Liz castros epub straight to the point will revolutionize the creation of epub files for ebooks. Click download or read online button to get epub straight to the point book now. Calibre is the premier program for converting an epub file to another format. Is there a way to convert pdfs to epub without losing the. This week, elizabeth castro released a new epub miniguide, from indesign cs5. This extensively researched guide to creating epub files by best selling author elizabeth castro shows you how to prepare epub files, make the files. Creating ebooks for the apple ipad and other ereaders was published by peachpit press and myself in both print and electronic. Epub is designed for reflowable content, that can adapt its presentation to the reader device, although epub now also supports fixedlayout content. I had in mind, a magazine style double spread look with picture on one side and text and possibly another small picture on the other. Jun 18, 2014 the updates all around are significant. Are there indesign templates for creating epub files for.
Creating ebooks for the apple ipad and other ereaders by elizabeth castro peachpit press 1249 eighth street berkeley, ca 94710 5105242178 5105242221 fax find us on the web at. Epub straight to the point july 23, 2010liz castros terrific book on creating epub files is justly popular, and. Jul 08, 2010 epub straight to the point creating ebooks for the apple ipad and other ereaders by elizabeth castro peachpit press, isbn. Here is an excerpt from my new book about formatting ebooks in epub format, epub straight to the point. Creating ebooks for the apple ipad and other ereaders oneoff. You can edit any metadata according to your choice right click on the book, select edit metadata information, edit the metadata individually, click on the convert ebooks button which is available on the toolbar. Cloud computing for dummies microsoft library overdrive. But because neither of those programs creates a fully valid epub file, the book also takes a closer look at the inner workings of an epub format file, and. This xml file points to the file defining the contents of the book. Apart from these 8 pages, you can also consult the table of contents and the index online.
Is a format developed by the international digital publishing forum. Cloud computing for dummies gets straight to the point, providing the practical information you need to know. I made the point that, for my purposes and those of the series, an ebook was an epub file what i called a website in a box. Interesting book on making ebooks in the epub format. Excel subtotals straight to the point by bill jelen. You shouldnt have to go through so much work to make a video that only the bride and groom will watch. The easiest way to do it is using tools like calibre. This straight to the point guide provides an introduction to data cleansing, which also goes by names such as data munging and data wrangling. Introduction with the announcement on january 27, 2010, of apples ipad, and its support for the epub format, the world of electronic books, or ebooks for short, took a quantum selection from epub straight to the point. It is a file format for publishing books and other types of content in a reflowable fashion.
She found that the format which worked the best is h. In this ebook, you will discover the goal of reaching financial freedom while at the same time, acquiring the perfect art of happiness through the understanding that the measure of joy is not directly proportional to just monetary wealth. Epub 2 provides all the formatting and layout capabilities of xhtml 1. Creating ebooks for the apple ipad and other ereaders by elizabeth castro. I dont think casual book readers feel they have a compelling reason at this point to add an epub reader to their system and very few pcs ship with epub readers at this time. Things are getting better, but there are still a lot of things that can be done in print that just plain cannot be faithfully reproduced in the htmlepubmobi format. Some of the supported conversions include epub to fb2, html, lit, lrf, mobi, pdf, pdb, rtf, txt, and snb. Bret king author bret king has had a passion for independent film making since christmas of 1997. How to convert kindle mobi books to epub for reading on idevice. New for office 365 customers, one single formula sitting in one single cell can return many results. This extensively researched guide to creating epub files by bestselling author elizabeth castro shows you how to prepare epub files, make the. Creating ebooks for the apple ipad and other ereaders by elizabeth castro published jul 28, 2010 by peachpit press. This projectbased book walks readers through the creation of an ebook using the epub specification. Convert pdf to epub online and free this page also contains information on the pdf and epub file extensions.
Microsoft word and adobe indesign, and how to use either one not to mention the documents you may already have in those formats to generate the files necessary for creating an epub format ebook. Almost overnight, epub has become the favored standard for displaying digital text on ereaders. In february, 2011, i wrote the first straight to the point miniguide. Epub straight to the point is an excellent guide taking you from writing a book in indesign or word through to uploading to the ibookstore. This extensively researched guide to creating epub.
