In ebook formatting, how is the table of contents in an ebook different than the table of
contents in a print book?
Like a table of
contents in a printed book, an NCX helps your readers navigate your work.
Not exact matches
The next step is usually
in the next term and may take one to two weeks: we put all the stories onto a single word document, create a table of
contents and
print out at least three copies of the whole
book to be proofread by volunteer «editors -
in - chief», selected from the class.
We agree that self - publishing (1) can be a means of getting your words
in print, (2) it will let you can control your tome's
contents and design, (3) if you can market well, by self - publishing you can sidestep the big - house foot - dragging, (4) when your
book is complementary to your greater purpose of displaying your expertise (as, for example, using your
book to secure related speaking engagements), or (5) when self - publishing is the best (and perhaps only) way to get your words and ideas past the older, established houses so potential readers and buyers have a chance to see and decide about the merits of your independent offering.
• Table of
Contents: While not always necessary
in print books, you'll definitely want to make sure your eBooks have a Table of
Contents, or «TOC».
In fact, mine are meticulously formatted and proofread and have a table of
contents, while theirs are often error - filled scans of
printed books.
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Individual collections include: examples of British vernacular culture from Peter Blake; the eclectic
contents of two rooms from Hanne Darboven's family home
in Hamburg; Damien Hirst's skulls, taxidermy and medical models; Indian paintings from Howard Hodgkin; Dr. Lakra's record covers and scrapbooks, Sol LeWitt's Japanese
prints, modernist photographs and music scores; 20th century British postcards and Soviet space dog memorabilia from Martin Parr; Hiroshi Sugimoto's 18th century French and Japanese anatomical
prints and
books; Andy Warhol's cookie jars; more than 1,000 scarves and other textiles by the American designer Vera Neumann from Pae White; and a collection of thousands of objects assembled by Martin Wong and subsequently acquired by Danh Vo.
Individual collections include: African art and samurai armour owned by Arman; examples of British vernacular culture from Peter Blake; the eclectic
contents of two rooms from Hanne Darboven's family home
in Hamburg; Edmund de Waal's Japanese netsuke; Damien Hirst's skulls, taxidermy and medical models; Indian paintings from Howard Hodgkin; Dr. Lakra's record covers and scrapbooks, Sol LeWitt's Japanese
prints, modernist photographs and music scores; 20th century British postcards and Soviet space dog memorabilia from Martin Parr; Jim Shaw's thrift store paintings; Hiroshi Sugimoto's 18th century French and Japanese anatomical
prints and
books; Andy Warhol's cookie jars; more than 1,000 scarves and other textiles by the American designer Vera Neumann from Pae White; and a collection of thousands of objects assembled by Martin Wong and subsequently acquired by Danh Vo.
The structure and
contents of this
book are also archival
in nature; each artist is listed
in alphabetical order and the dates of their solo exhibitions are
printed in the top right - hand corner of each page.
Your
book on the kindle looks great by the way, though as on nearly all eBooks, the publishers don't step back and think about the layout more i.e. the
contents pages with its indentations may look fine
in print but not
in a eBook too much space is wasted.
All of this can be explained
in the abstract, but having
books there to illustrate the evolution of law reporting, and to demonstrate what a weekly part means for the Weekly Law Reports; that a Bill is actually
printed on green paper; that The Digest (not yet online) has a marvellous table of
contents for each legal topic breaking it down to its constituent parts which have been considered
in judgments, is invaluable.