Learn about why they're called reflowable, and how they come with linked tables of contents, are searchable, can include audio and video, and offer the ability to modify the text size and the font.
- [Narrator] Reflowable EPUBs…are what most people think of when you say,…Ebook.…Let's look at some common features…of a reflowable EPUB.…I've opened up the English Cotton Gardens…reflowable file from the exercise files…and iBooks and I'm double clicking…and it opens up to chapter one.…It pay open up to a different page…if you've been working with it for a while.…IBooks remembers your most recent page…and if you're on Windows…you should use Adobe Digital Editions…to open up the Ebook.…
So, a reflowable Ebook…reflows to fit the screen size.…That's the point.…When you have a reflowable Ebook…you can access the controls…for type size, for example.…Up here I'm clicking the small and large A…and I can make the type smaller…or larger,…well I guess I'm at the smallest size now…and the text is reflowing to fit.…So, the line breaks are changing.…If you've loaded up an eBook in some sort of…E-reader and you don't see a control for changing…the type size…or the font.…
Then you know that you're not looking at a…reflowable EPUB.…Reflowable EPUBs can also optionally…
Author
Anne-Marie Concepción
Released
9/18/2017- Finding, downloading, and reading free ebooks
- Choosing the right format for your ebook
- Building reflowable EPUBs and fixed-layout EPUBs
- Using tools like Word, Sigil, calibre, Jutoh, Pages, PubCoder, and InDesign
- Adding animation and interactivity such as clickable buttons
- Creating ebooks for the Kindle
- Learning the pros and cons of PDF ebooks
- Creating reflowable and multitouch ebooks with iBooks Author
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 26s
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1. What Is an Ebook, Exactly?
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Different types of ebooks6m 17s
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Where can you get ebooks?4m 50s
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Open and read ebooks5m 59s
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Make an ebook6m 59s
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Distribute and sell ebooks5m 51s
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Choose the right format4m 24s
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2. Reflowable EPUBs
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What's inside an EPUB?5m 47s
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EPUB 2 vs. EPUB 34m 30s
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Make an EPUB on your own5m 49s
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Validate and edit the EPUB4m 30s
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3. Fixed-Layout EPUBs
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Make a fixed-layout EPUB5m 8s
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4. Ebooks for the Amazon Kindle
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5. PDF Ebooks
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Pros and cons of PDF ebooks5m 47s
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6. Ebooks with iBooks Author
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7. Tools and Services
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Pages6m 31s
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Sigil, Calibre, and Jutoh6m 54s
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8. Business Matters
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How to get an ISBN number2m 45s
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Conclusion
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Resources and next steps4m 3s
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Video: Common features of reflowable EPUBs