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References and links « eBook Conversion
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EBook conversion for Kindle and ePub readers. If you’re writing non-fiction, you’ll probably want to include references and possibly links to other parts of your eBook. Fortunately, both these features are supported and, as you’re probably aware, work on the basis of hyperlinks. The good news is that it’s much easier to do references and links in Word or Open/Libre Office, rather than having to go into the code. This method will work whether you’re doing your HTML conversion via cKEditor. The links shoul...
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Images as chapter headings (Kindle) « eBook Conversion
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EBook conversion for Kindle and ePub readers. Images as chapter headings (Kindle). If you really don’t like the Kindle’s default chapter styles, then a workable alternative is to use an image instead. Of course, this means creating a different image for every chapter, which is time-consuming if your book is long, but it will look. Nice if it’s done well. You could maybe ask the person who’s designing your cover for advice (or get him or her to do these graphics for you as well). H1 title="Chapter 1" img ...
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ePub topics « eBook Conversion
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EBook conversion for Kindle and ePub readers. The ePub conversion section of this website assumes you have already produced an HTML file for Kindle conversion. All the principles discussed in the Kindle topics also apply to ePub; this section will simply go through the additional options offered by the ePub format. Before you start general topics. Introduction to the ePub format. Why you should produce an ePub version of your book and some considerations of the format. Click here to cancel reply.
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Samples « eBook Conversion
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EBook conversion for Kindle and ePub readers. Below are some sample HTML files, based on chapters one and two of Jane Austen’s. All of them will output correctly to Kindle format when run through MobiPocket Creator. Please download these files and open them up in a good text editor such as Notepad. To get an idea of how the HTML and CSS work. The code before the start of the copy is standard for webpages and is created in Notepad when you select TextFX TextFX HTML Tidy Tidy. Emma spaced paras.htm. Conver...
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FAQs « eBook Conversion
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EBook conversion for Kindle and ePub readers. Is this site available in Kindle format? Good question. The answer is no, for several reasons. Firstly, this site simply works better on the web; as a textbook it would be just about acceptable, but as a Kindle book less so. There are lots of downloads, web hyperlinks and bits of code for copying that wouldn’t work on a Kindle. On a more practical level, the Kindle doesn’t display code snippets particularly well. Why are my text sizes and spaces being ignored?
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Overview « eBook Conversion
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EBook conversion for Kindle and ePub readers. Thanks for visiting the site I’m assuming you’re a self-publishing author looking for tips on making an electronic version of your book; at present this site concentrates on the the Kindle, but the intention is to also extend it to the ePub format. Many of the articles will be useful for both formats. I’m a big fan of the Kindle. There is a received wisdom on the internet along the lines of: ‘I just use Calibre. Introduction to the ePub format.
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EBook conversion for Kindle and ePub readers. One of the downsides of Kindles and other eReaders has been the decline in the importance of the cover. No longer can you see what other people are reading; and no longer can you hope to impress girls by pretending you understand Proust. That’s not to say that there are no upsides you may be a professor of theoretical physics at MIT who secretly likes reading Danielle Steel. Read the rest of this entry ». Introduction to the ePub format. ISBN numbers and DRM.
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Recommended software « eBook Conversion
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EBook conversion for Kindle and ePub readers. The good news is that you can generally do your self-publishing project with open source and free software. I imagine better, paid-for software is probably available, but I’ll leave that for other people to comment sadly, I’m not in the pocket of Big Publishing (although I would like to be). In this area, the PC platform is generally better catered for than the Mac. If you use Google Docs. I’m a fan of Notepad , which is a free text editor for the PC...
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Converting files with Mobipocket Creator (Kindle) « eBook Conversion
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EBook conversion for Kindle and ePub readers. Converting files with Mobipocket Creator (Kindle). The instructions below are based on the free version of Mobipocket Creator Publisher Edition 4.2. Mobipocket Creator is only available for PC. Because you’ve created an HTML file from your original document, you can of course preview your file in any web browser, to check if everything’s looking consistent and all the images are there. If everything looks okay in the browser then the conversion. For an explan...
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Monday, January 23, 2012. Why Indie Authors Rock. Self publishing is the new move in the publishing world. Nowadays it is. Getting easier and easier to publish your work by yourself. The sale of eBooks. Has allowed authors to get there work out to a wide audience. Here are a few. Reasons why indie authors' rock:. 1) Have all the control over your work. You control what makes the final copy of your work or what gets edited out. It is truly your work. 2) Don't have to wait for anyone. 4) Do it on your time.
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