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Now You Seem Them… — A CSS Trick for New and Old Kindles

by Joel Friedlander on July 25, 2019 2 Comments

We’re going to look at older Kindles, Amazon’s Look Inside feature, and the browser-based Kindle Cloud Reader all deal with the table of contents pages in standard ePub3-based ebooks — and to make it so they work on both new (KF8) and old (MOBI7) Kindles!

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Contributing Writers Tagged With: Amazon Kindle, David Kudler, ebook design, ePub, Kindle e-books, Mobi

Fun with Fonts — Getting Ebook Typefaces Right

by David Kudler on March 7, 2019 8 Comments

We sure spend a lot of time finding just the right fonts for our print books. And we want our ebooks to look just as good, don’t we?

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Contributing Writers Tagged With: David Kudler, ebook design, fonts, fonts for books

Fun with Formats, Part I: ePub2 vs. ePub3

by David Kudler on March 14, 2018 7 Comments

What is the difference between different formats of ebooks? We’ve talked about the difference between mobi and ePub. But what about the other major format labels and specifically, what’s the difference between ePub2 and ePub3?

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Contributing Writers Tagged With: David Kudler, ebook design

Stacking Boxes: Creating a Compilation Ebook

by David Kudler on February 14, 2018 3 Comments

One of the great advantages of ebooks over their paper-and-ink friends is that it’s relatively easy to create a compilation or box set.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Contributing Writers Tagged With: David Kudler, ebook conversion, ebook design

Fancy Free: Some Fun CSS Tricks for Ebooks

by David Kudler on April 26, 2017 8 Comments

These CSS tricks for ebooks presume that you’ve got a working understanding of how to use Cascading Style Sheets to make beautiful ebooks.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Contributing Writers Tagged With: David Kudler, ebook design

Pulling It Together: Editing Your Ebook

by David Kudler on March 22, 2017 7 Comments

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.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Contributing Writers Tagged With: David Kudler, ebook conversion, ebook design

eBook Design Today and Tomorrow

by Joel Friedlander on June 29, 2012 6 Comments

eBook Design Today and Tomorrow with Piotr Kowalczyk, and interview about the future of ebook design and self-publishing

Filed Under: Book Design, E-Books & Readers, Interviews, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book design, ebook design, eBooks, interview, Password Incorrect, Piotr Kowalczyk, self publishing

Typography in Kindle? Yes, we can

by Joel Friedlander on June 8, 2012 23 Comments

Typography in Kindle? Yes, we can by David Bergsland describes the new features of Kindle Fire and KF8 that can be used with Adobe Indesign

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Guest Posts, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Adobe InDesign, book design, David Bergsland, desktop publishing, ebook design, KF8, Kindle, Kindle Fire, self publishing

e-Book Cover Design Awards, August 2011

by Joel Friedlander on September 12, 2011 47 Comments

e-Book Cover Design Awards, August 2011 including 40 book covers in fiction and nonfiction, and winners by Andy Fielding and Pentakis Dodecahedron

Filed Under: Book Design, E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book cover design, book design, book design awards, cover design, Cover Design Awards, e-books, e-publishing, ebook design, self publishing

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