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Originally Posted by Kyriosity
I start my workflow in InDesign. I've already done the print layout there, so it makes sense to stay there. (Since I've already got the print styles nailed down, it's pretty easy to get those switched over to ebook styles -- I just recycle INDD file that I've previously optimized for EPUB export, copy and paste the content, and sub in the ebook styles. I think I'm pretty on top of styles, but I'll check out your link...I'm sure there's always more to learn!)
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Nice, using Styles properly is quite rare, even in InDesign circles, so you're a huge step in the right direction.
Note: Those tutorial links are for Word (but similar logic applies to LibreOffice/other programs, they're just located in different places and called slightly different things).
I personally don't use InDesign, so I don't know what the best tutorials are (if you find any really good ones, let me know!).
But here's the link to InDesign's instructions on Character/Paragraph Styles:
https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/usi...er-styles.html
Side Note: To save a hell of a lot of headaches in the long-run, it's probably still a good idea to learn Word's Styles... since most authors submit DOCX, you could clean up the DOCX file before import. See the "Convert Word styles to InDesign styles" section in the link above.
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Originally Posted by Kyriosity
Y'all lost me at dual MOBI/dual-format MOBI. Those aren't terms I've heard before.
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It's just the output from Kindle Previewer.
It outputs a "MOBI" file.
Inside this "MOBI" file, it includes 3 different formats:
- MOBI (KF7). This works on old Kindle devices (Kindle 1/2/DX)
- KF8. This works on newer Kindles (Kindle 3+).
- Original Source File. This is used by Amazon for Quality Checking reasons + updated conversions in the future (like KFX).
So some of us like to call this combined file a "Dual MOBI", to separate this from the actual MOBI (old Kindles) format.