title_body: How do I upload an ebook I have an e-book I want to publish free, ideally I want it published on Amazon 
  but happy to follow the trail to get that done. Can anyone tell me the steps needed to achieve this.
upvoted_answer: Not trying to discourage you from trying this, but you might find that starting with a WORD document takes up MUCH more time than you thought due to the complexity of setting it up, which is why I write in Markdown and convert that directly to EPUB with software I wrote.You really should try Sigil (free) or Calibre (free), they are both free, can make an EPUB, which you can then upload to Amazon, Smashwords, or somewhere else.