Author Resources
Free Tutorials on YouTube
Euan's YouTube channel can be accessed by clicking the following link: Indie Book Publishing with Euan Mitchell.
The most popular videos show how to use InDesign, the software used by almost all book publishers in the world, to create the pages of a print book and its cover.
You might also like to view some PhotoShop basics.
Perhaps learn how to download the free software Calibre so you can make your own ebooks on your laptop for free.
If you are wondering how to upload an ebook (for free) to Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (which has about 70% of the world's ebook market), then the process is demystified in under 10 minutes by How to Publish an Ebook with KDP.
If you want to know how to format a Microsoft Word file so it displays accurately as an ebook across different platforms, then you might like How to Format Ebook Pages so they Work Perfectly on Kindle AND Smashwords (Apple, Kobo, B&N, etc).
Free Ebook: Let's Get Digital
David Gaughran is an Irish author who lives in Portugal (of course!) who has some excellent resources for indie authors. You might like to subscribe to his very helpful newsletter after you've downloaded his free ebook about publishing ebooks: Let's Get Digital. David has other helpful books on ebook marketing, including a marketing guide to the ebook sales service BookBub.
Your Book Publishing Options
Euan's 2014 title Your Book Publishing Options: How to Make and Market Ebooks and Print Books is available as an ebook from Amazon. You can also find printed copies in many Australian libraries. If it is not in your local library, then try searching the catalogues of nearby libraries and requesting an inter-library loan.
Alternatively, you can buy a printed copy directly from Euan for $35 (including postage within Australia). A PDF with updates to the 2014 edition (95% of the information is still the same) is also available by emailing Euan.
Cover Design and WorkingType
If you are looking for a superb cover designer at a reasonable price, then I highly recommend contacting Luke Harris at WorkingType. His website has samples of his eye-catching book covers and he can also lay out the text of your book in InDesign so the pages look like those of a traditionally published book. Luke can also arrange the formatting of your ebook. If you need help meeting the requirements of 'Printing On Demand' via Ingram Spark or similar online printers, then Luke has you covered.