MOBI is
the ebook format used by MobiPocket Reader, which bears the extension.
The proprietary
eBook format used by Barnes & Noble for their fixed layout children's eBooks is not intended for or available for non-fiction content.
MOBI / PRC - MOBI is
the ebook format used by Amazon's Kindle device.
MOBI is
the eBook format used exclusively by Amazon on its Kindle store and for its devices.
About 15 volunteers compile Creative Commons - licensed writings by popular bloggers into
ebook format using Pressbooks.com, then publish them on the freetamilebooks.com site.
This list comprises of the most common
ebook formats used by ebook readers and ebook reader software.
A forum for discussing
the ebook formats used by the Amazon Kindle.
Other
eBook formats used by other eReaders include the following: Fiction - Book, DjVu, WOLF, Tome Raider, and Open eBook.
Not exact matches
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If their Bible study consists of nothing but reading the Bible, then my recommendation is: *
Use FaithLife or Persue Journal, or the app that your church has; * Install an
eBook reader and obtain a Bible in the
format used by the
eBook reader.
AZW
eBook format is
used only on Kindle devices.
«Early Kindle devices
used AZW
eBook format, which was a modified MOBI standard.
✍ Two
formats: a PowerPoint presentation for large classes and a 416 - page
eBook for personal or small group
use.
•
Ebooks created
using Apple iBooks Author output to the Apple iBooks
format — and can be sold only through Apple.
I can tell you that the vast majority of the major publishers» nonfiction I've purchased in
eBook format does
use (modified) paragraph indents rather than block style.
And second to mean «the single ISBN being
used for all the publishers»
eBook formats».
Ebook and Print - on - Demand (POD) files are easier to fix and upload than the hard -
formatted versions
used in traditional printing.
Once your book is ready to be taken to the next step, we can step in, and
use our extensive list of contacts, organize your proofreading, interior
formatting, cover design, and ultimately publishing your book as both an
eBook and a Paperback.
By allowing flexible characteristics in
eBook formats, readers can have an enjoyable experience no matter what type of device they are
using.
Deb, it seems like it's difficult to impossible to translate the
formatting we've been
using for many years in printed books into
ebooks.
Personally I'd rather
use the Kobo for
ebooks only and have a larger screen for PDFs but a lot depends on how they're
formatted since PDFs very greatly.
Amazon's recent launch of its own eReader hardware, the Kindle, has led to some questioning about the long term plans for its Mobipocket initiative but in spite of that, the
format is well developed, based on some widely
used standards, and has a slick (free)
ebook production tool.
eBooks are present in schools; however, students tend to use the ebooks for reading nonfiction related to their school assignments and tend to read fiction for pleasure in print fo
eBooks are present in schools; however, students tend to
use the
ebooks for reading nonfiction related to their school assignments and tend to read fiction for pleasure in print fo
ebooks for reading nonfiction related to their school assignments and tend to read fiction for pleasure in print
formats.
Partly this is due to lots of people
using automatic conversion services, and partly that it takes quite a bit of hand work to create a good - looking
ebook that's got a lot of
formatting in it.
-- Mobipocket.com — An Amazon business, Mobipocket produces
ebook reader software
using its own Mobipocket
format for PDAs, PCs and high end mobile phones.
But Google lets you download your purchase in the industry standard ePub
format, with most commercial
ebooks also encrypted
using Adobe's ACS4 digital rights management (DRM).
Word is one of the easier word processors to
format and has additional easy to
use tools that can help you make the «best» looking
ebook.
For
eBooks, I've always
used their basic
formats.
The ePub
format has quickly become the standard for distributing an
ebook to the masses
using a digital reader.
If I write a book I can easily convert it to
eBook format, costing me nothing, and I can
use CreateSpace or Smashwords and create a print book with worldwide channel distribution... again, for nothing.
