Converting an InDesign file to ePub and Kindle
Many publishers and designers use Adobe’s InDesign software to lay out their print books. While InDesign is not specifically geared toward the creation of eBooks, it is possible to create an ePub file from it, and from that to create a Kindle book. Here are some good resources that will assist you in that process:
Article on eBooks from InDesign Magazine:
http://www.creativepro.com/article/making-ebooks-indesign-part-1
http://www.creativepro.com/article/making-ebooks-indesign-part-2
Colin Fleming’s session from Adobe Max 2009:
Adobe articles and videos:
http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/design/crossmedia_resources/ebooks_software.html
Kindle procedure from Amazon:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/kindlegen/AmazonKindlePublishingGuidelinesV1.3.pdf
Phil Frank's InDesign to ePub to Kindle Workflow
Links:
Helpful Links
Introduction to the Kindle
Kindle Boards
Amazon Digital Text Platform (DTP)
DTP Forums
My posts on DTP
Independent Author Publishing Guides
Blogs
TeleRead
Kindle Reader
EduKindle
Blog Kindle
Kindleville - Joe Wikert
Windwalker
Amazon's Official Kindle Blog
Kindle Review
The Bookish Dilettante
Indie Author Guide
Recent Projects:
Fiction
 Entranscing |
 The Pro-Am Murders (Dion Quince) |
 Jumble Pie: A Novel |
 Thaddeus T. and Barnaby |
Non-Fiction
 Washington State Road Atlas |
 OH BOY! The Life and Music of Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer Buddy Holly |
 Sodium Bicarbonate - Rich Man's Poor Man's Cancer Treatment |
 Power Path to Love |
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Firebird DesignWorks, design firm for The Essential Employee by Judy Free & Traci Maddox