My Foray into Self-publishing
Posted in eBooks, ePub, Formatting Tools on Jun 27th, 2010
So you’ve created an ePub file using one of the many available ePub-generation tools, but the ePub file doesn’t look right. How do you fix it? Depending on the tool, you might try to edit the files used to generate the ePub, and then run the conversion again. You could also unzip the ePub file, [...]
Posted in eBooks, ePub, Formatting Tools, Kindle on Jun 17th, 2010
If you have Mac OS X 10.6 or later and you’re looking for a tool to create ePub and Kindle books, you might want to check out Legend by ZappTek. It’s $99.99 USD, but you can download a demo and try it out before buying. Hiring someone to format your eBooks will quickly add up. [...]
Posted in eBooks, ePub, Formatting Tools on Jun 3rd, 2010
Aspose offers a free Word plugin that allows you to save Word 2007 files as ePub files. You have to register to download it, but registration is free. I took a simple file and tried it out. It produced an ePub, but I couldn’t adjust the font size using my Sony eReader software. Still, this [...]
Posted in eBooks, ePub, Formatting Tools on Apr 30th, 2010
Several months ago, I wrote about how to convert Word files to ePub files. I’ve since stumbled across two other methods, one automated and one manual. First, the automated method: There’s a new application on the block called ODFToEPub. It works with OpenOffice files, but if you use Word, don’t run away. Since OpenOffice understands [...]
Posted in eBooks, ePub, Formatting Tools on Apr 9th, 2010
April 30, 2010: Read a later post, Creating ePub Files, for two more potential methods, including a tool that will convert Word to ePub files. Right now, eBook formats are a mess. Too many. We need standardization, and ePub looks like it might win the battle. With that in mind, I spent most of today [...]
