Building the TOC in InDesign
The table of contents (TOC) belongs to, what are normally referrer to as, the front matter. We might also refer to them as the prelim pages.
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The table of contents (TOC) belongs to, what are normally referrer to as, the front matter. We might also refer to them as the prelim pages.
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This work follows on from previous workflows in creating a Shakespeare play for print. We should already have an Indesign ‘book’ with at least 2 sections. We will export from InDesign for ePub (reflowable) and then 'break open' the ePub file and make some changes to some of the included files.
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When we have created a reflowable ePub by exporting from InDesign, we may find that there are some stylistic details that need tidying up, changing or even correcting. Not all aspects of our wonderfully crafted typographic design work will give perfect results in the ePub.
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There are some ways we can creatively enhance the eBook version to provide some interactivity and multimedia that can go beyond the traditional book page.
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These need to be separated from the main body of the text, and are best set with a smaller size and possibly event a different typeface and colour. The idea of any notes is that it is supplementary information and it is entirely optional that the reader even bothers to look, so setting in a style that does not distract from the flow of the reading experience is important.
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This fixed-layout format can be considered almost the same as an interactive PDF, however, as you will see, the ePUB can have much more interactivity and, you, the designer can control the way the eBook is displayed.
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The fixed-layout format ePUB3 format provides a way to deliver every single page in your print book laid out just as it was in the print version.
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A presentation that cover aspects of my book I walk through the issues when creating reflowable eBooks.
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When we export our book to the reflowable ePub from InDesign, we have a choice about the content order. Usually we choose ‘Based on Page Layout’, but if you want to make sure that your front matter pages don’t end up at the back of the book, then you need to use the Articles Panel to organise the content.
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First things: I am not using the overlays feature of InDesign.
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This is a 2 part screencast
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This is a 2 part screencast
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We look at the results of our first effort and see what needs changing to get a better looking eBook.
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We take an existing InDesign document prepared for print and export to ePub. We then make some adjustments and do that again.
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Although the ePub3 format can support popup notes, it is difficult to achieve this in the fixed-layout version from InDesign.
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This is the second screencast that deals with interactive information for the fixed-layout ePub.
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This is a Multi-part screencast (please view parts 1 and 2 first)
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This is a Multi part screencast (please see part 1 first)
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This is a Multi part screencast
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Once we have exported the reflow-able ePub from InDesign, we can make changes by editing the CSS that InDesign has created. We want to achieve a roundtrip workflow, allowing us the potential to go back to InDesign and re-export. To achieve this we must make our own version of the CSS, that will override those generated by InDesign.
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This is a Multi-part screencast
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This is a Multi-part screencast
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This is a Multi-part screencast
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Our eBook production workflow involves perfecting for the ePub3 format first by exporting from InDesign and then making minimal adjustments through our own CSS file. Once we have everything ready to go, we can then convert this ePub to the MOBI file for the Amazon Kindle.
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Just for Apple Books
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We are using an InDesign book to build a recipe eBook. We have added our recipes, now we need the front matter pages. We will also need an introduction to our book; this will come after the table of contents.
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Here is a look at 4 different eBook versions of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, with an explanation of how they were created.
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