table of contents). The conversion to HTML converted all the paragraph TAB indents to 10 “spaces”, which needed to removed. I used the “Find/Replace” feature to remove all the extra spaces and used my CSS to create the proper paragraph indent. Completion Project was formatted for both Amazon Kindle and Epub formats and Validated using [...]
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I can hear the suppressed snickers and giggles. There is just something about farting that puts a smile on our face. It’s a “magical tune” from a “magical fruit.” Rodney sat down with me and we discussed how his adventure began from a simple dinnertime story to a series of farting books so popular, the [...]
Read More» Posted by admin | 2 commentsAmazon has an easy and ‘short’ way to promote your Amazon products. And this isn’t new. Amazon quietly created its own URL shortener for all its products at least three years ago (2009). This move allows Amazon to take better advantage of the popular microblogging service Twitter as well as mobile texting. How it Works [...]
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Bestseller in West African History This non-fiction narrative recounts one of the worst maritime disasters in history, the sinking of Le Joola – which tore at the soul of a country. Patrick Wiley’s interviews with survivors and extensive in-country research revealed the shameful loss of life and incredible accounts of survival that form the heart [...]
Read More» Posted by admin | 0 commentsThe latest version of Sigil Epub Editor 6.0 has been released and is much improved. But like every update there are a few issues. One major issue is the OS requirement for Mac users. While the previous stable version (0.5.3) was compatible with 10.6+ (x64 only), the latest release requires the user to update their [...]
Read More» Posted by admin | 0 commentsCSS level 2 does not have a property for centering things vertically. There will probably be one in CSS level 3. However, you can center block vertically in CSS2 by combining a few properties. The trick is to specify the outer block as a table cell, because table cell contents can be centered vertically. Note: [...]
Read More» Posted by admin | 0 commentsCentering images can add a special design appeal to your ebook formatting. This can be applied book-wide (to all images) or applied individually. The easiest way to center images is to make the image a block of its own and set the margins to ‘auto’. Here is an example: CSS img.individual { display: block; margin-left: [...]
Read More» Posted by admin | 2 commentsCalling attention to a block of text At times, in both nonfiction and fiction ebook formatting, you may want to set off an area of text from the rest of the content. The easiest way to center text blocks is to set the margins to ‘auto’ along with a fixed width. Without the fixed width, [...]
Read More» Posted by admin | 0 commentsWhat is Sigil Sigil is a free, open-source ebook editing program. This step-by-step manual will show you the incredible capabilities and functions of the Sigil Ebook Editor program so you can create ebooks for epub and mobi. ~ ~ ~ I created this manual as a Basic User Guide for authors wanting to use the [...]
Read More» Posted by admin | 0 commentsSigil 0.5.3 – spellchecker missing? If you are a Sigil Ebook Editor user, than you may have noticed some discrepancies between the online manual and your version of Sigil. The reason is the online manual was updated to emulate the BETA release of Sigil 5.9. Unfortunately, the BETA was short-lived and the most current stable [...]
Read More» Posted by admin | 0 commentsTo create an e-book requires converting your manuscript into an HTML format. And to make the process as painless as possible, there are certain Do’s and Don’ts you should be aware of when preparing your manuscript. NOTICE: In the following, I refer to Microsoft Word, but you can use any word processing program you prefer, [...]
Read More» Posted by admin | 0 commentsThese handy shortcuts make formatting much easier. If you don’t like the shortcuts Sigil has assigned, you can change them under Preferences. ( Sigil > Preferences, or ⌘, ) To modify shortcuts Select a shortcut preference from the list. Change the shortcut that displays in the field at the bottom of the window. Select Reset [...]
Read More» Posted by admin | 0 commentsHighlight eBook Text using background-color The CSS code can be added to your external or internal stylesheet. Works with iPad, Kindle Fire, Nook Color; does not display on older Kindles (1,2,3). background-color: Define the color. See HTML Colors from W3Schools.com padding: Adding padding adds a space between the text and the edge of the color [...]
Read More» Posted by admin | 0 commentsThe Kindle Previewer is a program provided by Amazon for ebook designers to proof their work. Kindle Previewer is a graphical user interface tool that emulates how books display across Kindle devices and apps. Kindle Previewer makes it easy for publishers to preview the layout of a book and make sure its text displays properly [...]
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