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
Kindle and B&N/Nook are simply no longer an option for me; I want to have control over my library, and neither of them allows downloading books any more without using their respective apps, which have gone bloated and impossible to actually get the books out of to use with my preferred reader. Please, please, get this on Smashwords or Kobo in epub ASAP...
ReplyDeleteWell, I can't promise ASAP, but since you requested it, I won't give up on the process. :)
ReplyDeleteArmistice Day was originally run through the Smashwords grinder, but I don't know if Draft2Digital reprocessed the manuscript with their grinder. If you purchased Armistice Day since D2D took over, please let me know if the formatting is ok.