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Forum: ePub 03-07-2012, 11:58 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,895
Posted By vootie
The thing is, there is no cover.html file in the...

The thing is, there is no cover.html file in the epub, despite my specifying a cover image in InDesign.
Forum: ePub 03-07-2012, 10:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,895
Posted By vootie
Encouraging news, thanks, since for the moment...

Encouraging news, thanks, since for the moment this will be for the Kindle store. Since I hope to later submit it to other stores in ePub format, sounds like I'll have to resolve this then.

I...
Forum: ePub 03-07-2012, 06:40 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,895
Posted By vootie
huebi, no, there is no separate file in the epub...

huebi, no, there is no separate file in the epub for the cover image. InDesign 5.5 is supposed to create this, but perhaps it's not doing so. It would seem the thing to do is create a separate file,...
Forum: ePub 03-07-2012, 05:51 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,895
Posted By vootie
The first file in the document does contain the...

The first file in the document does contain the cover image but I placed that manually on the first page of the InDesign document. When exporting from InDesign you have the option to indicate what...
Forum: ePub 03-07-2012, 04:14 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,895
Posted By vootie
Thanks for your response. Sigil points to the...

Thanks for your response. Sigil points to the cover image within the content.opf file as:

<meta content="cover.jpg" name="cover" />

and

<item href="Images/cover.jpg" id="cover.jpg"...
Forum: ePub 03-07-2012, 02:32 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,895
Posted By vootie
epub validation error -- image not reachable

I have created a book using InDesign that is using a jpg image for its cover, which I can pick in InDesign before creating the epub. When I load the epub in Sigil and validate it I get this error:
...
Forum: Kindle Formats 03-03-2012, 12:11 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,785
Posted By vootie
epub to mobi error -- no page map?

Hi:

I'm using Kindle Previewer to convert an ePub file created in InDesign 5.5, which has validated in Sigil. The book is quite simple, with just a few images. Previewer tells me that the...
Forum: ePub 03-03-2012, 07:53 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,074
Posted By vootie
Thanks for those that have contributed to this...

Thanks for those that have contributed to this thread. I've learned quite a bit from it and the temptation to embed fonts is significant. But for my first book I think I'll err on the side of...
Forum: ePub 02-24-2012, 07:54 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,074
Posted By vootie
Best font stack?

I'm creating an ePub with InDesign 5.5, to be distributed to the stores supported by BookBaby, except for Amazon., which I'll do directly. I want to use a safe serif font for the body text and a safe...
Forum: ePub 02-24-2012, 07:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,048
Posted By vootie
Thank you for both responses. Yes, I...

Thank you for both responses.

Yes, I understand that I can't go crazy in InDesign and hope to have it show up in an ePub, so I am being very conservative in the layout.

My question was really...
Forum: ePub 02-23-2012, 02:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,048
Posted By vootie
Best software for proofing epubs?

Hi,

I have recently begun creating epubs using InDesign. I have been proofing these with ADE but it seems erratic. Is there something that's known to be a trusted proofer for epubs?

Thanks
...
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