This sets the bar high for authors to cross as the philosophy underlying
the automated file conversion technology needs you to study the Style Guide to prevent poorly formatted eBook from populating the virtual shelf.
Not exact matches
t want to leave it to an amateur or a company whose idea of proper a eBook
conversion is using
automated programs to produce substandard
files.
«With the massive print - to - digital undertaking happening in the publishing industry, there is an urgent need for a digital publishing solution that
automates tedious
file conversions as well as simplifies the distribution processes.
``... I am researching the time it takes on average to convert from PDF to EPUB, including the time it takes to edit the «rough» EPUB
file created by the
automated conversion to clean up the formatting errors, resulting in a «clean» EPUB suitable for display on an eReader device.
Our specialty is MANUAL process and we do not use «
automated»
conversion tools, as these affect the
file format often, when used in different devices.
We do all of the eBook
conversion process manually, and do not use
automated programs except where necessary, such as the final MOBI
file for Amazon.
They both provide
automated conversion services to create your ebook in multiple formats (typically from a Word
file).
There's a huge difference between books that are converted by someone who is paying attention and knows how to manipulate the
files to get the best result, and more or less
automated conversion that give you whatever comes out the end when you push the «convert» button.
Well, I searched for free tools that will convert Word
files to ePub
files, hoping someone else had already
automated the
conversion.
Most
automated conversion methods give me a great head start when I want to convert to an ePub
file.
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Writing Life gives users the ability to upload EPUB
files, so high - quality eBook development will not be lost through an
automated conversion process.
In my role at Macmillan Publishers, I've spent the last couple of years balancing traditional publishing technology (e.g., InDesign, XML, XSLT) with modern web markup and
conversion methods to build the first version of an
automated ebook production toolchain that converts Microsoft Word manuscripts to EPUB
files ready for distribution.
NOOK Press gives users the ability to upload EPUB
files, so high - quality eBook development will not be lost through an
automated conversion process.
Today, if you format your book to the Style Guide, your Smashwords ebook can look as good or better than the ebook
files produced by some traditional publishers, and it usually looks much better than
files produced by other
automated conversion options.