Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions --
here is what I have discovered so far --
for the Nook there is Nook for the PC/Mac - there is an entry with this program where you can view your ePub file on your computer - just go to the Barnes and Noble website
for the Kindle, there is Kindle Previewer which will show how the Kindle e-book looks on the Ipad and Iphone but for Kindle we had to format our e-book differently
however to get a cheap ISBN which you need for Apple - we go to signup our book on Apple today - we found [pirate site] - which sells ISBN for $5 - instead of $125 from Bowker - and also you can post and sell your ePub book here and they will only deduct the paypal fee - but you need to have a paypal account - the owner told us our ePub book was find for the Apple
just can someone tell us how the font size works - is it like Kind one of five size or is it like the Nook with actual font sizes
I know there are other e-book readers out there but I believe if you can get it working for Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Apple this will be the largest markets - plus also Google is offering e-books too - ePub and PDF
I am thinking about writing about my experiences to get our first e-book setup as I can write in simple terms that are completely explained but not sure with our public lectures, and several more e-books planned for this year including getting our free ebook out there
I believe e-books are the future and we plan to get alot out there
also I would recommend but everyone seems so busy - that if members of this list would co-create an alliance where we just can help each other - this could speed up all our projects if you are into being a writer
I also want to acknowledge Jabby who also tested our e-book on his readers and graciously is being a mentor of sorts
bostonte - good suggestion about bringing a micro sd card to a store
JS wolf - thanks, I will be checking into ADE for Windows
so with Nook for the PC/Mac, Adobe Editions and I forget the name another epub viewer add on for Firefox - plus of course Calibre - allows you to view ePub
plus the best way to create ePub I found so far I found is make your book
in MS Word - or Atlantis word processor but I like to do it first in word and
then bring it over to Atlantis and then Atlantis will make the ePub which is
always valid - the only thing I found I had to do in Sigil, an ePub editor is
I like to have our cover on the first page of the e-book and there is some
xhtml code I found that makes sure this happens in all the ePub viewers
so these are my experiences -
now if anyone is curious about our book, it deals with the mysterious
crystal skulls (like the last Indiana Jones film, I am like this in real life) that
we met in Mexico in 2009 - probably find the book on Amazon or Barnes & Noble
(waiting for confirmation) and Apple hopefully today we will add (not sure how
long it takes) by searching on crystal skulls or my name (Joshua Shapiro)
it was interesting that Jabby already knew about crystal skulls and is just
another example of the synchronicities which happen
for those who want to really know about them,
our main website is at
www.whoisjoshuashapiro.com
thanks everyone for adding to this discussion and hope the silent readers
also learn something
united we stand and divided we fall
a great weekend
Joshua - a wandering jew too