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Old 04-14-2010, 12:18 PM   #1
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very, very new to eBook publishing
I'm a complete novice in eBook publishing, though I've published a number of paper books. (http://www.brentcbrolin.com/BrentCBrolin/Books.html) I am delighted with the iPad, and want to make my next book an eBook.

I have a couple of very basic questions about how one starts getting from content to eBook:

The Calibre site lists HTML as one input source, but not XHTML. And the manual (or some instruction I read on site) also says: "The input format is first converted to XHTML by the appropriate Input Plugin." Do both of these references mean the original shouldn't be written in XHTML?

As I am not a programmer, can the book (it will have several hundred photographs) be laid out in a program WYSIWYG program like Flux? http://www.theescapers.com/

Big step here, but I'm looking forward. Thanks for the input.
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Old 04-14-2010, 02:57 PM   #2
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Hi nonsequito, welcome aboard.

Can't help you directly with your query, but you might want to try posting it in the Calibre forum.
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Old 04-14-2010, 04:54 PM   #3
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Hi nonsequito,

Welcome.

First of all you might look here for general information on how to take advantage of this forum.

Then go here which is the thread for How and Where to Publish Your Ebooks.

Enjoy
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Old 04-14-2010, 06:40 PM   #4
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Old 04-14-2010, 10:19 PM   #5
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Hi nonsequito and welcome to Mobile Read. I hope you find the answers you are looking for.

I have started playing around with Sigil - but as I am not a programmer either am struggling slightly with it. But so far it works out ok (although it's not for commercial purposes. I create an ePub in Sigil and convert if necessary in Calibre. Maybe that's another way for you to look at.
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