2014
lynda.com
Anne-Marie Concepción
4:47
English
Publishers, designers, writers, and production staff: Learn how to use the software you already use to create print books—Adobe InDesign CC—to create ebooks. Start here with the fundamentals. Anne-Marie Concepción takes a close look at EPUB, the standard format for ebooks, and shows you how to set up and work with InDesign to create, edit, and export them. Learn what's hidden inside an EPUB, what the EPUB 2 and EPUB 3 standards mean for you, and how InDesign can be the fastest road to an EPUB, with its ability to automatically convert your files into the necessary HTML and CSS. You'll also discover how to optimize text, graphics, tables, and videos in your existing layouts, and tailor your EPUBs specifically for the Kindle, Kobo, and Nook ereaders. Anne-Marie also reviews the ebook features exclusive to InDesign CC, such as object style mapping, pop-up footnotes, Typekit integration, and linked indexes.
Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
1. Understanding the Nature of EPUBs
Understanding the difference between an ebook and an EPUB
Cracking open EPUBs on Mac and Windows
Looking at the components of an EPUB file
Choosing between EPUB 2 and EPUB 3
2. Setting Up and Testing
Understanding the InDesign-to-EPUB workflow
Creating an EPUB workspace
Installing scripts
What is and is not included in an InDesign EPUB export
3. Preparing the InDesign Publication for EPUB Export
Learning the basic prep steps for most InDesign files
Anchoring images
Managing the sequence of content: Layout order
Managing the sequence of content: Articles panel
Creating a navigation TOC
Creating chapter breaks
Working with InDesign book files
Adding metadata to the InDesign file or book
4. Optimizing Text for EPUB Export
Maintaining text frame spacing
Cleaning up text with Find/Change and the FindChangeByList script
Converting local formatting to styles
Using free scripts to automate text formatting
Mapping text styles to HTML and CSS tags
Preparing tables for optimal conversion
Adding a custom TOC as the first page of the EPUB file
Including a linked index
Using Typekit fonts
5. Optimizing Images for EPUB Export
Adding alt tags to images and objects
Converting InDesign objects to images
Specifying image resolution and appearance
Setting image position controls
Creating wrapping text
Using object styles for EPUB attributes
Creating a cover image
Adding video to the EPUB
6. Exporting InDesign to EPUB 2 and EPUB 3
Choosing general export options
Choosing export options for images
Choosing advanced export options
7. Previewing and Validating EPUB Files
Previewing EPUBs on your computer
Previewing for the iBooks app
Validating EPUB 2 and EPUB 3 files
8. Converting the EPUB to Other Ebook Formats
Exploring the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) portal
Using the Kindle plugin for InDesign
Converting with Kindle Previewer
Optimizing EPUBs for specific devices
Conclusion
Next steps
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