Paul salvette author paul salvette is an author who lives in bangkok, thailand with his wife, lisa, and newborn daughter, monica. I will discuss the ins and outs of styling an ebook in sigil in a future post. My process is a welloiled machine and ive been very happy with the resulting publications. Paul salvette author paul and his wife, boonyalisa salvette, decided to found a company in 20 dedicated to ebook technology for authors and publishersbb ebooksso that paul could get a work permit. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the ebook design and development guide. Jun 12, 2014 paul and his wife decided to found a company in 20 dedicated to ebook technology for authors and publishersbb ebooksso that paul could get a work permit.
Calibre is a popular, free ebook utility and offers a sometimes bewildering array of features and options, including ebook synchronisation, downloading web content and library management. The ebook design and development guide kindle edition by. Paul salvette author of the ebook design and development. Epub format which is commonly used in ebook market is a prerequisite than others.
Today, paul salvette is going to give us a more indepth version for those who like to control every aspect and dont mind reading some guides and getting into the nitty gritty of customizing their ebooks. My ebook build process and some pdf, epub and mobi tips pat. You cant do both at once, but you can do one then come back and do the other. Dec 27, 2011 for a detailed discussion of these problems, get a copy of how to format your ebook for kindle, nook, smashwords, and everything else by paul salvette. If you want to know more about how to do it, read how to format your ebook for kindle, nook, smashwords, and everything else by paul salvette. This video covers the basics of creating html for the content of your ebook.
He works at his wifes small business, bb ebooks, dedicated to ebook services and technology. Ebook formatting with xhtml and calibre by paul salvette. When not conducting business he enjoys watching tv, reminiscing on his younger years, and spending time with his family. Solutions are practical, his best practice guidelines sensible and their rationales well explained. Finally, you covert the xhtml into the epub and mobi format using. His day job involves being the managing director at bb ebooks, a startup company focused on providing ebook design services for independent authors and small presses. Epub and mobi files covert well with this technique of. I totally agree with the importance of having a good cover, i too would be looking at or for the cover first thing before reading the book. It is best viewed in conjunction with the tutorials on the bb ebooks website. Css boilerplate for ebooks the ebook design and development guide. This guide will provide you with a basic understanding of the epub format so that you can construct your own epubs. However, i myself really dont care too much about the authors name or other stuff like acknowledgements. Whats most important paul did a great job to explain it as simple as possible. Many wordprocessing programs support exporting to these formats.
You can do this by splitting up the content into different html files if you are using an epub editor like sigil or you are designing your ebook by. We will endeavor to respond within 24 hours with a formal quote and turnaround. Online sales of ebooks have exploded recently, and the trend will only continue with the availability of lowcost technology. Hit ok to exit back to the main screen and hit convert booksthe convert books window should pop up.
The ebook design and development guide kindle edition by salvette, paul. He is a professional ebook designer and helps independent authors and small presses. Books by paul salvette author of the ebook design and. He grew up in the states and is married to lisa salvette from nakhon ratchasima province in northeastern thailand. This video explains how you can use this piece of software to convert ebooks from one format to another or just edit the cover art on a book.
Bb ebooks is happy to share technical knowledge on ebook design with interested developers and doityourselfers. Sep 24, 2011 online sales of ebooks have exploded recently, and the trend will only continue with the availability of lowcost technology. Best practice guides for authors ebook written by paul salvette. Front matter, back matter, and metadata by paul salvette. The ebook design and development guide by paul salvette. In the upper right corner of this screen find the output format menu, select mobi or epub. He provides ebook design and conversion services for authors and small presses. Please send only your manuscript that has been completely edited proofread. Ive designed quite a few ebooks delivered in pdf format.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading america goes on. This video series will show you how to format a word manuscript to be properly uploaded and converted into an ebook on. While i urge you to explore all these, im just going to concentrate on html to kindle format conversion. But, it is important because it allows the reader to easily navigate through the. For a reading enthusiast, its quite necessary to identify common ebook formats. Oct 15, 2016 however, these guidelines are not so practical as a means to actually learn how to produce epubcompliant files as a novice. This kind of ebook formatting is a big topic for one guest post, so many of the links here will take you over to pauls site where hes written up. The epub format is based on the international digital publishing forums guidance for the epub 2. We offer templates for building your ebooks and howto guides to tackle small or hard ebook projects.
