Digital Manga's titles are optimized, fixed -
layout ebooks for the iBookstore, which are also designed to allow you to... [Read more...]
Digital Manga's titles are optimized, fixed -
layout ebooks for the iBookstore, which are also designed to allow you to jump to the other side of the book to start your reading in the right - to - left eastern reading format common with most manga
However, we can only provide Fixed -
Layout eBooks for children's and comic books.
I've just authored a course at Lynda.com: Creating Fixed -
Layout ebooks for the Kindle.
iBooks Author files should not be used for children's eBooks because it does not have support for narration overlays (the Read Aloud function that is available in standard children's fixed
layout eBooks for Apple).
At this time, we can prepare fixed -
layout ebooks for iBooks and the Kindle store only.
Not exact matches
As the graphic below shows, the iPad is the overwhelming platform of choice
for ebooks of fixed
layout, which is a fancy word
for those that don't include any multimedia or other «enhanced» features:
For ebooks, you'll probably want to consider the new «fixed
layout ebook» formats which keep the precise
layouts.
Having now decided to hire an
eBook conversion service to get the
layout and
eBook conversion done
for you, you donâ??
For embedded text, CircularFLO creates fixed
layout eBooks that are exact replicas of professionally designed and illustrated pages but without embedding the fonts.
Because the iPad's and Kindle Fire's full - color touchscreen and advanced
ebook capabilities are perfectly suited
for the fixed -
layout format, Apple's iBookstore and Amazon (
for the Kindle Fire) are the only places where authors and independent publishers can sell fixed -
layout ebooks.
There are several companies that can help you make these types of book — try searching
for «fixed -
layout eBook» help on Google.
Our Fixed -
Layout eBook option is for illustrated children's books that need to retain their unique layout and page spreads and includes both the iPad (ePUB) and Kindle fixed - layout eBook fo
Layout eBook option is
for illustrated children's books that need to retain their unique
layout and page spreads and includes both the iPad (ePUB) and Kindle fixed - layout eBook fo
layout and page spreads and includes both the iPad (ePUB) and Kindle fixed -
layout eBook fo
layout eBook formats.
, the
layout of the interior and cover, and — finally — printing (or
ebook creation) that have to happen before your book can be made available
for purchase.
Hire a professional book designer
for both your
ebook and print edition
layouts, which can cost into the thousands of dollars depending on the intricacy or complexity of your
layouts.
When an e-book is presented in an accessible format on an inaccessible e-book reader, you need to fix incompatible format issue immediately, Vibosoft ePub Creating app is capable of performing underlying transcoder among all
eBook formats, a fast mode decision algorithm was built
for text & image transcoding, all of original
layouts will be retained in the generated ePub file, enjoy reading on various readers without format hindrance.
Upon approval, we can turn your book into a fixed -
layout eBook that you can offer
for sale on Apple's iBooks store and Amazon's Kindle store.
You can create reflowable
ebooks or fixed
layout ebooks and blurb will automatically format the book
for you in your choice format.
I've been writing about creating
ebooks for a while and it occurred to me that I've tried to cover a lot of the edge - case scenarios: nice formatting, drop caps, special fonts, audio, video, fixed
layout, poetry, and more.
As a side note, after reading this article, it probably comes as no surprise that we only offer
ebook conversion services to clients
for whom we have also done the print
layout.
Apple seems to be behind fixed
layout and good - looking
ebooks, so I'll just wait
for them to arrive at a solution.
Big, big thanks go out not only to the backers in general, but specifically to all backers who helped test the
ebook files before their general release, to Dara who did all of the
layout for the PDF, and of course to Kiri Moth
for providing me such amazing cover art!
$ 189.00 — Title preparation, including ISBNs
for softcover &
Ebook, and author questionnaire $ 949.00 — Front cover design $ 499.00 — Cover wrap of softcover $ 789.00 — Interior text
layout $ 1159.00 — Copyediting $ 489.00 — Print and
Ebook production, including 1 printed proof $ 4074.00 — TOTAL
He offers cover design
for both
ebook and print as well as book
layout services.
