How To Zip And Upload An eBook To Your Website

This is a video tutorial on how to zip compress your pdf eBook file and then upload the zip file to your website.

Background: Most eBooks are created in a format developed by Adobe Systems called a .pdf. Most ebook authors use this format because the Adobe Acrobat Reader is so prevalent on the Internet. Adobe makes the reader a free download so that everyone can have a copy. In fact most personal computers have it pre-installed. There are plenty of other formats for ebooks but not as widespread as the pdf. For additional information on ebook formats you can visit www.ebookinstructor.com for plenty of additional ebook information.

The other important background information about eBooks is that they are generally large files so in some cases they take longer to upload and download from the Internet. In this video I will show you how to zip compress your eBook before uploading it to your website. The "zipping" process compresses the file size so that it is easier to upload and download.

Source file URLs for this video:

WinRAR zip file utility. Free use for 40 days then $29.00 USD

http://download.cnet.com/WinRAR-32-bit/3000-2250_4-10007677.html

FileZila Free Open Source FTP utility free download at:

http://filezilla-project.org/