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Issues publishing an Ebook to amazon
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1377608"><p>That's the problem, Razormac -- there aren't any pointers, it's just expensive and/or difficult compared to the iBookStore.</p><p></p><p>Here's the page with all the info you should need:</p><p><a href="https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?topicId=200735120" target="_blank">https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?topicId=200735120</a></p><p></p><p>They sure make it SOUND easy, but it's not. You either have to have Adobe InDesign (which I already do, but you know it's a $700 program) and their plug-in, or you have to use a COMMAND LINE TOOL (again, some of us are comfortable there but your typical author would likely not be) to generate the MOBI file.</p><p></p><p>Compared to most other stores (submit ePub file), this is kind of ridiculous. For the iBookStore, you simply need to create an account, obtain an ISBN for your ePub file (which can be created directly in Pages, btw) and that's pretty much it. If you want to use iBooks Author, the process is essentially the same.</p><p></p><p>The introduction of iBooks Author will likely force Amazon to finally come up with a "normal" way of generating MOBI files, which will be good for everyone (including Amazon). I love the way Apple pushes even its competitors forward ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1377608"] That's the problem, Razormac -- there aren't any pointers, it's just expensive and/or difficult compared to the iBookStore. Here's the page with all the info you should need: [URL]https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?topicId=200735120[/URL] They sure make it SOUND easy, but it's not. You either have to have Adobe InDesign (which I already do, but you know it's a $700 program) and their plug-in, or you have to use a COMMAND LINE TOOL (again, some of us are comfortable there but your typical author would likely not be) to generate the MOBI file. Compared to most other stores (submit ePub file), this is kind of ridiculous. For the iBookStore, you simply need to create an account, obtain an ISBN for your ePub file (which can be created directly in Pages, btw) and that's pretty much it. If you want to use iBooks Author, the process is essentially the same. The introduction of iBooks Author will likely force Amazon to finally come up with a "normal" way of generating MOBI files, which will be good for everyone (including Amazon). I love the way Apple pushes even its competitors forward ... [/QUOTE]
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