Sexy eBooks

eBook Formatting Workflow

H2NH ePub

by David Barron

Objective * Workflow * Files * Programs * TEMPLATE * MACRO

Objective

TXT to:

*DOC - PDF

*HTML - EPUB, MOBI

Workflow

Wndows - Mac - GNU/Linux*

*with LibreOffice

TXT

-- for em dash

produces “Title.txt”

Create story folder “Title”

DOC & PDF

edit in Word, save as “Title.doc”

[create a 600x900 cover, using GIMP]

use three styles

Word Styles (3)

Normal • Chapter • §

apply styles, run eBook macro

Save as “Title.doc”

Word Templates (2)

Word Smashwords Template

Save as “TitleDOC.doc”

Make columns, place cover in front of book, as in the screenshot

Word PDF Template (screenshot)

Save as “TitlePDF.doc”

Save as PDF “Title - Author.pdf”

Word Macro (2)

eBook (and eBookI)

HTML

return to “Title.doc”

run eBookI macro

open jEdit, new window.

copy and paste Title.doc text into the new window

run eBook.bsh macro

save as “Title”

jEdit macro (1)

eBook.bsh

jEdit Templates (2)

Copy and paste “Title” text into the appropriate template

Short Story template

Book template

apply chapter tags as appropriate

run jTidy plugin (optional)

Save as “Title.html”

EPUB & MOBI

open calibre, drag and drop “Title.html” into main window

edit metadata, insert cover

Convert to EPUB

Table of Contents

Level 1 TOC (XPath Expression) = //h:p[re:test(@class, "chapter", "i")]

EPUB Output

check box 'Preserve cover aspect ratio'

produces “Title - Author.epub”

scroll through EPUB file in calibre for entity errors

use epubcheck

Convert to MOBI

Page Setup

margins = 0”

produces “Title - Author.mobi”

check MOBI file in Kindle Previewer.

UPLOAD EVERYWHERE

fin

This is the bare-bones, no explanation workflow that H2NH ePub uses to produce an eBook in various formats. If you want a detailed overview and step-by-step walk-through, please consult Paul Salvette's excellent eBook Formatting Guide: Details

Files

Title folder

13 files

A FocusWriter

01 “Title.txt” (plain text)

02 “Title.rtf” (edited copy, with italics)

B GIMP

03 “Title.xcf” (raw)

04 “Title(cover).jpg” (final eBook cover)

C Microsoft Word 2007

05 “Title.doc” (Master, with styles)

06 “TitleDOC.doc” (Meatgrinder-ready)

(Smashwords to Kobo, Diesel, Apple, Sony et al)

07 “TitlePDF.doc” (PDF backup)

08 “Title – Author.pdf” (PDF)

(DriveThruFiction; ARC)

09 “TitleHTML.doc” (with <i></i>)

D jEdit

10 “Title” (for entities)

11 “Title.html” (clean HTML)

E calibre

12 “Title – Author.epub” (checked EPUB)

(B&N et al)

13 “Title – Author.mobi” (checked MOBI)

(Amazon)

Programs

FocusWriter 

for TXT

-features: convenient timer and word count

-option for RTF format

-multi-platform

-full-screen text editor  

Microsoft Office Word 2007 

for DOC and PDF

add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS

-for Smashwords

-*for other platforms, use OpenOffice

jEdit 

for HTML

plugins: JTidy, Minimap, XML, Ancestor

-robust, convenient

-multi-platform

calibre 

for EPUB and MOBI

-easy conversion, table of contents creation

-also useful for managing eBook library 

Cover Art

GIMP for cover art

plugins:

-works fine for journeyman editing

-more cost-effective than Photoshop

-multi-platform

-free software

TEMPLATE

Word Smashwords Template

blurb Garamond 8

Title Garamond 36

Subtitle Garamond 18

Author Garamond 18

Copyright © Garamond 8

Smashwords Edition, License Notes

This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

Title Garamond 36

Author Garamond 18

Body Text Garamond 11

Garamond 11

*** Garamond 8

Garamond 11

Garamond 11

*** Garamond 8

Garamond 11

Garamond 11

THE END Garamond 18

fin Garamond 8

PDF Template

(Screenshot)

jEdit Short Story Template

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">

  <head>

    <style type="text/css">

      html, body, div, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, ul, ol, dl, li, dt, dd, p, pre, table, th, td, tr { margin: 0; padding: 0em; }

      p

      {

                    text-indent: 1.5em;

                    margin-bottom: 0.2em;

      }

      p.noindent

      {

                    text-indent: 0em;

                    margin-bottom: 0.2em;

      }

      p.preview

      {

                    margin-top: 5em;

                    margin-bottom: 2em;

      }

      p.title

      {

                    page-break-before: always;

                    font-size: 3em;

                    font-weight: bold;

                    margin-top: 5em;

      }

      p.subtitle

      {

                    text-indent: 3em;

                    font-size: 2em;

                    font-weight: bold;

      }

      p.author

      {

                    text-indent: 3em;

                    font-size: 2em;

