tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666546708641580173.post5246954243046921683..comments2024-03-25T00:19:25.025-07:00Comments on Adventures in ePublishing: Formatting for B&N Nook – Ouch! This is painfulDerek J. Canyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08071753685946640237noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666546708641580173.post-20352396894242858142010-12-30T09:21:34.375-08:002010-12-30T09:21:34.375-08:00Lillian, I just published Dead Dwarves, Dirty Deed...Lillian, I just published <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Dead-Dwarves-Dirty-Deeds/Derek-J-Canyon/e/2940012737755/?itm=1&USRI=dead+dwarves%2c+dirty+deeds" rel="nofollow">Dead Dwarves, Dirty Deeds on Nook</a>. I formatted it myself in the epub format. It was very difficult. But, as far as I can tell, the only way to get a new page in there is to put each chapter into a different xhtml file. This can only be done when you manually set up your epub files. If anyone else knows of another way to do it, please let me know.Derek J. Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071753685946640237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666546708641580173.post-73664792570340819402010-12-30T07:20:52.734-08:002010-12-30T07:20:52.734-08:00Did you ever get information on how to insert page...Did you ever get information on how to insert page breaks? My little book is: My Name is Lillian and I'm an Alcoholic (and an Atheist): How I got and stayed sober in AA without all the god stuff.<br />all my nice chapters are running together. I wish it looked as nice on the nook as it does on the kindle.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261663070620320385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666546708641580173.post-77822253251241646482010-11-05T10:46:30.848-07:002010-11-05T10:46:30.848-07:00Thanks for the suggestions. I'll look in to Sm...Thanks for the suggestions. I'll look in to Smashwords and Sigil and let you know how difficult it is in another post.Derek J. Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071753685946640237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666546708641580173.post-25967697009562129162010-11-05T08:02:55.723-07:002010-11-05T08:02:55.723-07:00Hi,
Did you try "Sigil" ? It's a fr...Hi,<br /><br />Did you try "Sigil" ? It's a free open source softare "advertized" as a WYSIWIG epub editor.<br /><br />You may also want to try to directly convert your book to epub using Calibre...TheSFReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14382773423096004794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666546708641580173.post-70326483436773910352010-11-04T21:08:36.447-07:002010-11-04T21:08:36.447-07:00I'm thinking Smashwords or Pubit as my next st...I'm thinking Smashwords or Pubit as my next stop too, so this is very useful to me.Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666546708641580173.post-46206464055470106692010-11-04T15:59:47.170-07:002010-11-04T15:59:47.170-07:00Good question. I haven't tried them yet, to b...Good question. I haven't tried them yet, to be honest. I'd suggest that one reason people who make their living doing conversions might not like Smashwords is that Smashwords does for free what they charge for... ;) I haven't heard any word at all that Smashwords is unstable, and I've done some reading around. I have heard of conversion issues, but I am unsure how much of that is user error (failing to comply with their conversion requirements) and how much is occasional issues in the actual conversion.<br /><br />I've only done epub conversions via Calibre so far. Those have looked fine, but again - I don't own a Nook, so not that easy to test. =/<br /><br />I suggested Smashwords because they might be a viable route to try... And even if not, the manual for their conversions might hold some helpful hints for converting for Nook, since their books go up on the Nook store, among other places.KevinMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01965779928268962182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666546708641580173.post-60861607346662039222010-11-04T12:57:46.627-07:002010-11-04T12:57:46.627-07:00Kevin,
Interesting comments. Although, I've b...Kevin,<br /><br />Interesting comments. Although, I've been looking around at having a 3rd party do all of my formatting. One, in particular, said they don't work with Smashwords because their platform is so unstable?<br /><br />Can you comment?PJ Lincolnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585994900635456551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666546708641580173.post-62055634682968564672010-11-04T11:47:13.264-07:002010-11-04T11:47:13.264-07:00Just a thought here... Why not go with Smashwords...Just a thought here... Why not go with Smashwords? Since they send books to Apple, B&N, Sony, Kobo, and other sites, you get very broad distribution for very little effort. And you're supporting the 'little guy'.<br /><br />I see a problem with PubIt. If you publish via PubIt, you get a little "PubIt!" logo on your ebook page on B&N.com. If you publish via a large publisher (or via Smashwords, incidentally), you do not. I strongly suspect that unless they are very cautious about quality control, the "PubIt!" symbol could end up seen as synonymous with bad writing, stuff not worth getting.<br /><br />Plus Smashwords has some much more complete guides, and since they do export to B&N, I am guessing that their format works on the Nook. Haven't tested that theory yet, mind you... Should do so, but not owning a Nook complicates that.<br /><br />Check the links toward the bottom of the page here:<br />http://www.smashwords.com/about/how_to_publish_on_smashwordsKevinMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01965779928268962182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666546708641580173.post-46676688397440418332010-11-04T01:59:29.790-07:002010-11-04T01:59:29.790-07:00Actually maybe you could write a short guide to pu...Actually maybe you could write a short guide to publishing on Nook and then sell it :)Sean Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485575602984697926noreply@blogger.com