In InDesign CS5.5 to EPUB, Kindle, and iPad, author Anne-Marie
Concepci.n shows publishers, designers, and production staff
how to use the software they already use to create print books-
InDesign-for the emerging ebook market. Beginning with an
overview of digital publishing for the ebook marketplace, the
course demonstrates how to prepare existing InDesign files for
optimal EPUB and Kindle conversion. The course covers applying
professional text formatting, validating EPUBs, and incorporating
search-engine friendly metadata, as well as setting up publisher
accounts at the major ebook distribution channels and selling
ebooks directly to readers through an e-commerce site. Exercise
files accompany the course.

Topics include:

* Understanding ebooks and ebook publishing
* Examining the EPUB format
* Creating customized navigational TOCs
* Using layout order, the Articles panel, and XML tags to manage content flow
* Formatting with paragraph and character styles
* Creating a cover image
* Optimizing images
* Exporting InDesign content to an EPUB
* Including drop caps, pull quotes, and text wraps
* Acquiring an ISBN for ebooks
* Converting an EPUB to Kindle, iBookstore, and Nook formats
* Distributing ebooks with resellers and aggregators

Download File Size:839.27 MB

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