Learn how you can read an ebook on mobile, desktop, and online readers such as the Kindle Cloud Reader.
- [Narrator] What do you need to read an ebook?…You either need an actual eReader device,…a device for just for reading ebooks or a tablet…that has an app on it that let you read e-books,…or you need an app installed on your desktop computer.…So, if you have an iPad or an iPhone that already comes with…iBooks and as we saw in a previous video, you can just click…in the iBooks app to jump to the iBookstore.…Select a book and it automatically downloads…and opens into iBooks.…And if you have a Kindle, you can just go to the…Kindle Store on your Kindle device, find a book, buy it…and it'll download directly to that device.…
But what if you don't have an e-reader handy?…What if you want to read on the desktop, for example?…Let me show you some options that you have,…and I'm also going to talk about apps for the Android.…What we're looking at right now is the Kindle app…for the Macintosh, showing a whole bunch of books…that I've purchased over the years and ones that I've added.…Here is the category just for this course.…
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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
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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: Open and read ebooks