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Digital Publishing with ePub
Kevin Zurawel@kzurawel
arborwebsolutions.com
Digital Conversion
• Plain text (ASCII)
Digital Conversion
• Adobe .PDF
Digital Conversion
• Microsoft Reader
• .LIT
The Modern Era
ePub
•Developed September 2007 by IDPF
•Based on “Open eBook” (1999)
•Supports DRM
ePub
•“Reading Systems”:
•Windows / OS X / Linux
•Sony Reader / Nook / Kobo
•iOS / Android
•Web
Content Types
What’s Inside?
Tools
Alternatives
Project Time!
Convert a plain-text book to ePub
Converting txt to ePub
•Download the text - Gutenberg
•Paste into Sigil
•Edit the book
•(optional)Make conversions in Calibre
Project Gutenberg...
...to Sigil...
Sigil Workflow1. Paste in the text
2. Make chapter breaks where needed
3. Insert images
4. Edit TOC
5. Add anchor tags / links if needed
6. Apply custom CSS classes / styles
Editing in Sigil
{Editing Mode(WYSIWYG,
Hybrid,Code)
InsertChapterBreak
InsertImage
Chapter Breaks
•“Chunk” your ebook into multiple XHTML files
•Faster loading and reflow
•MAKE CHAPTERS ALL THE TIME
Anchors
• <a name=”ch3” id=”ch3”></a>
• Later...
• <a href=”#ch3”>Go to chapter 3</a>
Custom CSS
•ePub 2 (current spec) uses a subset of CSS 2
•ePub 3 will integrateHTML5 / CSS3
A subset of CSS 2?
It’s not so bad.
It’s not so bad.(ePub reader software isn’t
good enough anyway)
CSS 2 for ePub
• margin
• padding
• border
• display
• float / clear
• width / height
• color
• line-height
• font-size
• font-weight
• text-align
• text-indent
Things to Do with CSS 2
•Drop caps / small caps
•Blockquote / poetry styling
•Chapter headings
•Inline images
•Fleurons
Bulletproofing!
Converting with Calibre
• Add your new ePub to Calibre’s library
• Convert to Kindle / Sony Reader / PDF / etc.
• ???
• Profit!
Helpful Websites
EPUB3
Go make some books!Kevin Zurawel
@kzurawelarborwebsolutions.com