Print Book → eBook Conversion • InDesign, Sigil, Pagina, and Kindle Previewer 3

This video was practice for Part II of my virtual presentation to the Los Angeles User InDesign Group. I show how to take a file meant for print and convert it into a nice-looking eBook, even when dealing with images, title pages, Table of Contents, and custom device navigation. I utilize InDesign primarily, but use Kindle Previewer 3 to simulate the eBook viewing. I use Sigil Epub Editor to manipulate the code, and Pagina's Epub-Checker to make sure I will pass validation.

Program downloads:
Kindle Previewer 3
https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Preview...

Sigil EPUB Editor
https://sigil-ebook.com/sigil/download

Pagina EPUB-Checker
https://www.pagina.gmbh/produkte/epub...

0:00 - Intro
1:10 - Additional Programs (free)
2:40 - Overview
3:10 - eBook Image Problems
3:50 - Epub Types
►ADDING IMAGES TO EBOOK:
4:50 - Ugly eBook
5:30 - The Grouped and Anchored Image/Caption Method
6:30 - Warning About the Width of Items
7:30 - Warning About the Order of Grouped Items
8:00 - Anchoring the Group
8:25 - Warning About Anchoring to Different Styles
9:50 - Playing with the Export Settings for Better Images
11:00 - The Result
11:48 - The Better Way to Place Images
12:35 - Images Can be Off the Page
13:00 - Make a Paragraph Style for Images
14:59 - Place the Image in the Flow of Text
15:20 - What if Your Image Disappears?
16:10 - Anchored Object Options
17:10 - Adjust the Space Before and After the Image in the Style
17:45 - Adding a Keep Option to the Caption
18:20 - Easy Reflow Image!
19:00 - Exporting Results
19:30 - If you Still Have Issues, Apply a Text Wrap
22:20 - Global Anchored Object Styles
►TABLE OF CONTENTS EDITING
24:30 - The Table of Contents
25:00 - Delete the Print TOC
26:20 - Important TOC Settings
26:40 - SAVE YOUR TOC STYLE
28:00 - Exporting with the Saved TOC
28:35 - If You Can't Find Your Saved TOC Style
►FRONT MATTER
31:00 - Making a Pretty Title Page
32:00 - Export Selection as JPEG
34:00 - Make a Page Break Before the Copyright Page
34:40 - Split Export Tag
35:25 - Paste a Style to Add it to Source Doc
36:10 - Export Settings for Split Tags
►METADATA
37:00 - Metadata
37:45 - Where to Put ISBN
38:20 - Creator
38:40 - The Date
39:40 - The Publisher
►SIGIL
40:59 - Editing the TOC in Sigil Code
41:45 - Let Sigil Clean the Code
42:30 - Where to Edit the TOC
►VALIDATION
43:35 - Validating the eBook in Pagina

Licensed Intro/Outro Music:
Lake Michigan by Staffan Carlén.

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