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Which web publishing software for my novel?

I've been looking at buying the Mr Site Takeaway Website but some of the reviews on play.com have put me off.

I don't have masses of time to devote to the project - in essence I want to put a novel I wrote on a website for anyone to browse - free to download and read but £££s when I sell it to Hollywood :D

Can anyone recommend a decent piece of fairly user-friendly web publishing software?

MTIA

Duder

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  • paddyrg
    paddyrg Posts: 13,543 Forumite
    Why not publish it as a pdf (if you need formatting) or epub or Word document, or even a straight HTML file? In terms of it being free to read privately but also retaining sales rights, it's a licensing question - I suggest you look at the CreativeCommons 3.0 license. And look up Cory Doctorow, who makes a living from giving his novels away online yet having a print publisher paying him a royalty on paper copies (which sell well).

    As for 'Web Publishing Software', well I think you'll be at least as happy making an epub file which can be read on all sorts of ebook readers.
  • Sooler
    Sooler Posts: 3,114 Forumite
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    Self publish to Amazon Kindle store here https://dtp.amazon.com/mn/signin/190-1892086-7983421
  • bob_a_builder
    bob_a_builder Posts: 2,374 Forumite
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    edited 29 December 2010 at 11:45PM
    for web site try this free version
    http://www.serif.com/web-design-software/
    register on their site prior to download.

    Try it and see how it goes, may be all you need..

    They will then send an email offering you the full version with some extra bells and whistles
    http://www.serif.com/webplus/
    for £30

    wont make too big a hole in your Hollywood royalties
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