Your Ebook Survival Kit 3rd Edition

A practical, no nonsense guide into the essentials of composing and publishing eBooks. The Kit provides advice and step-by-step instructions on how to set up a file for conversion into the dominant formats of ePub, mobi (Kindle), optimised pdf as well as the new Fixed Layout formats suitable for spread-oriented books. You'll then see how to package the files for uploading to online distributors such as Amazon, Apple and Kobo by starting with a master file that is similar to that created for print or print on demand (POD) production. The Kit also provides strategies for getting out the word about your title to the global community. What's new in the 3rd Edition? • Information on the new export features from InDesign CC (Creative Cloud) that allow you to export to Fixed Layout formats as well as "flowable" ePub files for eBook devices. • an up-to-date review of the latest dedicated eBook Readers, smartphones, phablets and tablets in terms of what functionality they have for enhanced eBook files • the best FREE conversion programs • Step by step instructions on how to set up your book in iBooks Author, and how to prepare and add multimedia elements to your iBooks Author work • Streamlining your workflow in Word, Pages and Adobe's Creative Cloud Suite to shorten the conversion process • hands-on directions on how to use Sigil to edit your ePub files and Calibre to view and convert them to Kindle friendly mobi files • how to validate your files in iBooks Author and Kindle Previewer offline before uploading them to Apple and the Kindle Store • when to outsource conversion of your book, to whom and how much you should expect to pay • updated social media strategies for spreading the word about your book • and much, much more

A practical, no-nonsense guide into the essentials of composing and publishing eBooks. The Kit provides advice and step-by-step instructions on how to set up a file for conversion into the dominant formats of ePub, mobi (Kindle), optimized pdf as well as the new Fixed Layout formats suitable for spread-oriented books. You’ll then see how to package the files for uploading to online distributors such as Amazon, Apple and Google by starting with a master file that is similar to that created for print or print on demand (POD) production. The Kit also provides strategies for getting out the word about your title to the global community. What’s new in the 4th Edition? • Information on the new export features from Adobe InDesign (Creative Cloud Suite) that allow you to export your files with confidence to the key eBook formats • an up-to-date review of the latest eBook Readers, smartphones, phablets and tablets in terms of their functionality for enhanced eBook files • Step-by-step instructions on how to set up your book in Kindle Create and iBooks Author, and how to prepare, test and add interactive and multimedia elements to enhance your eBook • How to streamline your workflow from Word or Pages via Adobe’s Creative Cloud Suite to shorten the conversion process • Hands-on directions on how to use emulators like Sigil and Calibre to fine-tune your ePub files and convert them to Kindle friendly mobi files • How to validate your files offline with a single click before uploading them to distributors like Google, Apple, Kobo and Amazon • When to outsource tasks related to your book’s preparation and conversion to eBook formats, and how much you should expect to pay • Up-to-date social media strategies for spreading the word about your book • And much, much more! Reviews Heartily recommend this as a worthwhile way to commence or continue your digital publishing journey. Outlining the current state of play, it also contains great information based on Dr Reiter’s hands-on experience, tips on how to set up your book, convert to a variety of formats and upload your title to the major ebook retailers. Buy it and read it! – Anna Maguire, digiredo

FOR STUDENTS GOING ABROAD, THE EXCHANGE STUDENT SURVIVAL KIT IS THE FIRST THING TO PACK! Study exchange has never been more important. Ask anyone who has been an exchange student. As we come more and more to realize how interconnected our world is, living for a time in another culture may be the most valuable experience a young person needs in the 21st Century. Students embarking on this life-changing adventure need tried-and-true advice. THE EXCHANGE STUDENT SURVIVAL KIT is the essential guide for young people interested in traveling abroad on an international exchange program. In an approach that documents each phase of the experience, it shows students how to avoid many common misunderstandings and problems that can occur in the course of their adjustment to a new culture, a new family, a new school and a new community. The book is full of examples taken from the experiences of dozens of exchange students from a broad spectrum of cultures and shows how to manage the unexpected "culture shock" and deal with the specific issues that emerge when immersing yourself in an unfamiliar culture.

A practical, hands-on guide into the essentials of composing and publishing for eBooks. The Kit provides advice and step-by-step instructions on how to set up a file for conversion into the dominant formats of ePub, xhtml and pdf and then how to package it for uploading to online distributors such as Amazon, Apple and Kobo by starting with a master file that is similar to that created for print or print on demand production. The Kit also provides strategies for getting out the word about your title to the global community.

A thoughtful account of miracles, loss, bearing witness and navigating cultural identity in war-torn Slovakia and Hungary, post-war communist Czechoslovakia and, finally, democratic Canada.

So simple and yet so powerful, it's a wonder that we haven't seen a book like this before. The Mathematics Survival Kit gives you exactly what you need to continue with your homework with quick 5-minute concise and friendly reviews of 115 mathematical concepts. Combining high school course outlines, the standard first year university calculus and algebra curricula, and thirty years of teaching experience, the author has identified those topics that students, from high school to university, find most problematic and offers a handy reference for tackling those concepts in a step-by- step fashion.