![]() ![]() Here’s the chapter head that we’re going to be looking at a lot: I’ll also talk briefly about the possibility of using one of these tools to create the ePub ebook file, and then a text editor or web-design app to do any post-conversion editing.įor each app, I’m going to start with a formatted Word document from a book that I’m working on (my own novel Risuko, actually). Calibre (ebook library app with file-editing utility).iBooks Author (fixed-format ebook design app).QuarkXpress (professional page-layout app).Adobe’s InDesign (professional page-layout app).Apple’s Pages for OS X or iOS (consumer word-processing/page-layout app).Apache’s OpenOffice has a plug-in called Writer2ePub that allows you to save files as ebooks (open source office suite).Here’s the list of software that I will look through with you. But for now, we’re going to look at choosing the software that you can use to create a book yourself. Using a conversion service or ebook designer is always an option, and I’ll discuss later how to choose one. I’m not going to dwell on option #4 (or the second half of option #3), since the emphasis of this series is how to create your own ebooks. We’re going to ignore option #1 - if you’re the kind of person who wants to dig that deep into the guts of ebook creation, I don’t think that you’re going to be patient with this process. Using a conversion app or online service. ![]() Saving from a word-processing or page-layout application into ePub format.Just to review, I suggested that there were four basic ways to convert your manuscript into ebook format: This month, I’m going to look more closely at a subject that I’ve touched on: choosing an ebook conversion tool. Over the last few months I’ve discussed preparing your manuscript and your images for conversion into ebook form.
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