights during the summer. Now that I've successfully published Girl of My Dreams on Kindle and Smashwords, I'd like to share a few observations about each, which may save you some trouble. VERY IMPORTANT:  Be sure to save your original manuscript first. Then, for each format, do a Save As and give it a new file name. My Observations: When I read from my own kindle, long paragraphs seem boring. The shorter ones zip along much better. Since the preferred...