eBook Creation Tutorial The Art Of Successful Publishing

Set up an ePub friendly InDesign workflow by creating reusable templates, apply paragraph and character styles and headings, and test the output with free testing apps.

Export your InDesign document to ePub, adjust rasterization and embeddable fonts, and align master pages and graphics to ensure an ePub-friendly, device-aware layout.

Set up an InDesign template for multi-document publishing across print and digital formats. Build and save paragraph and character styles to ensure a reusable, ready-to-use template.

Open a chapter template, import text from Word, and apply styles for main body text and chapter headings, adjusting spacing and line breaks with shift+enter.

Learn how to create and manage paragraph styles within templates for ebook publication, saving template changes, and applying consistent formatting across documents.

Apply character styles in InDesign to format selected text with emphasis, and use paragraph styles for whole paragraphs in e publications and document translation.

Validate the document before export to ensure fonts and formatting, export as EPUB from the template, test in digital edition, and note iPad 2 limitations with rules.

Learn basic ePub formatting and what you see is what you get, tracing from InDesign and PageMaker origins to converting to HTML and XML with article panels.

Convert InDesign or Word documents into an ePub, mastering table handling and paragraph styles, then fine-tune with object export options and CSS for iPad readability.

Anchor graphics in InDesign to control their position during epub export, ensuring they stay with the text and render correctly for print and digital publishing.

Explore the articles panel to define page order and export settings for epub and iPad layouts, drag pages into sequence, and test one-page exports.

Learn how to control vertical spacing in epub exports by using space after in paragraph formatting, and address space before when needed, preserving layout when converting images for the iPad.

Discover how to insert and anchor inline graphics in InDesign using graphics anchors, convert images to inline graphics, and manage text wrap to ensure clean epub export and print-ready layouts.

Determine the default viewer application for Word documents, switching to Adobe Digital Editions to streamline eBook publishing and avoid unnecessary program changes.

Explore how cover design and color attract readers, learn how page breaks in design tools differ from Word, and master creating and generating a table of contents for epub publishing.

Learn how to create a book cover in InDesign, manage graphics and text on separate layers, and export a rasterized epub cover for iPad, including custom rasterization settings.

Create an epub table of contents by defining a chapter headings style, selecting it for the TOC, and exporting a fiction TOC to ensure proper page breaks on iPad.

Learn how to configure epub export in TLC v3, set a chapter style, and break pages on the table of contents for clean chapter starts.

Learn to insert subheadings at the beginning of pages by applying heading 7 and adjusting paragraph styles. Enable export tagging for epub to preserve the page breaks.

Assemble a multi-document book in InDesign using the books panel, set prologue and chapter headings, then export to epub with a chapter-based table of contents.

Explore how to optimize photographs for ePub, manage size limitations, and control image placement and page breaks in InDesign for iPad.

Create a coffee table book layout in inDesign, building a two-page template with a title, a 450 by 450 placeholder graphic, and a caption, for iPad landscape publishing.

Save items as a master in InDesign, then detach them to place on pages for a coffee table book, including headings with the paragraph style and the image, using command/shift-click.

Create a two-page coffee table book by placing images from the images folder into a master page, fit content to frame, and export as epub split by heading 1.

Add alternate text to images in InDesign using object export options, Bridge, and custom descriptions to support screen readers and boost search engine visibility.

Learn how to directly edit an ePub document using Text Wrangler or JEdit to customize images, alt text, and page breaks beyond InDesign, gaining code-level control.

Set image placement by choosing left, center, or right alignment for graphics. Use free-floating images, spacing before/after, and optional page breaks during export from InDesign to Word and EPUB/HTML formats.

Optimize ebook images by selecting appropriate formats (gif, png, jpeg), adjusting compression, resolution, and loading options in Word export, to balance quality and file size for retina displays.

Add a separate cover page for your ebook by exporting a cover image from the project images folder. Ensure it appears in epub, iTunes, and Kindle readers.

Explore three key InDesign export areas to prepare your publication for prime time, covering essential features, proofing workflows, and distribution options via iTunes, iPad reading, and Dropbox.

Explore exporting in InDesign for epub, choosing version 2.0.1 with experimental 3.0, and configure general features, margins, footnotes, and lists, then view the epub in a reader.

Explore exporting your eBook with image options in InDesign, including preserving layout, image resolution, alignment, page breaks, and object export settings for epub and general publishing.

Export from inDesign to epub by configuring advanced options such as split, style definitions, and epub method data, plus an ISBN-like unique ID, embeddable fonts, CSS stylesheets, and optional JavaScript.

Proof the epub by viewing the exported file in multiple readers to note necessary design changes and ensure readability across Adobe digital additions, caliber, cloud readers, Firefox, and iTunes.

Discover how to load iTunes, sync ebooks to iPad or iPhone, and export epubs, using Book proofer and Dropbox to share and open ebooks across devices.

Discover epub files and compare what you can do in InDesign with what requires hand coding. Learn when to use an aggregator or code yourself to build a valid epub.

Explore how to access epub contents by treating the file as a zip, using Windows or Mac tools to extract and later reassemble the documents into an epub.

Explore the epub document structure by extracting the epub zip, inspecting the mime type and container, and reviewing content, CSS, fonts, and the table of contents.

Explore editing ePub documents with Dreamweaver, from extracting and organizing files to tweaking css styles and converting back to ePub for publishing.

Learn to add a guide section to an EPUB using EPUB 2.0.1, defining the text on the first page to meet iTunes guide requirements.

Improve your book’s navigation with a strong table of contents, add external and internal links, and convert documents into epub or other formats using free plugins.

We review a Word manuscript and rebuild it into an epub, applying paragraph styles and chapter headings, then export with a cover and create a clickable table of contents.

Modify the table of contents in InDesign by creating and applying styles for chapter headings, configuring a TOC style, and exporting the result for EPUB.

Add external links to an ebook project by creating hyperlinks, internal anchors, and an external URL, then save and export to epub.

Explore why 80 percent of books are Kindle books and how to work with Kindle fires and e-readers using the epub format and the InDesign plugin with previewer.

Install the Kindle InDesign plug-in and Kindle Previewer, export for Kindle to generate MOBI files, adjust the cover image, fonts, and metadata, and preview in the Kindle Previewer.

Learn how to craft a generic, validated EPUB that meets site rules across Nook, Barnes & Noble, and Kindle, using IDPF validators and EPUB check.

Explore publishing considerations, including ISBN needs for iTunes, platform requirements for Amazon, Nook, and Apple, and how aggregators simplify listing. Understand tax basics, payment setup, and royalties.

Obtain an ISBN to assign your book a unique identifier, improving professionalism. It helps reach distributors and platforms like Apple iTunes.

Publish electronically by preparing tax IDs, bank accounts, and publication formats like epub; compare Kindle, iTunes, and Nook distribution, pricing, and royalties.

Explore ebook aggregators that simplify listing on Kindle, iBook, Nook, and Kobo, including Smashwords, BookBaby, and Pidgen Lab, while managing metadata and charging a share of net sales.

Learn to combine words and graphics to satisfy Amazon and Apple, enabling electronic publication and the dream of publication. Publish your words for readers and keep learning.