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Old 08-16-2023, 01:33 PM   #30
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It's better to start with format & styles for ebook and then edit a copy for paper/PDF when the content is proofed. InDesign is old style DTP for paper and now even for paper/pdf few books need it. Publishers use it out of inertia.

Ebook source should have none of what paper / PDF needs:
  • Page registration
  • A defined page size (for editing for ebook just pick all pages A5 or similar)
  • Multiple page styles, each with own header/footer. Left & right versions. First page of chapter, front matter, title page, contents, rear matter, body left & right etc
  • Line height (evil in ebook)
  • Hyphenation is WYSIWYG
  • Page numbering

Things with poor or zero ebook compatibility, trivial for paper:
  • Text flowing round objects
  • Drop caps
  • Fractional spaces (digits & units)
  • Small Caps
  • Images inline as if text (fails when font resized)
  • Tables
  • Multiple columns
  • Special aligned content (table or column)
  • Content across or aligned on two pages side by side
  • Landscape.
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