Typography is Limited when it Comes to E-books
We always recommend that our authors make their books available in both “print” and “e-book” formats, and we offer .mobi conversions from InDesign, WORD or PDF files. Our decision to only offer the .mobi format is based upon research showing that there are more i-Pad and Kindle Fire owners than all other e-devices combined (Read more . . .).
Amazon.com offers free Kindle translators for a variety of e-readers, offering easy access to just about anyone having a computer, smart phone or pad.
When it comes to formatting e-books, books that are strictly manuscript/narrative are the easiest, most efficient to convert. Books containing graphics, photos, charts, graphs, pull-quotes, columns, foot-notes or other non-typical text (such as fill-in-the blank formatting) require additional time and alternative options to reformat.
During the conversion process, there are several things we watch for which can affect a positive conversion to a readable .mobi file:
- Text/paragraph formatting
- Appropriate page breaks
- Inappropriate use of tabs
- Image/Art formatting
- Charts & Graphs
- Pull quotes
- Multiple columns
- Imbedded style sheets
- Clean TOC
- Imbedded hyperlinks
- Special character treatments
(bullets, © symbols, ellipses, etc.)