Comments on: Electronic Publishing: an interview with Moriah Jovan, part II

By: Wm Morris

Wm Morris — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:56:57 +0000

Very cool, Eugene. I’ve been saying for awhile that anyone in PR and marketing should at the very least know some basic HTML and CSS. It sounds like authors should know some basics of formatting for electronic publication as well.

By: Eugene

Eugene — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:20:11 +0000

I've posted a tutorial on my blog about creating Mobi/Kindle ebooks. It includes a downloadable template.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:50:47 +0000

That’s VERY LARGE FONT. I even wrote on “Jarte” [freeware also worth a look]

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:45:15 +0000

Side note or tip for those who like to read on their desktop/laptop. I use a FREE ONLINE TOOL called “Readability”. It gives me the articles [like this one], in VERY font, full page, novel paper background, removes everything but the article.
I can sit back in my desk chair, in comfort, and read.

By: Moriah Jovan

Moriah Jovan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:20:56 +0000

Marny, here’s Remedial e-Books: http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2009/11/04/ebooks-are-a-disaster/

By: Moriah Jovan

Moriah Jovan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:26:25 +0000

Can InDesign export directly to HTML? That’s where you would start, if you can do it.

I believe CS4 has a “save as EPUB” option? At least, that’s what I think I remember hearing.

If it can’t, export to Word, then “save as HTML.”

You’re going to have to learn how to do XHTML to do it.

By: Marny Parkin

Marny Parkin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:57:54 +0000

Preparing a book for print and formatting it for digital are two entirely different processes and two entirely different skill sets

This is why we haven’t tried e-books yet. No idea where to even start beyond exporting the finished text from InDesign back to Word. Are there any how-tos out there? And how can I tell if the file looks the way it should without buying half a dozen different devices to view them on?

By: Theric Jepson

Theric Jepson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:06:10 +0000

Kristine—not all rights are necessarily signed away in a single contract. Sometimes even hardback and paperback are sold separately. Although I suspect that doesn’t happen too often anymore. As the world Moriah’s prophesying comes to pass, I suspect both publishers and authors both will try to hold on to as many rights for as long a time as possible. Which of course sounds like the same world we live in now, but somehow I imagine it will feel differently.

By: Moriah Jovan

Moriah Jovan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:45:52 +0000

Oh. My blog is here. I'm a bit spacey this evening. :/

By: Moriah Jovan

Moriah Jovan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:39:16 +0000

It wasn’t you. A WiDo author did. Perhaps it was serendipity.