Lynda - InDesign CS6: EPUB Kindle and iPad
In this course, author Anne-Marie Concepción shows publishers, designers, and production assistants how to use Adobe InDesign CS6 to create print books for the exploding ebook market. Starting from an overview of how ebooks are bought, sold, and read, the course shows how to prepare existing InDesign files for optimal EPUB conversion, and how to design new projects for a dual print/EPUB output. Anne-Marie also demonstrates how to embed video and fonts in reflowable ebooks, and how to customize the internal markup for various devices, including converting files to the Kindle format. Finally, discover how to set up publisher accounts at the major ebook distribution channels, such as iBookstore, or even sell ebooks directly to readers on your own ecommerce site.
Table of Contents
Introduction1. Ebook Overview2. EPUB Production Basics3. Preparing an InDesign Publication for EPUB Export 4. Modifying Text and Images for EPUB Export 5. Optimizing Images for EPUB Export6. Exporting to EPUB2 and EPUB3 7. Previewing and Validating EPUB Files8. Editing EPUB Files for Functionality9. Editing EPUB Files for Formatting10. Converting an EPUB to Other Ebook Formats11. Distributing Your EbookConclusion