A PDF is easy to create and it's ubiquitous. But it's not reflowable, and it can't be sold at Apple or Amazon.
- [Instructor] Can a PDF be an ebook?…You know, you ask any professional ebook developer/designer,…and they will resoundingly say no, PDFs are not ebooks.…Only reflowable formats, and maybe,…reluctantly, fixed layout or iBooks are true ebooks.…But you ask any author, or small publisher,…and a lot of them will say sure.…Yeah, you can make a PDF into an ebook.…It's a file format that can be read on any digital device.…It's not reflowable, but it's really easy…for any reader to open it and read it.…
And it's a digital file that can be a book.…So in the interest of completeness for this title,…I decided to include a chapter…about creating PDF ebooks anyway.…Let's look at the pros and cons.…PDF ebooks, yes or no?…In the yes camp, they are so easy to create.…Basically any program on Mac or Windows can export to PDF.…Some with more features than others,…like inDesign and QuarkXpress have…lots of things that you can include in a PDF.…But even Word, you can automatically make bookmarks,…for example, to help readers navigate your PDF ebook.…
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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
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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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