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Conversion Journey: My Word-to-E-book Workflow

by Joel Friedlander on April 8, 2011 33 Comments

Conversion Journey: My Word to E-book Workflow by Chris O’Byrne describes the author’s method of converting files for use in Kindle and ePub e-books

Filed Under: Book Production, E-Books & Readers, Guest Posts Tagged With: Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe InDesign, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble, e-book conversion, eBooks, ePub, Joshua Tallent, Mobi, Mobipocket Creator, Nook, Sony Reader

4 Top Book Formatting Mistakes to Avoid

by Joel Friedlander on March 9, 2011 50 Comments

4 Top Book Formatting Mistakes to Avoid and why they create problems in your book. Including the wrong way to space text, to import copy, and to style it.

Filed Under: Book Construction Blueprint, Book Design, Book Production, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe InDesign, book design, desktop publishing, formatting, graphic design, self publishing, styles

Book Page Layout Preparation: The Local Formatting Problem

by Joel Friedlander on November 11, 2010 25 Comments

Book Layout Preparation: The Local Formatting Problem and how to move your files from Word to InDesign quickly and efficiently by using powerful software tools

Filed Under: Book Construction Blueprint, Book Production, Self Publishing Basics Tagged With: Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe InDesign, book page layout, DIY book layout, local formatting, manuscript prep, Microsoft Word, self publishing

Book Design & Page Layout Software: A Guide for DIY Authors

by Joel Friedlander on November 8, 2010 181 Comments

Book Design & Page Layout Software: A Guide for DIY Authors. Compares Word Processors, Page Layout Software and Hybrid Programs as tools for DIY Authors who want to produce their own books.

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe InDesign, book design, book page layout, fonts, Microsoft Word, page layout software, Quark Xpress, Scrivener, self publlishing, Storyist

Self-Publishing Tools: Adobe InDesign CS4

by Joel Friedlander on December 2, 2009 21 Comments

The most popular program for preparing materials for print is Adobe’s InDesign, part of the Adobe Creative Suite (CS) version 4. Since building InDesign to compete with Quark Xpress, Adobe has integrated the program tightly with its CS teammates, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat Pro. It’s generally referred to as a page layout program. The Old […]

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Production, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, PageMaker, QuarkXPress

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