Complete guide to the epub format for ebooks digital. I have recently purchased epub straight to the point. If you are a mac user, you can follow the same steps to change ebooks to epub on mac os x. Formatting ebooks epub straight to the point blogg og bibliotek. This feature requires some knowledge of the epub format i would describe it as an intermediate user feature. This book covers the new functions added for dynamic arrays. Whatever the name, it basically means doing what needs to be done to make data useful and trustworthy. Click on the image to see the corresponding fullquality pdf file.
After making many short films he fell into the field of wedding videography where he has heard the chicken dance song over one. I know theres a lot of templates for pages, but im not sure how they survive the conversion to epub. It is characterized by the xml and xhtmbased optional use of css styling. Creating ebooks for the apple ipad and other ereaders book. Straight to the point, did some testing of different formats on apples ios devices. Elizabeth castro annotation start building epub books now with this guide from bestselling html author elizabeth castro.
I also think that pdf is dominant because most pcs comes equipped with a pdf reader and it is a familiar format. Dec 17, 2011 this week, elizabeth castro released a new epub miniguide, from indesign cs5. The epub specification is a powerful method for creating gorgeous ebooks for epubcapable readers such as the ipad, nook, and kindle. Pdf to epub convert your pdf to epub for free online. Creating ebooks for the applie ipad and other ereaders could have been featured in our computer shelf section, but is recommended here for its powerful, widerreaching reference to creating epub files suitable for publication. Epub files can be read using ereader software on a myriad of devices including the ipad, iphone, pcs, and smartphones running on android.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Its a great book to have as a reference to learn from. Epub straight to the point explains how to create ebooks in the standard epub format, starting with tools you may already be familiar with. Choose the rtf format from the dropdown list as the output format, and click the convert button, you can convert up to 5 files at the same time and. Vancouver technical writer formatting your epub file using. Straight to the point, wedding videography by bret king. Epub straight to the point is a book written by elizabeth castro and published by peachpit press. From the point of view of a publisher, epub is the only ebook format. My biggest complaint is adobes insistence on forcing users to upgrade to the new software version by not allowing files saved in the latest version to be opened by prior versions. Calibre is a free and open source ebook library management application developed by users of ebooks, kindle and tablets. Ppt powerpoint slides to ebook friendly format is using the. Straight to the point download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The epub file format what it is and how to create or.
Apr 05, 20 an epub document is a zip file with the. Picking the best video format for digital publishing. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. This is the fourth miniguide that castro has done that builds on her first epub instructional manual, epub. This extensively researched guide to creating epub files by bestselling author elizabeth castro shows you how to prepare epub files, make the files look great. The epub specification is a powerful method for creating gorgeous ebooks for epub capable readers such as the ipad, nook, and kindle. The only exception is kindle, which comes with a separate format, called mobi and cant read epub. Mar 02, 2016 why a pdf isnt an ebook when i started my series on ebook conversion, the first post was what is an ebook. Epub is a technical standard published by the international digital publishing. Supposedly, in word, the more you use styles to format your document or book, instead of local formatting, the easier it will be to generate html files for use with epub. This book completely and thoroughly covers every trick known about subtotals in excel. This means that the content can adapt itself to fit the available screen space. Because its the only file format you can upload at every major retailer and distributor.
Perhaps even more to the point, there are a lot of things authors expect to be able to control that they cannot control in the htmlepubmobi version. Excel data cleansing straight to the point free books epub. That is why i am wildly enthusiastic about this new book by elizabeth castro. Liz castro covers the principle characteristics of an epub ebook, how to design the layout, and what the specification can and cant handle. How to get your data ready for subtotals, adding subtotals, showing only the subtotals, sorting subtotals, formatting subtotals, subtotal tricks. Well, it appears that epub cant deal with word file directly, so you have to export the document from word, then retouch them slightly so that epub could use them. In this essential book, liz shares her hardearned experience for how to. Excel subtotals straight to the point straight to the point by bill jelen. Those extra results will spill into adjacent cells. Select epub as the the format you want to convert your pdf file to.
