Amazon’s Kid’s Book Creator makes it easier for the average Joe to create illustrated children’s eBooks (Kindle) to upload directly to Amazon. In the previous post, I showed the main difference between a fixed layout and a “regular” or standard book layout. We’ll now get into how to prepare your files in order to build […]
Creating a Fixed Layout Childrens Book (intro) – Standard vs Fixed Layout
So you’ve written a children’s book and want to format it for the digital market. First, you’ll need to understand the difference between a fixed layout and a “regular” or standard ebook layout. Standard Layout A standard ebook (EPUB) uses real-time flowable text that can be read on any eReader. Kindle ebooks (MOBI) can be […]
Kindle Formatting Solutions: Drop Cap HTML in eBooks
It is very easy to create drop caps for ebooks. first create the declaration, then enclosed the desired letter(s) in <span> tags: <span class=”dropcap”>T</span> Example of a letter drop caps on Kindle Previewer HTML <p><span class=”dropcap”>H</span>ow to create a drop cap for your ebook. Adjust the styling from within the CSS. </p> CSS span.dropcap { […]
Kindle Formatting Solutions: HTML Tables and Charts in eBooks
Tables allow you to display facts, figures and data in an organized manner. However, tables must be manually coded into an ebook, which can be time consuming and/or expensive. Use tables for tabular data only Do not use tables to create drop caps or to highlight text in an ebook using borders and colored background. […]
Epub and Kindle Formatting: What image format should I use in my ebook?
Q&A on What format to use for your ebook as well as the file size and dimensions as well as other good sources on formatting images for your ebook.
Kindle Formatting Solutions: HTML Text Formatting tags
HTML uses tags like <b> and <i> for formatting output, such as bold or italic text. These HTML tags are called formatting tags. FYI: What’s the Difference? Often <strong> renders as <b>, and <em> renders as <i>. However, there is a difference in the meaning of these tags: <b> or <i> defines bold or italic […]
Kindle Formatting Solutions: Basic Text & CSS Reference Cheat Sheet
Basic HTML and CSS text formatting elements used in Kindle formatting.