Fancy Free: Some Fun CSS Tricks for Ebooks

Fancy Free: Some Fun CSS Tricks for Ebooks

By David Kudler Since some readers asked for practical examples of CSS tricks for ebooks, I thought I’d share some of my favorites. These examples presume that you’ve got a working understanding of how to use Cascading Style Sheets to make beautiful ebooks. If you...
Pulling It Together: Editing Your Ebook

Pulling It Together: Editing Your Ebook

By David Kudler It’s ebook time again! This time, we’re going to look at how to use the information and skills I’ve been giving you to make your ebook look the way you want it to. At this point you’ve: decided to create your own ebook, rather than have someone else do...
Styling Priorities: CSS for Ebooks #3

Styling Priorities: CSS for Ebooks #3

So I’ve talked about how to call style in the HTML of an ebook, and I’ve talked about the kinds of rules that you can invoke. This time around, we’re going to look at which rules take priority over which — and I’ll also share some fun examples of ways you can use CSS...
Elements of Style: CSS for Ebooks #2

Elements of Style: CSS for Ebooks #2

This is the twelfth in my on-going series of posts here on ebook creation; it’s also the second on the subject of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Last time, we talked about how (and where) to add CSS in order to define how the HTML that makes up an ebook will look. This...