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Creating Ebooks with InDesign CS5

Creating Ebooks with InDesign CS5

with Rufus Deuchler

 


This workshop from design guru Rufus Deuchler helps leverage designers existing Adobe InDesign knowledge to quickly gain a foothold in the rapidly expanding world of ebooks. First learn how to set up an InDesign document that can be smoothly and accurately exported to the EPUB format used by the Kindle and other ebook readers. Then get simple, nuts-and-bolts advice on working with images, hyperlinks, metadata, and more, as well as tips on how to avoid potential pitfalls. Before you know it, you'll be ready to create and publish your first ebook.
Topics include:
  • Creating a new InDesign document with EPUB in mind
  • Working with text
  • Creating hyperlinks and cross-references
  • Working with graphics
  • Defining the reading order of the EPUB
  • Other essential parts of an ebook
  • Exporting to EPUB
  • Customizing an EPUB

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author
Rufus Deuchler
subject
Design, Ebooks, video2brain
software
InDesign CS5
level
Intermediate
duration
3h 7m
released
Jan 12, 2011

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