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Old 08-17-2011, 07:57 PM   #3
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Hello -- I'd like to put a wish list out there for a forum for InDesign users exporting to epub, and also using the Amazon Kindle's plug-in to export to .mobi
I convert to ePub then use kindlegen to convert to mobi

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Mac User - OSX 10.6.8 at the moment. InDesign CS5.
I have the same CS5.5, although I do all my converstion in CS3
There is nothing in CS5.5 that makes me want to change...I find the additional language code it adds is insane.

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I am developing a workflow using the guidelines in Liz Castro's book on Epubs, and Anne-Marie Concepcion's video tutorials on Lynda.com.
Liz is the guru and the only person a reference back for real world problems, and new tech the other "commentators" I find to be out of touch and are more wrapped up in the tech rather then getting the results. And I never pay for tutorials.

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I massage the InDesign print documents to suit epub requirements, then export to epub from InDesign, then use Sigil to tweak. This is working fairly well.
I only use Textwrangler and Dreamweaver, I don't use Sigil or Calibre, because I hate the additional code it puts into the files.

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For epub validation, I am using the online validator at http://threepress.org/document/epub-validate/ and I've downloaded the recommended epubcheck but haven't used it yet.
Same

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For mobi validation, I am using Amazon Kindle Previewer.
Same

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Is anyone else out there using a similar workflow?
Yes I made a tutorial post about what I do Step by Step
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&highlight=CS3
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