I had every intention to get Gateway To Empire published in other ebook formats besides the Kindle,
but those plans have gone awry. Previously, I used Smashwords to publish all of these myriad other ebook
formats, but they were purchased by Draft2Digital (D2D). I discovered that they use a different formatting
program than Smashwords.
I attempted to get this done in February, but I struggled to get the D2D software to properly format my
manuscript. After weeks of frustration, I decided to take a break. Days turned to weeks turned to months.
My attempts this month to try again have met with failure.
In the help section FAQ,
here's what I found:
If I format my file myself, will it look exactly the same when you convert it?
No. Ebooks are a reflowable format that allows the reader a lot of flexibility
in how they consume content. Draft2Digital's automated conversion process will
strip out things that force formatting to be one exact way—embedded fonts,
extra line breaks, empty pages, footnotes, or anything the system considers
unnecessary to the final file.
I'm not trying to do anything fancy. I just want to get paragraphs to align, a particular quote to be
indented, and the information pages (ISBN page, Other books by..., etc.) to line up. So I'm at a
loss. I guess I'll keep pounding my head against the D2D wall.
The thing is: I really wanted to get all of the ebook formats set up so that when I contact indie book
reviewers I can offer them copies in any format they might want. But now, I can't.
If anyone has any suggestions for alternatives to D2D, please let me know in the comments.
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DED