Paul also served in the us navy from 20022009 with some time in iraq. Smashwords about paul salvette, author of front matter. However, you need to convert the epub format into mobi format by using a commandline program from called kindlegen, which. Bored with the monotony of war, he ventures to a secret bunker below one of saddam husseins former palaces with a quirky german named hans. It is not a very exciting read, and the instructions are geared towards software developers rather than selfpublishers. For a deep dive with far more details i recommend buying this book. Mar 07, 20 about paul salvette paul salvette is the managing director of bb ebooks, a small business dedicated to ebook design and development in bangkok, thailand, founded in june 2012. Paul and his wife decided to found a company in 20 dedicated to ebook technology for authors and publishersbb ebooksso that paul could get a work permit. Paul salvette is a small businessman and author living in bangkok, thailand. This is the most professional option for distributing highquality ebooks through smashwords to platforms such as ibooks. Beneath thailands veneer of smiling people and luxury hotels lies a dark underworld. To fill this gap i bought a copy of paul salvettes the ebook design and development guide, which is very much a handson manual, informative and well laid. Some writers may find it strange that there is a table of contents in an ebook.
How to create an ebook with sigil tech tools for writers. It explains how ebook files work, and why theyre different from fixed format files such as printpdf, demonstrates the different coding and other techniques you need to create an ebook, then walks you step by step through the process. Dec 31, 2012 im one of those who will be looking forward to when you accept pdf files through smashwords direct, and id still love to have html be a submission format because thats the format in which my ebooks start, and my other distributors are able to handle html as a submission format, saving me the trouble of having to create epub files for them. Oct 07, 2011 im delighted to present a first part of a tutorial on how to create epub ebooks, written by paul salvette.
Oct 25, 2012 paul salvette bangkok, thailand paul salvette is an author living in bangkok, thailand. There have been some bumps along the road and i think ive found a workflow that will be perfect for me. The online retailers specify the following specs for. This book is a followup to the authors how to format your ebook for kindle, nook, smashwords, and everything else with much more details on html, css, and the epub standard. Ebook formats overview for technical writers techwhirl. His day job involves working at a thai foundation that. Sukhumvit road is a pleasant location in bangkok to visit by day, but at night the filthy underbelly floats to the surface, engulfing those who dare to venture into its sleazy alleyways. Best practices for putting together your digital book by. America goes on by paul salvette overdrive rakuten.
About paul salvette paul salvette is the managing director of bb ebooks, a small business dedicated to ebook design and development in bangkok, thailand, founded in june 2012. Paul salvette was raised in the detroit, michigan, area of the united states of america. Please consider the ebook design and development guide, which contains everything you need to know about html, css, epub, and mobikf8 to make an. The epub format was developed as an open format by the international digital publishing forum, which is a group of people from the technology and publishing sectors. Here we post 25 sites to download free epub ebooks. Paul salvette has 14 books on goodreads with 217 ratings. How to make an amazon kindle book using html and css. Bb ebooks provides ebook design and technical services for small presses and independent authors. Feb 06, 20 this video explains how to upload an ebook to smashwords as an epub. Most publishers use the epub file as input to generate a kindle file, so there are usually conditional kindle adjustments to make. Paul salvette international digital publishing forum. Paul salvette is an author who lives in bangkok, thailand.
Paul and his wife, boonyalisa salvette, decided to found a company in 20 dedicated to ebook technology for authors and publishersbb ebooksso that paul could get a work permit. He grew up in the united states and served in the navy from 2002 to 2009, with some time in iraq. Converting files with calibre kindle ebook conversion. Paul salvette lieutenant nixon is a bitter, frustrated naval officer serving his time as a staff weenie in the international zone. I cannot vouch for scrivener for windows achieving the same results. I learned to format epubs working from samples that i opened up in the oxygen xml editor. The bunker below believers palace by paul salvette. The author, paul salvette,was born and raised in the u. The trade and standards organization for the digital publishing industry. Ebook formatting with xhtml and calibre by paul salvette posted on august 25, 2011 by lindsay last week, we had a guest post on a simple way to get your ebook formatted without worrying about dinking around with html or special software tools. Paul salvette is an author who lives in bangkok, thailand with his wife, lisa, and newborn daughter, monica. How to format your ebook for kindle, nook, smashwords, and. A stepbystep guide to format ebooks for kindle and epub guido henkel. While writing ruby under a microscope i also became familiar with the epub file format.
