Heads up. While creating an eBook in Canva is super easy, make sure you have all your written content on a Word or RTF file already so you can simply copy and paste it over into the program. To make things even quicker, put all the images you plan to use in a separate folder as well. Have a scroll through their templates and, once you pick one, click on it and start customizing the front cover.
Or, if you want to replace an image in the template, just drag your image across and place it directly on top of the old image. If your eBook is more than 30 pages long, Canva will split the document into separate files. It comes at a cost, though. Sites like GraphicRiver are a great resource to download an easy-to-customize InDesign eBook template that will leave you with a sleek and professional looking file.
Remember our old trick of keeping your text material for your eBook saved in a separate Word document? Have it ready, and start copying and pasting different sections of your eBook into your InDesign template. Because there are probably businesses out there already using this template :. While the anchors should already be pre-set on your template, you can check by clicking on the image and looking for a small anchor symbol at the top right of the image.
This is a quick way to make sure your eBook flows well if you want to change up the design from the template. Of course, one of the perks of using InDesign is being able to export your eBook in any shape or form you need. You should see this :. Because the templates are already fitted out with all of the technical bits like image anchors and text formatting, it means even those of us without a design degree can make serious looking eBooks. And that means including a call-to-action CTA wherever you see an opportunity.
Anything that could drive your business more traffic is a win at the end of the day. This seems like an obvious hack, but you should approach your eBook design with the same brand colors you use on your website. This is especially true for the front cover of your eBook.
The best thing to do here is to stick to modern, easy-to-read fonts in your body text and sass it up on the front cover. Just like a good blog post has a lot of images, your eBook should have the same.
Not only do images keep the reader engaged, but they break up text-heavy pages to make them more digestible. Adding images makes your eBook more skimmable and opens up the door to adding in images of graphs and data to back up your facts! Creating a killer eBook no longer requires hiring a designer or dishing out thousands of dollars on expensive software.
But remember, even with templates and easy-to-use designer tools, you still need to stick to the basics. By submitting my contact information, I confirm that I have read and agree to the Sitecore Privacy Policy which explains how Sitecore collects, processes and shares my personal data.
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This actually works really well for more complex eBooks and eMagazines, that perhaps contain a lot of images and have intricate layouts that would suffer if they had a reflowable digital format. Design: Eleanor Rogers. Your layout arrangements and effects, such as transparencies and gradients, will remain intact. Here are some of the popular options for creating EPUBs and eMagazines, some of which are paid-for and some free:.
An obvious favorite of the InDesignSkills team, this print publishing giant has been adapted for designing EPUBs look to the most recent CC version of the software for the most updated EPUB adaptation , and you can export existing designs to both reflowable and fixed layout formats.
It also interacts fluidly with other Adobe software, like Photoshop and Illustrator, allowing you to move content easily between the programmes. Adobe has also created this software, which is aimed directly at digital publishers. Yes, a print booklet created in Indesign needs to be converted for Digital Publishing, with the use of Folio Overlays Panel in Indesign. Great tutorials!
I have one question: can the video be auto played, so one does not have to press play? Thanks so much. I am representing a publishing company which I have already created the ebooks on an indesign and export it to an epub format. I want to get it animated,can I import indesign or epub format inside the adobe captivate for animation? I have absolutely no knowledge of coding… will I be able to create an ebook without it?
And just to clarify… the resulting ebook can be uploaded to itunes for approval to sell? Hi Dr. I have one question, is there a way for me to upload my ebook to my personal webpage without using Adobe Content Viewer? Like a HTML for example. Thank you so much! These videos really helped me! What to do? Hi there, 4 questions. Firstly, would exporting your book as an ePub work as well? Secondly, are there any free alternatives to Adobe Captivate and Animate? Thirdly, can you import 3D models into InDesign?
Lastly, is there a way to make books for multiple iPads and android tablets at once? Or do we have to redo the process depending on the book? I see how you published it and was able to view it. How can someone else view it, and better yet how can someone else view it without the adobe viewer. An answer on the proper software or a tutorial would be great.
I guess you could always export your inDesign document as a SWF. That could allow people to see it in a browser based pop-up. This is a phenomenal video! Thank you! Or as Park mentions, is this only viewable for yourself or those with Adobe Viewer to read?
Thanks for your prompt response Pooja! My organization is hoping to provide ebooks to a large number of people. Hi Raph… you can follow the same steps to create the eBook and then publish it for android or other devices. How can i do that? Plz help.. Thank you for the informative explanation. Overall great presentation. However, a few places in the videos it was difficult to understand what was being said. It would make things clearer to have CC in addition to the audio.
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