An Intensive WEBcast series, presented by Digital Book World.

Tuition: $100 for the series of 3 WEBcasts / $39 for individual WEBcasts

DBW Members: $60 for the series of 3 WEBcasts / $23 for individual WEBcasts (Member discount will be applied at checkout)

Spinning out of our introductory eBook 101: Designing for Kindle and ePub WEBcast, we're excited to offer the following eBook 201: eBook Production Intensive WEBcast series, taught by Joshua Tallent, Founder/CEO, eBook Architects.

INSTRUCTOR:
Joshua Tallent has been an eBook developer since 2002, and is an expert on formatting eBooks in the variety of formats on the market, including Kindle/Mobipocket and ePub. His book, Kindle Formatting: The Complete Guide, has been praised as the most helpful and thorough explanation formatting great-looking eBooks for the Amazon Kindle. eBook Architects, his eBook conversion and consulting business, provides services to individual authors and small publishers. Joshua lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and two daughters.

eBook 201: Formats, Devices, and Distribution
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A comprehensive overview and analysis of the current eBook formats, devices, and retailers:

• The most popular eBook formats, their pros and cons, and their usefulness in the market
• The most popular eBook devices, what formats they read, and how they are being used
• An overview of the primary eBook retailers and distributors

eBook 201: Converting and Formatting for the Kindle
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An in-depth primer on how to convert and format books for Amazon's Kindle format:

• Converting your file from its source (PDF, Word, InDesign, etc.) into HTML
• Cleaning up the HTML and get it into a workable form
• Styling the Kindle book, inlcuding tips on problematic formatting issues
• Information on formatting images, tables, sidebars, pull quotes, indexes, footnotes, and more
• Instructions on creating the Mobipocket file, including creating the NCX file for waypoint navigation and embedding the cover image
• Using Amazon's Digital Text Platform (DTP)

eBook 201: Converting and Formatting for ePub (Sony, Nook, iPad)
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An in-depth primer on how to convert and format books in the ePub format:

• Converting your file from its source (PDF, Word, InDesign, etc.) into XHTML
• Cleaning up the XHTML and get it into a workable form
• Breaking the XHTML content up for the ePub
• Creating the OPF, NCX, and other key files, and zipping up the contents properly
• Running ePubCheck, including explanations of common errors
• Testing your ePub
• Automation techniques, conversion programs, and WYSIWYG ePub editors
• Additional information on converting an ePub file into the Kindle format

Tuition: $100 for the series of 3 WEBcasts / $39 for individual WEBcasts

DBW Members: $60 for the series of 3 WEBcasts / $23 for individual WEBcasts (Member discount will be applied at checkout)

If you prefer to register for individual WEBcasts, click on the links below:

eBook 201: Formats, Devices, and Distribution

eBook 201: Converting and Formatting for the Kindle

eBook 201: Converting and Formatting for ePub (Sony, Nook, iPad)