Kindle Formatting: The Complete Guide To Formatting Books For The Amazon Kindle
November 2, 2009 by admin
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Product Description
| eBooks are revolutionizing the publishing world, and eBook reading devices like the Amazon Kindle are on the forefront of this revolution. However, the text formatting the Kindle requires can be hard to decipher and even harder to implement. This book serves as a guide to the process of formatting eBooks that look great on the Kindle every time. Each step is explained in detail, with examples and formatting tips found nowhere else. In addition to instructions for the conversion and formatting process, this book contains detailed explanations of all the HTML and CSS markup supported by the Kindle, instructions for achieving optimal image display quality on the E Ink screen, and other details about the Kindle's formatting requirements previously left to chance or speculation. Beautiful eBooks are at your fingertips. The Kindle and its readers await. (edited by author) |
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Customer Reviews
 An Excellent Guide to Creating AZW Ebooks |
| Review Date: April 4, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Alan Wallcraft, |
| I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know the details of the Kindle's AZW format. Even if you just want an overview, this may still be the book for you because it is very readable and could be skimmed and dipped into as needed. As a tutorial on how to edit ebooks it may (or may not) be over emphasizing direct editing of the HTML, but that is what makes it useful for reference. A lot of the information is also applicable to MOBI ebooks in general, although there is no discussion of any device specific issues except for the Kindles (not even Kindle ebooks on the iPhone).
Things I found out from this ebook: * The PRE tag and CSS font-family: monospace do not work, use CODE (or TT or SAMP or KBD) tags instead. * Maximum in-lined image sizes are different on the K1 and K2. * Blockquotes indent by 1/2" on the K1 but 1/4" on the K2. This makes nested blockquotes useless on the K1. * How to include navigational waypoints on the K2. I actually read the ebook on my PC using Desktop MobiPocket Reader (it is DRM-free, so just rename the file from .azw to .mobi). I never do this for fiction, but a larger screen does help for technical books. It is readable on my K1 though, and would be better still on a K2. |
| The definitive guide to nuts and bolts kindle authoring |
| Review Date: April 7, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Paul, |
| I had the privilege of getting an early copy of this book. I met joshua online at his website (www.kindleformatting.com) where he was generous enough to share some tips on formatting. I was just getting into the whole kindle thing and he was very patient with me.
After a while it came out in the conversation that he was writing the 'tome' for kindle formatting. What?? I thought? gimme gimme! After all i was spending hours figuring out the poor out of date documentation on the DTP site. This book will save you WEEKS of trying to figure things out on your own or googling around. There just isnt much info out there. Joshua is THE authority on the subject having been in the game since day one of the Kindle 1 release. He has a passion for the subject and continually updates the material. Highly recommended to get you up to speed and on the road to master kindle formatting. |
| The Chicago Manual of Style of Kindle Formatting |
| Review Date: April 19, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Russell C. Melvin, The hills of Tennessee |
| Stop looking. You've found the definitive handbook for Kindle formatting. Joshua Tallent knows more about the subject than any non-Amazon employee alive. He distills this knowledge into an easily readable, step-by-step guide for even novice DIY publishers. Experienced HTML geeks will find a treasure trove of tricks to push their skills to the next level. You will not find a more compelling value in any DIY book on any subject. This book is simply magic. Additionally, when I hit a brick wall in my own work, I simply emailed Joshua. He responded in just a few minutes and pointed out my error. How do you top that level of service? You don't. Stop looking. |
| A Great One-Stop Source |
| Review Date: June 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Jasmine Blade, Baltimore, MD |
| I bought this book a few days ago and have followed its instructions religiously. It's right on the money with everything it says, and has been an absolutely essential reference for this sticky path of e-publishing. I'm somewhat computer-savvy, and I went into this knowing the basics of HTML (the VERY basics), but I could have known nothing more than how to type, the book is that simple and easy to follow. I ran into one roadblock of my own making, and Joshua was kind enough to point out what needed fixing. If he ever writes a sequel, I'll buy it, no questions asked. |
| I was lost - but now I'm found |
| Review Date: August 7, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Paul A. Chernoch, Boston, MA |
| Before I read this book, I tried to convert a book into Kindle format, and succeeded only half-way. Despite extensive googling, and questions posted on message boards, I was lost. (I have written software for over twenty years and am conversant in XML, HTML and CSS. I thought that would be enough...) Thus I had very specific goals when I purchased this book for my Kindle2:
1) How do I create a TOC? 2) How do I create navigational waypoints? 3) How can I make my illustrations look their best on the Kindle 2? This book answered those questions well, plus many others that I didn't know I ought to be asking. There is no fluff in this book. Every page has useful and timely information. Mr. Tallent writes clearly and his book is well organized. (And he included Perl scripts, so he must be smart!) |