This is all fine, but designers should keep in mind what devices and apps their books will be read on small smartphone screens might mean that what seems big on iPad or Fire will still seem small on iPhone. Amazon states this can be used when text is large enough so it doesn’t need magnification. The new Publishing Guidelines also describe (in a new Chapter 12) a version of the KF8 Fixed-layout format without popups. The Guidelines address Enhanced Typesetting, but without saying ‘how’ to do apply it. Kindle Publishing Guidelines Also Updated What are your experiences? Crash much, or not at all? Javascript errors? Enhanced typesetting present? Comments on the interface itself? Since it’s still in Beta, I won’t replace my existing Kindle Previewer version (2.941). I’d love to hear from anyone who has used the new Previewer. Amazon has released a new version of Kindle Previewer, the tool many developers use to convert EPUBs to MOBIs. I’ll look into this more as time goes on, and update as needed. On the Kindle Previewer menu, click File > Export and save this file as type: Books(.mobi) - to sideload on older Kindle devices (.mobi). The KDP upload process is great, but it has one fatal flaw for people that want to create a professional looking ebook: its preview process to ensure the ebook looks great isn’t great, and if you do find issues, you’ll be doing a lot to uploading and downloading of. So we can’t preview these features as we work. The Kindle Previewer will start converting your file, once it finishes you will be able to preview your book. In the bottom box labeled Downloadable Previewer The Kindle Previewer. Of course, Enhanced Typesetting seems to be applied within the Amazon ecosystem we can’t add it (or Bookerly) as developers. In fact, it mentions that you should keep version 2.941 on hand to compare Enhanced Typesetting results with non-Enhanced when viewing in Kindle Previewer. One highlight is the list of devices supporting Bookerly and Enhanced Typesetting. It’s worth reading all the FAQs, so scroll through the download page. Here’s the link (note: I had quite a bit of trouble downloading with Chrome on my Mac, but Firefox downloaded without a hitch): In our next post, we’ll switch gears and talk about successfully marketing your ebooks.Amazon has released a new version of Kindle Previewer, the tool many developers use to convert EPUBs to MOBIs. To check your EPUB file for iOS, you will need to email it to yourself on an iOS device and open it with the viewer.Įven if you are using EditionGuard to sell your ebook on your own website to avoid costly fees from third-party sellers, you’ll want to make sure your ebook looks good on the devices your readers use. Kindle Previewer converts your EPUB to Amazon’s format, and since there are now six different Kindle formats (Kindle Fire, Kindle Touch, Kindle DX, Kindle iPad, Kindle iPhone, Kindle), this can be an important step. Adobe Digital Editions Adobe Digital Editions, Adobe’s desktop EPUB reader, can show you how your ebook formatting will convert for use on Kobo, Sony and Nook.If the Kindle app on your iOS device does not yet list your. This Firefox add-on lets you quickly and easily test your EPUB to make sure your ebook formatting will read well on most devices. NOTE: For help with iTunes, see the Apple Web site. You may not be able to make your ebook formatting work perfectly on every platform, but when creating an ebook, you should test your book to see how it will look once converted to. Kindle Previewer is a graphical user interface tool that emulates how books display across Kindle devices and apps. In addition to Nook and Kindle, there is now iBook, Kobo and a variety of online readers. Your ebook will inevitably look different depending on the device your reader is using, and the number of devices available is growing exponentially. Creating an ebook presents a number of unique challenges.
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