We do not
use Sigil in our shop since we have very stringent guidelines on the code of your eBooks; therefore, the «warranty is void» if you want to go this route.
One happy compromise is to
use Sigil to generate the html code, steal some CSS code and you can punch out an epub in 10 minutes.
I've heard that many
use Sigil, but I'm not sure of the right flow to get our story from Word into that.
The Hard Way I taught myself how to
use Sigil — I'm familiar with HTML and have a technology background, so I'm not saying it's the Easy Way (see above).
Once you have the PDF in a working format,
use SIGIL to reformat.
Here is a video tutorial that shows you how to
use Sigil to write your ebook, or convert your book into ebook formats.
first, be sure to
use the Sigil flightcrew check (the green «check» icon».
My recommendation is to
use Sigil for the epub and then either
By all means: please
use Sigil.
You can
use Sigil to open the epub, then Kindle Previewer to generate a mobi file for Kindle.
Note: Those who didn't
use Sigil must be warned that the subtitle to this section is a little tongue - in - cheek.
In fact, we'll
use Sigil -LSB-...]
(You can also just use the epub file you've made; you'll have to
use Sigil to add «Smashwords Edition» to the front.)
Use Sigil's Metadata Editor to add important information about the ebook.
Create high - quality, professional ebooks
using Sigil and other free tools, taught by an ebook developer.
I have been
using Sigil which is a free app to produce my ePub files.
I recommend
using Sigil because it's a free program and because it allows you to create a clean, optimized file — I've had a lot of trouble with Calibre in the past, getting error messages and then not being able to upload to different distribution channels, and straight up Word doc conversions tend to be messy and end up not looking the way I want.
For most writers, I would not recommend
using Sigil as your Word Processor.
I've
used Sigil to great success for creating an epub file, but there are a couple of issues I have yet to resolve.
It is possible to edit your formatted Epub
using Sigil and converting to Mobi using Calibre, but if you can understand that sentence, you probably already know how to do it The Hard Way (which we'll talk about tomorrow).
So, you need to download a sample (
I used Sigil to create one), unzip it, put in your content, and zip it back up.
Unless you're
using sigil where Amanda tells me, at least the cover to go on the inside needs to be 590 pixels x 750 pixels.
You need to check your settings because ePub is an Adobe friendly format and I have never had a problem creating an ePub
using Sigil where Adobe Digital Editions, their current e-book reader, is concerned.
Using Sigil is easier than just editing the straight HTML file, but if you're not careful, you could introduce errors, so even if you know HTML, it may not be the best choice.
It is no longer in active development so it's not recommended to start
using Sigil today.
For epub, you can build your file from scratch
using Sigil, or, if you're less techy, with Calibre.
I've been
using Sigil for this for a while, and although it has its flaws, I don't believe you can beat the price tag.
However, if you're not confident editing code, I highly suggest
using Sigil to check and edit your epub after exporting from InDesign.
Click on «Add books» and find the EPUB file you created
using Sigil and click «open».
Format your ebook for both Kindle and Barnes & Noble
using SIGIL — the FREE multi-platform WYSIWYG ebook editor.
In the series, we talk about metadata do's and don'ts; explore some ideas on how to improve sales with better book metadata management; and explain how to enter or edit metadata within your book
using Sigil.
Not exact matches
I
used Tammy Tanuka Pigment
Sigil Inspired.
With its emphasis on ease of
use in a reasonably powerful editing environment, it's likely to be a good option for publishers who want more control than a fully - automated service offers, but with a less «techie» approach than first - generation desktop conversion and editing tools like Calibre,
Sigil or Amazon's KindleGen.
Sigil is the tool that I
use most often for ebook editing, more than Calibre or an HTML editor like Dreamweaver.
However, for a complex file (like the one we're
using to test against), you're going to have to convert the file into a format that
Sigil is happy with.
First,
use Flight Crew in
Sigil.
If you're
using Dreamweaver or another app with HTML previewing, you can see the edits effects as you make them, just like in
Sigil.
And once you've completed your ebook,
Sigil can be
used to generate the necessary metadata and table of contents for your work.
Would you say
Sigil is the best e-production thing ever because developers knew how to
use its power - user features and produced the best EPUB files you ever saw in less than an hour?
I prefer to edit the code in
Sigil and
use a text editor to paste it there after.
The tool will be too foreign, and the output can only be an EPUB file, so working in
Sigil alone will not produce anything appropriate for print ready
use.
Though I
use Scrivener — >
Sigil for ebook, and Scrivener — >.
You may not know but in a lot of countries,
Sigil is
used by professionals.
My company
used Dreamweaver, Calibre, and Kindle Previewer for our first E-book, and then switched to Dreamweaver,
Sigil, and Kindle Previewer for our second and third once we saw that Amazon had grown increasingly picky about Calibre files.
The
Sigil editor was not
used by everyone in the #eprdctn world and there are those who wouldn't admit to doing so in public even if behind the scenes they
used it to fix things up once in a while.
I've typed all my books in Microsoft Word and
Sigil reads and
uses them just fine.
You can
use Adobe InDesign, Nisus writer pro, OpenOffice, Jutoh, Atlantis, Epubmaker, LibreOffice, Writer2epub, Scrivener, HTML,
Sigil, and Calibre.
Using these two softwares;
Sigil and Calibre, you can now save a lot of time in formatting your ebook into epub and kindle format.
Use our trouble shooting guide to decipher e-book errors in
SIGIL.
Before watching this video, you will want to download and install
Sigil using one of the links below: