1. E-publishing

2. Index
 What is Ebook?
 Device vs Platform (Hardware vs Software)
 How do we start?
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3. What is Ebook?
 An electronic book (also e-book, ebook, digital book) is a text and
image-based publication in digital form produced on, published by,
and readable on computers or other digital devices
 The Oxford Dictionary of English defines the e-book as "an electronic
version of a printed book"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBook
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4. What is Ebook?
 Ebook is not a new concept! Started since 1970s
 The trend boosts by Apple and Amazon (Kindle)
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5. Device vs Platform (Hardware vs Software)
 Device
 Kindle
 iPad/iPhone/iPod - Apple
 Nook - Barnes & Noble
 Sony Reader
 Android - Google
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6. Device vs Platform (Hardware vs Software)
 Platform
 Kindle
 iBook
 Google eBook
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7. Kindle
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8. Kindle
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9. Kindle on other devices
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10. Barnes & Noble Nook
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11. Sony eReader
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12. Google eBook
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13. Google on other devices
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14. Google on other devices
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15. iBook-Apple
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16. iBook-Apple
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17. iBook-Apple on other devices
 Sorry, only available on iOS 4
 iPad / iPhone / iPod Touch
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18. How do we start?
Select a Sign up an Convert to Apply for
platform account suitable format publication
 The most difficult step is writing a book, and we have done that
already!
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19. How do we start?
 Kindle
https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/signin
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20. How do we start?
 Kindle
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21. How do we start?
 Kindle
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22. How do we start?
 Formatting
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23. How do we start?
 Formatting
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24. How do we start?
 Publish a Book to the Apple iBook Store
 Get a book into the iBooks compatible ePUB format
 Get the following ready: a US tax ID (social security number or EIN),
valid iTunes account with credit card on file
http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/29/how-to-publish-an-ibook-to-the-apple-ibookstore/
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25. How do we start?
 Convert a file to ePUB
http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/12/convert-to-epub/
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/01/31/all-about-epub-the-ebook-standard-for-apples-ibookstore/
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26. References
 eBook format
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_formats
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