Monday, January 9, 2017

self publishing - Best e-book formatting process?


The question I would like to ask is this: does anyone else have their own process (or one borrowed from elsewhere) that they use for formatting and then creating their e-books? Are you using other software tools besides Calibre to create your e-book files?


I am currently using Guido Henkel's formatting guide for putting together my e-books, but I have modified it slightly. Having an extensive background in html, I didn't really need the primer on html formatting. However, once we get to the part where he has you copy everything to Notepad+ and then create the file in Calibre, I pretty much stick to everything he says.



Answer



Scrivener will export your manuscript as an e-book. I use it on a Mac, but I understand there will be a Windows version if there isn't already.


update The Windows version has been out for a while now, and while it seems a tad more spartan than the Mac's, it compiles manuscripts much faster on my PC (which, to be fair, is newer and faster than my Mac).


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