Uncle.

illustrata · 05-13-2011, 06:12 AM

Is there anywhere that's appropriate on the forum to seek professional help? I need these projects to be finished quickly and i'm not learning fast enough.

Don't want to violate any rules, though...

wannabee · 05-24-2011, 10:21 AM

Any luck yet mate? I didn't know their were rules against asking for professional help. What's your need?

illustrata · 05-25-2011, 06:04 AM

o hai.

No, no luck yet, but...

I have an epub that is working pretty well and validates fine. I need some advice for getting it available on iTunes (as an individual or a publisher?). I also need a Kindle/mobi version, which I produced using Calibre but which went a little haywire on indents, spacing and chapter navigation.

I just need someone to get this done, well, and quickly. I am flat out of available time. Would love to use the result as a template for other pubs in the series.

Any chance of that, you think? I hope?

GeoffC · 05-25-2011, 11:45 AM

Perhaps try asking in the Writers' Corner - though a snappier title than "uncle" might be better - such as Help!

Perhaps provide a little more detail on what you would like help with and how much work is involved etc....

illustrata · 05-25-2011, 11:54 AM

Gosh, I thought "Uncle" was snappy!

If someone is interested, I will be happy to pass them the epub and the mobi and they can tell *me* how much work it will be -- I'm not the expert, or I'd be done by now...

Entreaty has been posted in Writer's Corner -- thanks for your response.

AnemicOak · 05-25-2011, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by illustrata

I also need a Kindle/mobi version, which I produced using Calibre but which went a little haywire on indents, spacing and chapter navigation.

Download Kindle Previewer and drag the ePub into that. See if it gives you a better kindle/mobi version.

illustrata · 05-25-2011, 12:59 PM

Hi, thanks, I've have had the Kindle Previewer installed for a while. The mobi looks bad in Calibre after the conversion and it looks the same on the Kindle. I can't get Kindle on the Mac to recognize it or sync the copy on the Kindle.

This is a pretty good illustration why I would like to hire someone -- this is simply time I just don't have.

AnemicOak · 05-25-2011, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by illustrata

Hi, thanks, I've have had the Kindle Previewer installed for a while. The mobi looks bad in Calibre after the conversion and it looks the same on the Kindle. I can't get Kindle on the Mac to recognize it or sync the copy on the Kindle.

This is a pretty good illustration why I would like to hire someone -- this is simply time I just don't have.

I'm saying to use Kindle Previewer to do the conversion from ePub instead and see if it looks any better, leave Calibre out of it entirely.

illustrata · 05-25-2011, 04:20 PM

Hi, I tried dragging and manually opening the epub with the Mac Kindle viewer for Mac. I can't get any sort of response at all.

AnemicOak · 05-25-2011, 04:36 PM

Not the Kindle for Mac or Kindle 4 PC reading programs, but Kindle Previewer which is provided by Amazon as a publishing tool.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000234621

Other than that the only "professional" service I can think of would be eBook Architects...
http://ebookarchitects.com/conversions/services.php

illustrata · 05-25-2011, 05:26 PM

Right, sorry -- that uses Kindlegen for the conversion, which produces a whole different set of issues. Indents no longer a problem...top margin and (some) image sizes are. I wish I had the time to hammer out these nits one by one...but I really feel like I'm going around in circles here.

05-13-2011, 06:12 AM	#1
illustrata Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Venice, Italy Device: iphone, ipad, kindle	Uncle. Is there anywhere that's appropriate on the forum to seek professional help? I need these projects to be finished quickly and i'm not learning fast enough. Don't want to violate any rules, though...

05-25-2011, 11:54 AM	#5
illustrata Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Venice, Italy Device: iphone, ipad, kindle	Gosh, I thought "Uncle" was snappy! If someone is interested, I will be happy to pass them the epub and the mobi and they can tell me how much work it will be -- I'm not the expert, or I'd be done by now... Entreaty has been posted in Writer's Corner -- thanks for your response. Last edited by illustrata; 05-25-2011 at 12:07 PM.

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wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,382 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	Any luck yet mate? I didn't know their were rules against asking for professional help. What's your need?

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illustrata Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Venice, Italy Device: iphone, ipad, kindle	o hai. No, no luck yet, but... I have an epub that is working pretty well and validates fine. I need some advice for getting it available on iTunes (as an individual or a publisher?). I also need a Kindle/mobi version, which I produced using Calibre but which went a little haywire on indents, spacing and chapter navigation. I just need someone to get this done, well, and quickly. I am flat out of available time. Would love to use the result as a template for other pubs in the series. Any chance of that, you think? I hope?

05-25-2011, 11:45 AM	#4
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Perhaps try asking in the Writers' Corner - though a snappier title than "uncle" might be better - such as Help! Perhaps provide a little more detail on what you would like help with and how much work is involved etc....

05-25-2011, 12:59 PM	#7
illustrata Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Venice, Italy Device: iphone, ipad, kindle	Hi, thanks, I've have had the Kindle Previewer installed for a while. The mobi looks bad in Calibre after the conversion and it looks the same on the Kindle. I can't get Kindle on the Mac to recognize it or sync the copy on the Kindle. This is a pretty good illustration why I would like to hire someone -- this is simply time I just don't have.

05-25-2011, 04:20 PM	#9
illustrata Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Venice, Italy Device: iphone, ipad, kindle	Hi, I tried dragging and manually opening the epub with the Mac Kindle viewer for Mac. I can't get any sort of response at all.

05-25-2011, 04:36 PM	#10
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Not the Kindle for Mac or Kindle 4 PC reading programs, but Kindle Previewer which is provided by Amazon as a publishing tool. http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000234621 Other than that the only "professional" service I can think of would be eBook Architects... http://ebookarchitects.com/conversions/services.php

05-25-2011, 05:26 PM	#11
illustrata Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Venice, Italy Device: iphone, ipad, kindle	Right, sorry -- that uses Kindlegen for the conversion, which produces a whole different set of issues. Indents no longer a problem...top margin and (some) image sizes are. I wish I had the time to hammer out these nits one by one...but I really feel like I'm going around in circles here.

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