![]() It also allows an exchange of thoughts between the author and their community and increases the awareness of what is important to the community so that the author can expand their content in subsequent books. These courses let the author and reader interact to ensure that the knowledge the author has created is understood and retained. We develop eLearning courses to complement both print and eBooks. We have moved beyond print and eBooks to create an engaging and empowering way for readers to interact with the content that these authors provide. In most cases, the experience of reading from a printed book or from a screen is not enough to hold the current generation of readers interest. All they do is provide a more convenient (in some cases) way of carrying a book around. and value of three eText formats: page fidelity (Adobe PDF), reflowable text (Kindle ePub), and multi-touch (Apple iBooks). Unfortunately, eBooks have never lived up to the expectations that were set for them when they were first introduced. In other words, they are looking for an experience as well as knowledge. I have to admit, however, that this Kindle conversion is about to make my head explode.Today’s authors who write with the intention of informing or educating their readers face challenges that previous generations of content creators never imagined the prospect of keeping their readers engaged with the subject matter.Īs the digital divide between print and online content widens, readers are looking to be more engaged with content. I’m mainly an AfterEffects kind of guy, but I’m coming to love InDesign and am very excited about its potential in e-publishing. If there is a better way to go about this, I’d love to hear it now, before I launch. ![]() Related question: I assume above that the best workflow to generate a fixed-layout KF8 would be to shift the document spec.s of a copy of one of my two existing books in InDesign, massage the material for the new aspect ratio, export to PDF, and then use Kindle Textbook Creator to output to a KF8-legal file. I am getting mixed messages, however, as to what the best aspect ratio and pixel resolution might be. (My own Kindle is a black-and-white antique.) I would like to use the Kindle’s screen real estate as effectively as possible and understand that I will have to lay out my book again to do so. ![]() I’d like to now generate a fixed-layout KF8 version for sale on Amazon, but I am not familiar with the current crop of Kindle devices. The aspect ratio and resolution were selected for the iPad, and it displays beautifully in iBooks. As an experiment, I built another version of my book in InDesign for output to fixed-layout EPUB 3.0. The book’s dimensions are 8.5″ x 11″ (for output to PDF and subsequent printing at CreateSpace).įor my own edification, I recently spent some time with AMC’s and DB’s EPUB courses at. Use Kindle Create (PC or Mac) to turn your completed manuscript into a beautiful book. I have written an iPad textbook and laid it out in InDesign. Creating a professional quality book has never been easier. Before I experiment with it, though, I’d like to get some advice on the Kindle platform generally. Sounds like Kindle Textbook Creator is exactly what I need for a project I am working on. Thanks guy and Clarkkenyon for the suggestion above.
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