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EBook Production
If you are new to eBook/ePUB production and would like to try it yourself or learn more about the process, we have two informative articles for you. Learn about formatting for ePUB, the most popular eBook file format (used by the Apple iBookstore) with this PDF. Information on mobi, the format for the Amazon Kindle is also included in the PDF.
On November 8, 2011, Andreas will be giving a presentation on InDesign and eBooks to the New England Adobe User Group. Download a zip file containing example InDesign and ePUB files that Andreas will be using during the presentation.
Notes on Andreas's workflow are also available in PDF or ePUB format.
Andreas deDanaan will present on creating eBooks with InDesign during the second half of the meeting at 2:30. InDesign is the industry standard for traditional printed-book design and production. It has some excellent features for exporting a book design to the ePUB format, but the resulting file may leave you quite unsatisfied. Controlling this ePUB export and cleaning it up for public consumption can be quite a challenge. If your intent is to sell on Amazon, Apple's iBookstore, or Barnes & Noble, you'll have to create an ePUB or MOBI file that validates to the ePUB standard and hopefully has some typographic polish to it.
Andreas Tweets about publishing, interaction design, and Web technologies.
His blog covers a similar range of topics and has both a professional and an academic focus.