EBook Formatting Checklist: Preparing for ebook conversion
To create an e-book requires converting your manuscript into an HTML format. And to make the process as painless as possible, there are certain Do’s and Don’ts you should be aware of when preparing...
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SIGIL Spell Check in Sigil 0.5.3
Sigil 0.5.3 – spellchecker missing? If you are a Sigil Ebook Editor user, than you may have noticed some discrepancies between the online manual and your version of Sigil. The reason is the online...
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CSS: Center Text Blocks using margin and fixed-width
Calling attention to a block of text At times, in both nonfiction and fiction ebook formatting, you may want to set off an area of text from the rest of the content. The easiest way to center text...
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CSS: Center Images Using Display:Block and Margin
Centering images can add a special design appeal to your ebook formatting. This can be applied book-wide (to all images) or applied individually. The easiest way to center images is to make the image a...
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CSS level 2 does not have a property for centering things vertically. There will probably be one in CSS level 3. However, you can center block vertically in CSS2 by combining a few properties. The...
View ArticleLinkable Table of Contents
Below is the coding for a linkable table of contents. OPTION ONE: LINKS TO PAGES IN YOUR eBOOK If you split your chapters into individual HTML pages, then your TOC would appear like this:...
View ArticleNEW* Self-Publishing eBook, print Book, and Book Cover Design Templates
Ready-to-go Self-Publishing Design Book and eBook Templates Not only have we made the process of formatting your ebook easier, we’ve included an entire package to help you create your eBook, print...
View ArticleHow Authors can Create a Basic Writing Template in Word
Excerpt from eBook Formatting & Publishing Guide 4.0 Many of you are picking up this book after you have your manuscript written and ready to publish. So you may have a little more work than others...
View ArticleNEW! Step-by-Step Ebook Formatting Videos Sigil 7.2
NEW! Ebook Formatting Step-by-Step Tutorial Videos; Sigil 7.2 Tutorial New, updated videos for basic step-by-step ebook formatting tutorial using Sigil 7.2 (open source epub editor): Take your...
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Word Formatting: How to Correctly Indent Paragraphs for Ebook Formatting
What is the biggest mistake self-publishing authors make when preparing their book for ebook conversion? Improper word formatting of Paragraph Indents. Say No to Tabs and the Spacebar Old school taught...
View ArticleQUICK TIP: Easily Switch between Curly Quotes to Straight Quotes in Word
Since I do a lot of technical as well as novel writing, I need both curly and straight quotes in word. Thanks to Practical Typography, I found this extremely easy way to add “straight quotes” to text...
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