From here you can add images or chapter marks and any other further PML markup as found here. Open the PML file with Notepad.exe or Wordpad.exe. Now when you create a PDB, you will get both a PML file and a PDB file: To generate a PML file, uncheck this box in the Publish eBook.doc: If you want to pretty up your eReader ebooks, you can hand edit the PML file. You have created a simple PDB of your book and can upload that to your or Personal Bookshelf area. Step 4: Upload your PDB file to your Personal Bookshelf.Ĭongratulations.
Doubleclicking on the MS Word document will trigger the macro and the Publish eBook document will close and your file will be created and saved in the folder where the “doc” existed. Navigate to the MS Word document you just created. Step 3: Open Publish eBook and create PDB file. You should now have a MS Word doc in the folder along with the hmtl file and the images. Go to File, “Properties” and then fill in the title of the book and author of the book.Ĭlose out of those dialog boxes and choose Save As and choose MS Word doc. MS Word will open and there should be the book with cover. The above program only works with MS Word files so you’ll need to create a MS Word file from the HTML file you downloaded. Step 2: Create a MS Word document from the HTML file. You can place the “Publish eBook” folder anywhere you like, but put it where you will be able to locate the following file whenever you want to do a conversion. Make sure that DropBook is placed in the “Publishe eBook” folder. If not, you’ll need to download “ Drop Book” from. Once you download the Publish eBook to your computer, open the files and make sure “Drop Book” is included. PDB is the extension that eReader will view. If you have Microsoft Word, download the program “ publish ebook.” This is essentially a Word macro that turns any Word doc into a PDB file. Step 1: Download Conversion Programs: Publish eBook and Drop Book: This week will address the conversion using two free programs: Publish eBook and Drop Book. If your book is in another format, these instructions won’t work. Most ebooks from epublishers come in html format which is comprised of the book file and an additional folder that contains images and styling information. The following works with both Macs and Windows BUT! you need to have MS Word on your computer. Making an eReader book isn’t hard but it does require some software and depending on your system, maybe an outlay of money.
Both Stanza and eReader on the iPhone allow uploading of personal content but only in the eReader format. Jane Ebooks ebook-conversion / ereader device / Fictionwise / iPhone / Stanza 24 Commentsįor the next few weeks, I’m going to do posts on how to convert ebooks into formats that work on dedicated and multi function devices. DecemHow to Convert an eBook into eReader Format for the iPhone Using Publish eBook
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