10-05-2007, 12:19 PM | #16 |
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I don't know about good, but the point is that a lot of folks would pay money faster than figuring it out themselves (for any number of perfectly good reasons, and any larger number of not so good ones), especially if they have lots of things to convert.
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10-05-2007, 12:20 PM | #17 |
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Go and look at the site and you'll see .
It's basically a service offered to authors, publishers, and companies who wish to turn existing material into nicely formatted eBooks. They also scan paper books - out of copyright stuff and things for which the customer holds the copyright. |
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Auto translate to most eBook formats
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(This is from the smashwords site) EPUB - This is your most important format! Epub is an open industry ebook format. If your book is available in epub, it can be read on some of the most popular ebook readers and ebook reading software applications (Like Stanza on the iPhone), and will gain the widest distribution via Smashwords’ distribution outlets (EPUB is a requirement for inclusion in Smashwords’ Premium Catalog). Keep your formatting super simple for best results with epub. Mobipocket (Kindle) - Mobipocket allows your books to be read on the Amazon Kindle, so this is an important formats for you. Mobipocket is supported on Windows PCs and many handheld devices and e-reading applications. Palm Doc (PDB) - PalmDoc is a format primarily used on Palm Pilot devices, but software readers are available for PalmOS, Symbian OS, Windows Mobile Pocket PC/Smartphone, desktop Windows, and Macintosh. PDF - Portable Document Format, or PDF, is a file format readable by most devices, including handheld e-readers, PDAs, and computers. A good format if your work contains fancy formatting, complex layout, charts or images. Odds are, if your work looks good in Microsoft Word it will look good in PDF. PDF is also a good option for readers who may want to print out your book on their home computers. On the negative side, PDF is a rigid, inflexible format. Your customers can’t easily change the font size or style to match their preferences, the text isn’t reflowable, and the reader is forced to read page by page. LRF - This is the standard format for the Sony Reader, a popular ebook reading device. Sony has announced plans to shift entirely to the EPUB format. RTF - Rich Text Format, or RTF, is a cross-platform document format supported by many word processors and devices. Usually pretty good at preserving original formatting from Word documents. Plain Text - Plain text is the most widely supported file format, working on nearly all readers and devices. It lacks formatting, but will work anywhere. For best results with plain text, your source document should not contain images or fancy formatting. I really think this will work,otherwise I would not bother posting. Good Luck, Mike O'Shea |
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