Here once again are my somewhat incomprehensible notes. If you watch the videos on creating eBooks with InDesign on Adobe TV (just search for it), you'll probably have a better grasp of what these digital chicken scratches mean. Next week I'll have the final round of eBook making and include an ePUB file as a practice round that you can open up and see.
To Make an eBook (Part II):
Must have separate InDesign files for each part of the book: cover, front matter, each chapter, back matter, etc. Open all these in an InDesign Book file.
To Make an eBook (Part II):
Must have separate InDesign files for each part of the book: cover, front matter, each chapter, back matter, etc. Open all these in an InDesign Book file.
Use ToC style (created in Cover file)
Layout-->ToC Styles
Include Section title, chapter numbers
Include Book documents
To Export:
First prepare the normal ToC at the beginning. Use a separate InDesign file for this and place it in the correct order in the Book file.
You have to manually create the ToC--no generating it or it will be taken out when you make the ePUB file.
Interactive-->Hyperlink (old way)
Create link destination in the Chapter 1 (or whatever) InDesign file
highlight-->Hyperlinks panel New Hyperlink Destination
ToC File
Highlight bottom of Hyperlink panel Link to: Text Anchor
Choose Ch. 1
Creating the ToC (easier way)
Consistently apply Paragraph Styles
Create New Reference Link to paragraph
Chapter #
Format XRef
Add metadata--makes them searchable
File-->File Info
EXPORTING
If you have the whole eBook in one document, then choose File-->Export for Digital Editions
If it's a Book file (what you should do anyway), then export from the Book panel-->Export for Digital Editions
Add Publisher Entry (The Unbound Bookmaker)
Defined Styles
If you have letters as numbers in a numbered series, then Convert to Text
Many eReaders don't read embedded fonts, so use open type or truetype fonts if you can.
Optimized
Formatted
Automatic
Contents
XHTML
ToC (Check)
ToC Style
Suppress Automatic Entries for Docs (Check)
TA DA!! You've got yourself an eBook, a market value of $69–$200!
Stay tuned for my trial run next week (got a project to finish this week). Hope you enjoyed deciphering these notes!
Layout-->ToC Styles
Include Section title, chapter numbers
Include Book documents
To Export:
First prepare the normal ToC at the beginning. Use a separate InDesign file for this and place it in the correct order in the Book file.
You have to manually create the ToC--no generating it or it will be taken out when you make the ePUB file.
Interactive-->Hyperlink (old way)
Create link destination in the Chapter 1 (or whatever) InDesign file
highlight-->Hyperlinks panel New Hyperlink Destination
ToC File
Highlight bottom of Hyperlink panel Link to: Text Anchor
Choose Ch. 1
Creating the ToC (easier way)
Consistently apply Paragraph Styles
Create New Reference Link to paragraph
Chapter #
Format XRef
Add metadata--makes them searchable
File-->File Info
EXPORTING
If you have the whole eBook in one document, then choose File-->Export for Digital Editions
If it's a Book file (what you should do anyway), then export from the Book panel-->Export for Digital Editions
Add Publisher Entry (The Unbound Bookmaker)
Defined Styles
If you have letters as numbers in a numbered series, then Convert to Text
Many eReaders don't read embedded fonts, so use open type or truetype fonts if you can.
Optimized
Formatted
Automatic
Contents
XHTML
ToC (Check)
ToC Style
Suppress Automatic Entries for Docs (Check)
TA DA!! You've got yourself an eBook, a market value of $69–$200!
Stay tuned for my trial run next week (got a project to finish this week). Hope you enjoyed deciphering these notes!
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