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 Making eBooks is a very different process than creating print books. Let us show you how it’s done. We’ll teach you how to create ePub files that work on Apple’s iPad, iPhone, Nook and other eReaders, as well as how to create Mobi files for Amazon’s Kindle. We'll be teaching InDesign CS5.5, which is a major update and has many new features that make eBooks easier to create. For eBooks, you'll want to use CS5.5!
eBooks are essentially webpages, so experience with HTML and CSS is required. InDesign provides a good start, but we will need to edit some of the HTML/CSS code using Dreamweaver (although in your work you could use whatever editor you prefer). If you have no HTML, CSS, or Dreamwaver experience, we suggest you take our beginning Dreamweaver Class before this class.
- 12 hours of hands-on training, one person per computer
- Includes workbook with CD (used by teachers and colleges worldwide)
- Workshop fee: $650
- Course Schedule | Register
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Exporting an ePub (The Main eBook File Format)
Previewing the ePub in Adobe Digital Editions
Controlling Image Size: Fixed vs Relative to Page
Creating a Table of Contents
How to Load eBooks Onto eReaders
Anchoring Images to Control Position in the eBook
Anchoring Images with Captions
Fixing Tinted Color Problems
Setting Custom Object Export Options
Creating Articles
Controlling Order of Objects Using Articles Panel
How Anchored Objects Work in the Articles Panel
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Making Your First eBook
Controlling Image Position Using
Anchored Objects
Controlling Document Flow Using
the Articles Panel
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Session 2 |
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Adding Important Metadata About the eBook
Defining the Cover Art in the ePub versus the
Cover Thumbnail
Letting InDesign Create a Cover
Choosing Your Own Cover Art
Expanding the ePub to See Inside
Creating a Book in InDesign
Adding Chapters to the Book
How Book Chapters Turn into ePub Chapter Breaks
Creating Links to External Websites
Creating Internal Links Using Cross-References
Creating Internal Links Using Hyperlink Destinations
Setting Fonts & Size for Headings in InDesign
Setting Fonts & Size for Paragraphs
Defining How Styles Will Map to HTML Tags
Expanding an ePub File to See the Code
ePub File Structure Explained |
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Cover Art, Book Metadata and
Expanding ePubs
Creating Chapter Breaks Using
the Book Feature
Creating Links (Internal & External)
Styling (Font/Size) & Structure
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Session 3 |
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Unzipping an ePub to Edit the Filles
Adding Paragraph Rules(Borders) Using CSS
Adding Background Colors
Re-Zipping an ePub
Controlling Text Alignment in iBooks
Getting Embedded Fonts to Work in iBooks
Using the com.apple.ibooks.display-options.xml File
Wrapping Images in a Span Tag
Removing the HTML Image Size & Replacing with CSS
Various Ways to Prevent Unwanted Hyphenation
Keeping Items Together (Avoiding Page Breaks) |
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Paragraph Rules, Background
Colors & Margins
Text Alignment & Embedded
Fonts in iBooks
Dealing with iBooks Image
Sizing Issues
Prevent Bad Breaks & Hyphenation
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Correcting the Doctype
Fixing the Styling of Hyperlinks
Validating and Preflighting ePub Files
Deleting the iTunesMetadata.plist File
Dealing with Encrypted Fonts
Converting an ePub File Into a Mobi File
Converting Using Kindlegen
Converting Using Calibre
Previewing Using the Kindle Emulator
Adding Audio in InDesign
Fixing InDesign's Code So Audio Works on Nook Color
Customizing the Width of iBooks's Audio Controls
MP3 Versus M4A Audio Files
Adding Video in InDesign
Determining the Proper Video Size
Fixing InDesign's Code So Video Works on Nook Color
Adding Poster Images |
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Cleaning Up Code & ePub Validation
Converting to Kindle's Mobi Format
Adding Audio
Adding Video
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