It is difficult today to think of "digital book" without considering the production of documents in ePub format. Designed to adapt to the screens of e-readers and take advantage of their characteristics, this format - which has established itself as a standard - is now supported by most devices (iPad, iPhone, Sony Reader, CyBook, BeBook, iRex, Nook, etc.).
But what exactly is ePub? How do you produce documents in this format? Is it only for developers?
It is difficult today to think of "digital book" without considering the production of documents in ePub format. Designed to adapt to the screens of e-readers and take advantage of their characteristics, this format – which has established itself as a standard – is now supported by most devices (iPad, iPhone, Sony Reader, CyBook, BeBook, iRex, Nook, etc.).
But what exactly is ePub? How do you produce documents in this format? Is it only for developers? No, and this book, accessible to everyone, shows you how in a simple and effective way!
Richly documented, it guides you through the creation of a publication, explaining how to prepare files, improve their display, work around the weaknesses of the format and solve common problems.
You will learn how to:
• Create ePub files directly or from existing Microsoft Word or Adobe InDesign documents.
• Adapt ePub files to fully exploit the power of the format on each e-reader.
• Control spacing, indentation, and margins.
• Insert images and boxes, with text wrapping.
• Create links to external sources and internal cross-references.
• Add videos to ebooks designed for the iPad.
