Along the way, we’ll give you some extra tips, and in the end, you’ll get to see the results: the images and the real data.īefore you get started, you should probably check out The Ebook Author’s Guide To Images. We’ll also give you ideal dimensions for ebook book covers, ebook app icons, and for the images inside your ebook.
We’ll show you how the three affect the image’s file size. There are several attributes that contribute to the size of your images’ files: physical image size, resolution, and file type. Image optimization means reducing the file size without reducing your image’s wow factor (or it’s informative value).
Today we’ll show you how to optimize images. The next part of our series, How to Optimize Audio for Your Ebook is also worth giving a look. If you missed it, check it out How to Optimize Videos and Add Them to Your Ebook. In the first post, we showed you how to optimize videos, because, of all the media types, videos need optimizing the most. Welcome back to a three-part series on optimizing media for your ebooks.
