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Originally Posted by Hitch
Hi, Helen:
Oh, I completely agree! I simply was trying to convey that there really isn't a shortcut to eBook-making...I guess, to word it badly, if you decide to become an accomplished chef, in the interim, you can acquire things like pre-made pastry shells, or pre-made sauces, etc., to aid you in your efforts. If you decide to make an ebook to sell commercially, you are still stuck learning SOME level of HTML and CSS, or at the very least, you need to have a pristine Word file to start with.
At that point, it's possible that the resulting output might be good enough for publication, but the OP said it wasn't. And I'd be very wary, MYSELF--me--of publishing a book on GooglePlay, just because it's going to be read in every bloody reader on the planet, which means, man, that file has to be SQUEAKY.
I wasn't trying to say that the OP needed to hire me or someone like me. I meant that s/he needs to start with Pablo's mini-Toot, and work his/her way out from there. That way, when s/he gets unexpected results from Calibre's output, s/he'll know what to do to fix it.
OR, use something relatively cheap like AWP, Jutoh or Scrivener. That's all I meant. Shortcuts either a) cost money, or b) don't really exist. The $40 substitutes for learning, or the learning for the $$$.
Hopefully, that came across okay?
Hitch
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I didn't mean to imply you were trying to drum up business, especially frmo a newcomer. More pain than it is worth at times I gather.
I know nothing about mini toot and am sure I don't want to
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The Op seemed interested in getting things right and I applaud that. Shows an awareness that okay is possibly not good enough
My feeling is, if you cannot afford quality editing/formatting, take a page or two, format, do a TOC, styles sheets on a small part of the document until you have them right and continue from there. Still going to be a long rocky road, but if you can master that you can get it done reasonably.
Me, I would give it a try, but might end up panhandling on the streets to afford a decent service
Helen