View a movie showing just one example of placed web code inside a CircularFLO
ebook Because the fixed layout EPUB3
format is based on the latest web standards of HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript it means that other pieces of web code written
using these same languages are already compliant with the standard.
prc file
formats)-- Amazon's «other»
ebook standard, widely
used with good reader support, great tools for producing Mobipocket -
formatted ebooks, and a pretty solid XML - based technology foundation.
While it's true that you'll get much wider distribution for your
eBooks using Smashwords and Amazon KDP together, you'll need to create a properly -
formatted Word doc.
Flipkart
ebooks were doomed from beginning as they
used their own proprietary
format.
As for the sticky ePub - vs - MOBI issue of uploading an
ebook to both Barnes and Noble and Amazon, Draft2Digital states that it allows authors to upload a Word document without having to
use that pesky «style guide» found on Smashwords and that their people will convert it to an ePub within minutes, regardless of the
formatting used in the Word document.
Market forces have determined that the
ebook format with the «brightest future» is whatever
format Amazon chooses to
use.
You can provide the loser with an
ebook in any
format you wish, from free to paid, but remembering that simply
using his email address to «gift» him the
ebook from Amazon will cost you less than the price of your print book and will increase your
ebook ranking.
You can also
use Calibre, which is a very excellent
ebook management program to convert your EPUB books over to the Kindle Friendly
format.
FWIW,
ebooks purchased through Amazon's bookstore can be easily converted to Kobo's epub / kepub
formats using Calibre and a plug - in; you're not locked into the Kindle ecosystem.
This copying of physical books into digital
formats for resale through piracy websites is a clear indication that the crime is rampant, but also that «security blanket» measures like DRM - encryption only stop honest people from
using their legally purchased
ebooks in the way that they see fit and best suits their reading needs.
I will be covering the basic process of writing a novel, proofreading, copy editing, developmental editing, cover design,
formatting for paperbacks and the various
ebook formats,
ebook and paperback distribution and all sorts of good stuff I've learned about marketing — including how to
use Amazon categories to increase your visibility, how to to build your mailing list, how to get reviews, how to
use Facebook ads, running giveaways and contests, and much more.
It is possible to see the foundations of the modern
eBook from such activity, as the necessity for reflowable text when reading on a Portable Digital Assistant (PDA) led to the formation of the Open
eBook Publication Structure (a precursor to the EPUB
format) in 1999, and several portable devices such as the Game Boy Advance, PalmPilot and SoftBook had facilities for modems, allowing readers to receive books without
using a computer, often seen as one of the core selling points of the original Kindle.
New free
eBook converter technology speeds up time to market for self - published authors seeking to capitalize on growing e-reader usageRaleigh, NC, September 13, 2011 — Lulu.com, the leader in self - publishing, announced today the launch of the free Lulu EPUB Converter, a tool allowing content creators to convert popular word processing
formats, such as a Word document, into sellable EPUBs, the most widely adopted
format used by eReaders.
As part of that learning curve, I watched videos on how to
use Photoshop so I could make my covers, I studied every how - to -
format an
ebook article that was available (not as many as there are now), and I got my book up at the various retailers.
You can
format your
eBook and print book interiors yourself
using a Book Design Template in Word and InDesign or hire it out to a pro.
Multiple streams of income is the real key online — so I'd go with real books, PDF
ebooks, and Kindle books — you should
use all the
formats you have at your disposal and go on the hyper productive route, meaning the more you publish, the higher your chances to make $ and build an audience.
All of our
ebooks are properly
formatted using the original
formatting and converting to the output files you choose.
We don't have a long
formatting guide but have an example
ebook you can
use as a template to convert your own books (epub file to download): The Time Machine (
ebook template).
Assuming an agent / publisher's vetting, continue the print career (if you have one), while attempting to negotiate for your erights, or at least a higher
ebook royalty... WHILE at the same time
using ebooks to get out previous work, or recent work that went nowhere with your agent but was considered salable (as with my thriller SAVAGE NIGHTS, now on Kindle and soon all the
formats), and also perhaps some new work targeted for
ebook format only.
«I've
used Guido's
ebook formatting service for my Lawson Vampire novels and his work is without peer.