Forum: Writers' Corner
11-06-2014, 07:41 AM
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For Indie E-Book Authors And Publishers
Kindle operating systems have never fully supported cascading Style Sheets (CSS). When the 2014 publishing guidelines became available, they contained *a sizeable list of "supported" CSS properties....
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Forum: Kindle Formats
10-18-2014, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 234
Views: 57,723
That seems like a good trick to use in a...
That seems like a good trick to use in a pre-emptive manner. I've added a single line paragraph of the upper and lower case alphabet for each of the two embedded fonts I'm using.
<p...
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Forum: Kindle Formats
10-16-2014, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 234
Views: 57,723
Multiple Classes
Hitch,
I've used the multiple class notation without any problems whatsoever. I design the classes I use to provide incremental styling, and I don't worry about conflicting properties because I...
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Forum: Kindle Formats
10-15-2014, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 234
Views: 57,723
The Answer!
I found this on the web.
"The font-family property is special in the sense that the initial value is not fixed in the specification but defined to be browser-dependent. This means that the...
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Forum: Kindle Formats
10-15-2014, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 234
Views: 57,723
The cause is found, now Why?
Hello odedta, Thanks for your reply.
I tried changing the @font-face to font-family: AlexBrush; and replacing "marg" with "AlexBush" and despite what Calbre may think, it doesn't make any...
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Forum: Kindle Formats
10-15-2014, 02:56 AM
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Replies: 234
Views: 57,723
<div class="letter marg">
Hello Hitch,
Yes, that's how it's typed.
As far as I know it's a standard method of applying multiple CSS declarations. I use it all the time.
Here are a few examples from my latest e-book:...
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Forum: Kindle Formats
10-11-2014, 10:26 PM
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Replies: 234
Views: 57,723
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Forum: Kindle Formats
10-04-2014, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 234
Views: 57,723
Making Progress
Hello Hitch,
Just wanted to let you know your assistance has really helped.
I have been successful in getting two fonts embedded and working in HTML and even built into a .mobi file using...
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Forum: Kindle Formats
10-02-2014, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 234
Views: 57,723
Understand The KDP Team
Hello Quiris,
Thanks for posting the KDP Team status update (however cryptic).
Although I’m not exactly sure what the writer means by the use of “*” this is what I understand:
Two HTML...
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Forum: Kindle Formats
10-02-2014, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 234
Views: 57,723
Just What I Wanted - Thanks
Hello Hitch,
Thanks very, very much!
The code will get me over several humps I’m sure. Can you provide one more example of how a font is declared in an OPF Manifest? I've grabbed Mathew...
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Forum: Kindle Formats
10-01-2014, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 234
Views: 57,723
Beginning Embedding
Hello Hitch, thanks for your reply.
I'm at the research stage. I haven't tried to embed a font. I've read this thread carefully and know that getting the code correct in the HTML doc, CSS, and OPF...
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Forum: Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers
09-30-2014, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 3,116
Views: 1,148,450
Books Now Available - Hooray!
It's taken six months to arrange, but I now have three e-books available on Amazon, iTunes, B&N, Kobo, Scribd, and Inktera. They are:
Story Craft - Writing tips, techniques, story planning,...
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Forum: Kindle Formats
09-30-2014, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 234
Views: 57,723
A complete example please.
Hello Hitch,
I’ve been building e-books by hand, from scratch, for about five years. I write a book, format it in HTML, use an external CSS file to style it, and build all the construction files...
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Forum: Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers
06-23-2013, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,148
The DIY E-Book
New e-book about creating e-books that meet current HTML5, EPUB3, and CSS3 standards. A simple approach (a little teckie) to creating finished e-books in EPUB and MOBI formats from manuscript to...
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Forum: Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers
01-20-2012, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 1,798
Views: 412,215
Katiebooks.ca re-born
www.katiebooks.ca, home of free e-books, notes for fiction writers, and e-book tutorials to help authors create their very own e-books in mobi and epub format, is pleased to announce the publication...
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Forum: Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers
01-14-2012, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 1,798
Views: 412,215
Writer's Notes & eBook Tutorials
Just wanted to mention that updated/new essays on the writing craft, and tutorials on building ebooks, are availible for free download on www.katiebooks.ca
They may be of interest to e-book...
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Forum: Writers' Corner
04-04-2011, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,912
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Forum: Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers
03-30-2011, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 3,116
Views: 1,148,450
Two New Free E-books to Read
Now's your chance to visit my website and read my two latest books in PDF, Epub, or MOBI formats.
Let me know what you think. Visit the Editor's Desk and use the Contacts page to send me some...
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Forum: Workshop
03-29-2011, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,311
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Forum: Writers' Corner
03-28-2011, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,937
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Forum: Writers' Corner
03-26-2011, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 9,959
Why disturb one's serenity by discussing the...
Why disturb one's serenity by discussing the mistakes of others? Writers who use words incorrectly advertise their ignorance. Improving one's own craftsmanship is more important, and more valuable.
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Forum: Introduce Yourself
03-24-2011, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,055
Some Thoughts on Reviewers
I've been browsing the web looking at e-book reviewer websites. The first thing I noticed was that I found none, with the exception of Grace Krispy here on MR, who provided any sort of qualifications...
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Forum: Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers
03-22-2011, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 1,798
Views: 412,215
An Invitation to Visit
Well, since I was directed to this thread because of a misplaced post which was deleted as being "promotional," I think I'd like to invite readers, writers, and e-book developers to visit my website...
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Forum: Writers' Corner
03-21-2011, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,197
A Few Thoughts about Book Promotion
Promoting your book, means like everything else, you have to find an audience. Promotion and marketing involves having someone, or some venue, which already has a wide audience, to mention your book....
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Forum: Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers
03-21-2011, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 921
Forever Friends and Other Books
Forever Friends and Other Books
I just finished my latest novella, Forever Friends, and would like to invite everyone to visit www.katiebooks.ca to download it or any of the other books I have...
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