The epub format is implemented as an archive file consisting of html files carrying the content, along with images and other supporting files. I stumbled upon the book while preparing to create an epub. Liz castro s epub straight to the point is a fantastic resource with clear instruction and should be in the ereader of anyone whose work involves dealing with epub and ibooks. Creating ebooks for the apple ipad and other ereaders now with oreilly online learning. Stepbystep guide for converting ebooks to epub format. The epub format has gained some popularity as a vendorindependent xmlbased ebook format. Epub the open industry format known for its reflowable content and usability on.
Pdf is a file format developed by adobe systems for representing. Bill jelen author host of and a microsoft mvp in excel for 10 years. Generally its a shitty submission that does nothing more than let us know straight is a thing, that might be worthwhile. Liz shows readers how to build an epub book both through coding a book by hand and with adobe indesign. If you need to learn more about the structure of epubs, take a look at liza dalys build a digital book with epub or liz castros epub straight to the point. The term is short for electronic publication and is sometimes styled epub. Perhaps even more to the point, there are a lot of things authors expect to be able to control that they cannot control in the html epub mobi version. Beginners will learn all the essentials, thanks to the many illustrations screen shots and the stepbystep. A quick guide to reading books on samsung galaxy tab. I can live without the kindle fxl export, although it would be nice. Begin by selecting a book in your library including an epub format. The main feature of this format is the use of reflowable text word wrap which makes it possible to adapt the image to different device displays. As one could expect from a book that deals with creating ebooks, it is also available in the epub file format on the site of the author. Drag and drop the pdf file that you want to convert to epub format.
If youre planning to format your own ebooks to distribute anywhere other than on amazons kdp platform, youll need to master the industrystandard. How to convert powerpoint to kindle or ebook format. This is why moving from readers hub to kindle for samsung was so painful. Straight to the point, wedding videography will show you how to make you weddings videos the way weddings should be. The booklet is not a replacement or update to epub straight to the point, but a sort of minisequel to it. Whatever the name, it basically means doing what needs to be done to. This is a major change to the calculation engine in excel. I read the whole book first and then went through it again whilst completing all the steps required. It converts to and from most other ebook formats, including ones compatible with the amazon kindle. While bad is sometimes used to mean good, modifying it with straight up reads like theyre trying to emphasize they really mean bad, though i dont think thats the case. The ibooks bookstore sells its ebooks in an epub file format. Jul 09, 2012 i like the straight to the point style, but it still missed why i was searching for format sizes, and im still a bit confused.
Epub straight to the point creating ebooks for the apple ipad and other ereaders by elizabeth castro peachpit press, isbn. Things are getting better, but there are still a lot of things that can be done in print that just plain cannot be faithfully reproduced in the html epub mobi format. Creating ebooks for the apple ipad and other ereaders by elizabeth castro get epub straight to the point. Apart from these 8 pages, you can also consult the table of contents and the index online these first pages are from chapter 1. Epub is supported by many ereaders, and compatible software is available for most smartphones, tablets, and computers.
Epub the open industry format known for its reflowable content and. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Create epub files from existing microsoft word or adobe indesign files. For technical writers, i believe epub files are one of the technologies to watch. Epub straight to the point download ebook pdf, epub. I really think this book is an asset to us and want to add the rest of liz castros miniguides to our library.
Epub is the most widely supported vendorindependent xmlbased as opposed to pdf ebook format. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Creating ebooks for the apple ipad and other ereaders 99998. It is a 20page booklet that focuses on formatting illustrated, fixed layout books supported by ibooks 1. Click download or read online button to get straight to the point book now. Epub is the abbreviation for electronic publication.
The epub format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices. Formatting ebooks epub straight to the point elizabeth castro. Alas, it is far from perfect, with frustrating limitations, sketchy documentation, and incomplete creation tools. Epub the open industry format known for its reflowable content and usability on supported mobile devices. Browse ebooks from the straight to the point series to read online or download in epub or pdf format. She also shows readers how to test their files and get it ready for publishing. Apr 03, 2014 for going straight to epub, ive used the apple pages program and simply saved as epub.
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