In this post i wanted to give you a round up of other posts that have addressed poetry formatting issues in epubs. The dimensions of the ebook cover vary by retailer see below, but if you have a cover that is 2400px in height and between 1. Sigil is a nice program for taking your epub and going through the code to clean up things. Keep in mind that you should know html well enough to be able to debug and correct formatting problems by editing the output of the tool you are using. Paul salvette bangkok, thailand paul salvette is an author living in bangkok, thailand. He plans on staying in thailand until he is deported. Its a useful file format because its become an open standard shared by a large number of ebook reader devices. Formatting files for digital distribution might look difficult, but its good to give it a try and sigil seems to be the best tool available.
Paul salvette managing director bb ebooks linkedin. Epub and kindlegen tutorial ebook formatting paul salvette. Cover images in epub3 international digital publishing forum. Software toolkit for designing epub and kindle files. Paul salvette s most popular book is the ebook design and development guide. It is superior to the mobi format in terms of being able to display graphics, render complex layouts, and add elements of. Some use a separate kindle css file, while others just combine everything into one generic file. The working group did endeavour to make the specification forwards compatible with epub 2, and although epub 3 implements a new metadata model you can still include the older epub 2 meta element exactly for cases like youve encountered. Smashwords about paul salvette, author of raid on soi 5. Epub has been widely adopted as the format for digital books ebooks, and epub 3.
In it you will find comprehensive html, css, and regular expression tutorials, as well as a stepbystep workflow for turning a sloppy manuscript into a beautiful ebook. His technical knowledge of ebooks somewhat surpasses his mediocre writing capabilities, so he decided to dabble in that aspect of the publishing process. It is superior to the mobi format in terms of being able to display graphics, render complex layouts, and add elements of interactivity. Ebooks and eaudiobooks you can read on most mobile devices. Such as the reading devices and software of kobo, nook and sony support epub format ebooks. Im delighted to present a first part of a tutorial on how to create epub ebooks, written by paul salvette. In it you will find comprehensive html, css, and regular expression tutorials, as well as a stepbystep workflow for turning a sloppy. This video series will show you how to create an ebook in the epub and mobi format.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read front matter, back matter, and metadata. Ebooks that can be read using your web browser or downloaded to your computer, ebook reader or mobile device. Today i wanted to talk about the tools you will need to. Best practices for putting together your digital book by paul salvette. Your next step in producing an epub is to style your ebook in sigil, using sigils toolbar.
When not conducting business he enjoys watching tv, reminiscing on. Nov 28, 2012 where do you think an ebook should start. The left side menu has several items, but youll only need look and. Making editorial changes after we format your book may result in additional charges.
The good news is that the all the html features ive described for kindle conversion also apply to epub. Paul is also an avid reader and occasionally forays into writing. If the suspense is killing you, check out how to make an ebook with sigil, by paul salvette. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It also explains how to properly design an ebook for the new kindle format 8 kf8 devices such as the kindle fire, kindle touch, and paperwhite.
A few simple filtering string will do the trick in search of pdf files or any file extension you specified. Drugs, prostitution, and robbery await the throngs of hapless tourists who visit the country on holiday. Bb ebooks provides design and formatting services for small presses and indie authors. The collection covers a wide variety of subjects for readers of all ages, and features content from our states independent. Front matter, back matter, and metadata, an ebook by paul. Smashwords formatting tutorial paul salvette in bangkok. Best practices for putting together your digital book by paul. Oct 27, 2011 ebook cover file size specifications by joel friedlander on october 27, 2011 63 comments ive been getting a lot of questions recently about ebook covers and, specifically the size and proportion requirements for submitting the cover image of your ebook when you upload it to a retailer or a distributor. Recently ive been looking at releasing some ebooks in epub andor kindle formats. This guide will provide you with a basic understanding of the epub format so that you can construct your own epubs by handcoding them yourself. Part 1 focused on basics of getting poetry indents right on multiple devices. The epub format is also based on html, although it offers more formatting options than mobi.
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