Ebook covers, Print book covers, Interior
layout design
for self - publishing.
If you have audio narration available
for your
eBook, we can add that narration as a media overlay to fixed -
layout ePubs in Apple's platform, allowing readers to have the
eBook read to them as they follow along.
A versatilely - skilled author - publisher can do many of those tasks on her own (I actually like doing print
layout and
ebook conversions, though apparently I'm in the minority, and I have a lot of website background) but will still need to pay
for tools, such as
layout or graphics software, graphics resources and typefaces, web hosting, etc..
Fixed -
layout eBooks are great
for children's books, cookbooks, and poetry books where the
layout is very specific.
I long
for the day when local Book Design Awards include true digital books, not just
ebooks, or «enhanced»
ebooks, or god forbid, fixed
layout ebooks, but books that start with flow and ebb, that use the liquidity that digital provides.
Google Play allows you to upload EPUB or PDF, but if you upload PDF the
ebooks will be forced to a static page
layout (EPUB is required
for free - flow text).
Our
eBook reader app supports both Re-flow and Fixed
Layout formats
for eBooks.
And
for those authors who are less technically inclined, I also offer
eBook formatting, print
layouts and cover designs as a professional service.
Jera Publishing is a team of self - publishing specialists, offering high - quality, affordable services
for the indie and self - publishing author: cover design, interior
layout,
eBook conversion, marketing, and self - publishing consultation.
I managed the cover design process
for him, as well as did the interior
layout and the
ebooks are available as well.
I also sell
eBook conversions
for $ 129, if you did your original book
layout with me.
That means they are responsible
for (including contracting
for) cover design, distribution, marketing, ISBNs,
layout,
ebook conversion, audiobook production, front matter, back matter, ARCs, reviews, tracking sales, tracking expenses versus income to ensure profit, tracking and reporting sales tax, etc. (Oh, yeah, sales tax.
We recently completed an interior
layout and
eBook formatting
for Jason Heim.
The
layout that was so meticulously created to look great
for the print version is just thrown away, in most cases, with the
eBook.
To cite my own example: I self - published HUNTER — to include book cover, print - book interior design and
layout,
ebook formatting, beta - reader feedback, setting up this blog, post-office-box rental, business cards, state registration of my «Avenger Books» business name, plus shipping envelopes and labels — all
for under $ 1,000.
Mark and Renee were responsible
for every aspect of the design, from the
layout to the
ebook formatting, and did a great job.
Source File - A source file is the original file used as the source
for design,
eBook conversion,
layout, editing, etc..
eBook DesignWorks will not be held responsible
for file errors or
layout issues that the client approves.
eBook Architects specializes in creating enhanced ebooks and fixed layout files for all of the major ebook chan
eBook Architects specializes in creating enhanced
ebooks and fixed
layout files
for all of the major
ebook chan
ebook channels.
As
for fixed
layout: you can upload your color PDF into Kindle Textbook Creator [Amazon's free software], they will convert it, and set you up to upload your book as a «Print Replica»
ebook.
«Very high quality of the files, deliveries always in times, rush conversions served properly, always available... whereas we are publishing technical
ebooks with complex and various
layouts for the professional market.
Some
ebook cover is just fine with a plain 2D appearance, but
for some, a more realistic 3D
layout with shadows and reflections are the better preference.
At Word Metro Press, Mark and I can help with design and
layout for print on demand books and
ebook conversions to mobi and epub.
Fixed -
layout ebooks are created in EPUB and KF8
for Amazon's Kindle tablets.
Pressbooks easily supported our baseline requirements
for the PDF file and we were thrilled with the look and
layout of all three formats (PDF, Web, and
ebook).
Otherwise, you can have 95 % control of your book's
layout, without knowing anything about design or
ebook development,
for only $ 99 using Pressbooks.