Recommended software
Any author writing a book, should consider purchasing or downloading
the following software (this list is for PC´s).
For word processing we recommend micrsoft word, the link below will
allow you to purchase a genuine copy of Microsoft Home and Student
2013, when you complete your purchase you will be able to download it
from microsoft directly.
An alternative to Microsoft´s Office
packages which include word, is Open Office, its advantage is that it
is free, however it can occaisonally cause formatting and compatibility
errors.
FREE SOFTWARE
We recommend the following free software items.
Adobe Digital
Editions
This software enables you to (amongst other things) read and view epub
documents, importantly when releasing your new ebook, you need to be
sure that your table of contents is correctly structured, we consider
this essential for anyone publishing an ebook. Click Here to go directly to the adobe product
information and download
pages
Microsoft Word Reader
Useful, along with the other microsoft readers, if you use open office,
there are subtle differences in how microsoft documents are presented
when prepared using compatible softwares. Click here to go to microsoft´s word viewer download
page
Open Office (British English - all platforms)
This suite of software is excellent and can produce documents fully
compatible with microsoft office, as its open source / free a large
support community also exists. Download
the British-English version from the official site by clicking
here
