BBC Maestro
In 2022, we were approached by the online learning course BBC Maestro to help create epub versions of their courses.
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Forward Book of Poetry 2024
The Forward Book of Poetry 2024 is the latest edition of poetry from the Forward Arts Foundation
Forward Book of Poetry 2017 – 2022
We are pleased to say that our 5 year working relationship with the Forward Arts Foundation continues as the Forward Book of Poetry 2022 and Poems of the Decade are published in e-book format. Ninja Beaver did the conversion for both books from the print versions. All the Forward books have been in reflowable text … Read more
Auto vs designer generated ebook conversion
Or why it takes more than just a quick tickle to make an eBook
Paperback Writer
If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur – Red Adair
So, a prospective client will ask for a quote on converting their book to an ebook. We’ll ask for the Word or PDF file to be downloaded to a secure Dropbox folder, take a look at what can be done and give said quote… and then – nothing.
Are Friends Electric?
Question: when is a book not a book? Surprisingly often, when it’s an ebook and the question becomes even more relevant when contemplating the future of said product. Ebooks were so overburdened by the significance put upon them with regards to the future of reading that it’s no wonder so many have fallen at the … Read more
Wrestling with SVG in ePub for Kindle KF8 Part Two
The previous blog “Wrestling with SVG in ePub for Kindle KF8” detailed our attempt to make SVG images work well within the Kindle range from Amazon. The main reason for doing so was a project from a client that used a lot of math formulas and data in the main text and tables. One of … Read more
Wrestling with SVG in ePub for Kindle KF8
Update I’ve updated the title to correct my use of “mobi”. Lewis is the epub expert, and I assumed that the file we were previewing in Kindlegen Previewer for “Kindle Voyage” was a mobi. It was not! Apologies for the schoolgirl error. This week, I have had a monumental struggle to get SVG images, created … Read more
