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How to Create a Fixed Format Ebook

How to Create a Fixed Format Ebook (Part 6): KF8 Magnify Text

Monday, September 29, 2014 by Sabrina Ricci

In this series, I have covered how to setup a fixed format ebook, how to add images, how to place text, how to embed fonts, and how to implement the read aloud function. In this post I'll go over how code for KF8, so that hot spots (where you touch the page) can magnify text. This only works for Kindle ebooks, so you will have to create/copy your current epub file and make a … [Read more...] about How to Create a Fixed Format Ebook (Part 6): KF8 Magnify Text

How to Create a Fixed Format Ebook (Part 5): Read Aloud Code

Monday, September 15, 2014 by Sabrina Ricci

In this series, I have covered how to setup a fixed format ebook, how to add images, how to place text, and how to embed fonts. In this post I'll go over how add read aloud functionality to your children's story. I recommend this only for fixed format children's ebooks, because it can be tedious adding all the extra code (and children's books are nice and short). Instead of … [Read more...] about How to Create a Fixed Format Ebook (Part 5): Read Aloud Code

How to Create a Fixed Format Ebook (Part 4): Embedding Fonts

Monday, September 8, 2014 by Sabrina Ricci

So far in this series, I have covered how to setup a fixed format ebook, how to add images, and how to place text. In this post I'll go over how to embed fonts, to make your ebook even more unique. You can use this trick for both fixed format ebooks and reflowable ebooks. The first thing I want to mention is that you can embed any font you like in your book, so long as you … [Read more...] about How to Create a Fixed Format Ebook (Part 4): Embedding Fonts

How to Create a Fixed Format Ebook (Part 3): Placing Text

Monday, September 1, 2014 by Sabrina Ricci

In the last two posts of this series, I covered how to set up a fixed format ebook and how to add images to a fixed format ebook. In this post I'll cover how to place text on specific parts of a fixed format ebook's "page," which includes placing text on top of the image. First, you'll want to open up your stylesheet (CSS) in Sigil, and add code for each page of your book. … [Read more...] about How to Create a Fixed Format Ebook (Part 3): Placing Text

How to Create a Fixed Format Ebook (Part 2): Adding Images

Monday, August 25, 2014 by Sabrina Ricci

In my last post on creating fixed format ebooks, I covered how to set up your files in Sigil so that ereaders and tablets know to treat your ebook like a fixed format ebook. This post I'll talk about how to treat images in picture ebooks. First, you'll want to make sure that your images are each 800 x 800 px wide. If you have a spread, make sure the width is 1600 px, and … [Read more...] about How to Create a Fixed Format Ebook (Part 2): Adding Images

How to Create a Fixed Format Ebook (Part 1): Setting Up Your Ebook

Monday, August 18, 2014 by Sabrina Ricci

I'm finally working on the second book in my "How to Ebook" series, and I've decided that this time around, before I ask for beta readers, I'm going to blog the book. So for the next few weeks, I'll be posting articles that detail how to create fixed format ebooks, which are most commonly used for children's picture books. These weekly articles will assume that you know the … [Read more...] about How to Create a Fixed Format Ebook (Part 1): Setting Up Your Ebook

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