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Inside the Box: An Introduction to ePub, HTML & CSS for the Independent Author/Publisher (Self-Publishing & Ebook Creation) (Ebooks for Indies) Kindle Edition

by David Kudler (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
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An ebook is just a website in a box

But what's inside the box?

In this clear, concise guide, ebook designer and indie author David Kudler folds back the lid of ePub, the universal ebook format. He introduces you to the nuts and bolts that make an ebook work.

Includes overviews of the ePub format and internal structure as well as basic guides to the HTML and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) that you need to know to make your ebooks look professional.

(Self-Publishing & Ebook Creation)


    David Kudler is an independent publisher and author. He has been designing ebooks since 2010. He blogs about ebook creation, publishing, and marketing on Huffington Post, Stillpoint Digital Press, and TheBookDesigner.com

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    1. Print length
      102 pages
    2. Language
      English
    3. Sticky notes
      On Kindle Scribe
    4. Publication date
      April 14, 2017
    5. File size
      2371 KB
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    • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XNQ2H7B
    • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stillpoint Digital Press; 1st edition (April 14, 2017)
    • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 14, 2017
    • Language ‏ : ‎ English
    • File size ‏ : ‎ 2371 KB
    • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
    • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
    • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
    • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
    • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
    • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
    • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
    • Print length ‏ : ‎ 102 pages
    • Customer Reviews:
      3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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    David Kudler

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    David Kudler is an author, editor, and performer. He's excited that his teen historical adventure novel Risuko (risuko.net • amzn.com/B01FPWWCNA) and the sequel, Bright Eyes (amzn.com/B09M2TLD5G) are both now available!

    He is the editor-in-chief of Stillpoint Digital Press, publishing over eighty titles by twenty authors. He has edited many of Joseph Campbell's works, including the first new edition of the seminal Hero with a Thousand Faces since the author's death.

    A native of Sausalito, California, he lives in Mill Valley with his wife, teacher and author Maura Vaughn, their two author-to-be daughters, and their (apparently) non-literary cats.

    Want to keep up with him? FOLLOW him here, or sign up at risuko.net/sign-up

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    3.9 out of 5 stars
    3.9 out of 5
    7 global ratings

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    4.0 out of 5 stars The information is good
    Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2021
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    The information here is good; I got some good things out of it. It was obvious that it came from a blog though. Plenty of "in the last post," or " next month we'll learn, " Basically, good information but little care in presentation that could have been cleaned up. Was going to give 3 stars - but - the table of contents and footnote links worked. It showed that the writer knows what he's doing.
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    Amazon Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars informative but rather short. worth the money
    Reviewed in Canada on March 11, 2021
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    The writing is quite good. Informative. Worth the money. I'd buy other works from this author.
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    M. F. Symmons
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very clear epub format intro
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2021
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    This is a nice, simple introduction to the EPUB format. Very clear descriptions of technical details. (Not sure why I had such a problem finding it with the Amazon search function). This book obviously started life as a on-line blog - which fits in neatly with the author's point that an e-book is just a 'website-in-a-box' (the 'box' of the title). Only downside to that is some distracting mentions of 'next month' or 'folliowng posts', instead of the next *chapter*. But it is a great start to a useful series.
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