QUICK TIP: Easily Switch between Curly Quotes to Straight Quotes in Word
Since I do a lot of technical as well as novel writing, I need both curly and straight quotes in word. Thanks to Practical Typography, I found this extremely easy…
How Authors can Create a Basic Writing Template in Word
Excerpt from eBook Formatting & Publishing Guide 4.0 Many of you are picking up this book after you have your manuscript written and ready to publish. So you may have…
Self-Publishing eBook, print Book, and Book Cover Design Templates
Ready-to-go Self-Publishing Design Book and eBook Templates Not only have we made the process of formatting your ebook easier, we've included an entire package to help you create your eBook,…
CSS: Center Text Vertically
CSS level 2 does not have a property for centering things vertically. There will probably be one in CSS level 3. However, you can center block vertically in CSS2 by…
CSS: Center Images Using Display:Block and Margin
Centering images can add a special design appeal to your ebook formatting. This can be applied book-wide (to all images) or applied individually. The easiest way to center images is…
CSS: Center Text Blocks using margin and fixed-width
Calling attention to a block of text At times, in both nonfiction and fiction ebook formatting, you may want to set off an area of text from the rest of…
background-color: CSS Style Tip
Highlight eBook Text using background-color The CSS code can be added to your external or internal stylesheet. Works with iPad, Kindle Fire, Nook Color; does not display on older Kindles…
Kindle Previewer, What EXACTLY is it?
The Kindle Previewer is a program provided by Amazon for ebook designers to proof their work. Kindle Previewer is a graphical user interface tool that emulates how books display across…
Thinking of Ebook Formatting? Know Your Digital Options
Every day I get questions from customers asking about formatting their ebook. This is not unusual as that is what I do, but what is difficult to understand is why…
ERROR: Kindle Table of Contents is Missing
QUESTION: I Created my ebook with a linkable table of contents. But when I view it on my Kindle or in the Kindle Previewer, it says the table of contents…
How to Format Poetry for Ebooks: Hanging Indents
QUESTION: "I have a poetry book I would like to prepare for the Kinde and epub. The problem is when lines are too long and roll over to a second…
How to Create eBook Fractions for Cookbooks, Recipes using CSS
QUESTION: "I am creating a cookbook and have run into issues using fractions. I would like to know how to create fractions so that they have a consistent look in…