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Your E-book may be produced in a variety of universal formats as well as many formats that are either PC or Apple (not universal). The type of format will determine what hardware and program (application) the buyer needs to be able to access their book purchase. The list below contains further information and links, though it is just the beginning of all that is possible.

• PDF

• GEDCOM - readable in genealogical format with many genealogical software packages.

• HTML - not just for online

• ASCII (text/txt or rich text format/rtf) - "just the facts, ma'am"

• Microsoft Word (doc or docx) - the more you learn about the program, the more functionality and control you have over the base file. Newer versions convert to PDF as easy as "save as", without additional software or printer drivers.

• Microsoft Excel - great for lots of data and user friendly to Excel and Access users

• Microsoft PowerPoint

• Universal graphic formats such as gif, jpg and tif

• Other Proprietary Formats such as Family Tree Maker or Photoshop (psd)

• Compilation book of several different file formats

• etc.

For standard E-reader formats (EPub, mobi, palm doc, LRF, etc.), we offer some pre-press services and support through other vendors (such as Smashwords).

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This Page Last Updated: January 09, 2019