      }

      p.matter

      {

                    text-indent: 3em;

                    font-size: 1.5em;

      }

      p.chapter

      {

                    page-break-before: always;

                    text-indent: 1.5em;

                    font-weight: bold;

                    font-size: 2em;

                    margin-top: 5em;

                    margin-bottom: 2em;

      }

      p.story

      {

                    text-indent: 1.5em;

                    font-size: 1em;

                    margin-top: 5em;

                    margin-bottom: 0.2em;

      }

      p.centered

      {

                    text-indent: 0em;

                    text-align: center;

      }

      span.centered

      {

                    text-indent: 0em;

                    text-align: center;

      }

    </style>

  </head>

  <body>

<p class="preview"><i>The Preview Goes Here</i></p>

<p class="title">The Title Goes Here</p>

<p class="subtitle"><i>The Subtitle Goes Here</i></p>

<p class="author">by David Barron</p>

<p class="matter">Copyright &copy; 2012 David Barron</p>

<p class="matter">Published by H2NH ePub</p>

<p class="chapter" style="display:none">The Title Goes Here</p>

<p class="story">The first paragraph was good.</p>

<p>The next paragraph was better.</p>

<p>Then the scene ended.</p>

<p class="centered"><span class="centered">&curren;</span></p>

<p>The last scene was the best.</p>

<p class="noindent"><strong>THE END</strong></p>

<p><i>fin</i></p>

</body>

MACRO

Word eBook Macro

(put in NewMacros)

Sub eBookI()

'

' eBook Macro

'

'

    Selection.Find.ClearFormatting

    Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting

    With Selection.Find

        .Text = "'"

        .Replacement.Text = "'"

        .Forward = True

        .Wrap = wdFindContinue

        .Format = False

        .MatchCase = False

        .MatchWholeWord = False

        .MatchKashida = False

        .MatchDiacritics = False

        .MatchAlefHamza = False

        .MatchControl = False

        .MatchByte = False

        .MatchAllWordForms = False

        .MatchSoundsLike = False

        .MatchWildcards = False

        .MatchFuzzy = False

    End With

    Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll

    With Selection.Find

        .Text = """"

        .Replacement.Text = """"

        .Forward = True

        .Wrap = wdFindContinue

        .Format = False

        .MatchCase = False

        .MatchWholeWord = False

        .MatchKashida = False

        .MatchDiacritics = False

        .MatchAlefHamza = False

        .MatchControl = False

        .MatchByte = False

        .MatchAllWordForms = False

        .MatchSoundsLike = False

        .MatchWildcards = False

        .MatchFuzzy = False

    End With

    Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll

    Selection.Find.ClearFormatting

    Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting

    With Selection.Find

        .Text = "--"

        .Replacement.Text = "^+"

        .Forward = True

        .Wrap = wdFindContinue

        .Format = False

        .MatchCase = False

        .MatchWholeWord = False

        .MatchKashida = False

        .MatchDiacritics = False

        .MatchAlefHamza = False

        .MatchControl = False

        .MatchByte = False

        .MatchAllWordForms = False

        .MatchSoundsLike = False

        .MatchWildcards = False

        .MatchFuzzy = False

    End With

    Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll

    Selection.Find.ClearFormatting

    Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting

    With Selection.Find

        .Text = "..."

        .Replacement.Text = "^i"

        .Forward = True

        .Wrap = wdFindContinue

        .Format = False

        .MatchCase = False

        .MatchWholeWord = False

        .MatchKashida = False

        .MatchDiacritics = False

        .MatchAlefHamza = False

        .MatchControl = False

        .MatchByte = False

        .MatchAllWordForms = False

        .MatchSoundsLike = False

        .MatchWildcards = False

        .MatchFuzzy = False

    End With

    Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll

    Selection.Find.ClearFormatting

    Selection.Find.Font.Italic = True

    Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting

    With Selection.Find

        .Text = ""

        .Replacement.Text = "<i>^&</i>"

        .Forward = True

        .Wrap = wdFindContinue

        .Format = True

        .MatchCase = False

        .MatchWholeWord = False

        .MatchKashida = False

        .MatchDiacritics = False

        .MatchAlefHamza = False

        .MatchControl = False

        .MatchByte = False

        .MatchAllWordForms = False

        .MatchSoundsLike = False

        .MatchWildcards = False

        .MatchFuzzy = False

    End With

    Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll

End Sub

Sub eBook()

'

' eBook Macro

'

'

    Selection.Find.ClearFormatting

    Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting

    With Selection.Find

        .Text = "'"

        .Replacement.Text = "'"

        .Forward = True

        .Wrap = wdFindContinue

        .Format = False

        .MatchCase = False

        .MatchWholeWord = False

        .MatchKashida = False

        .MatchDiacritics = False

        .MatchAlefHamza = False

        .MatchControl = False

        .MatchByte = False

        .MatchAllWordForms = False

        .MatchSoundsLike = False

        .MatchWildcards = False

        .MatchFuzzy = False

    End With

    Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll

    With Selection.Find

        .Text = """"

        .Replacement.Text = """"

        .Forward = True

        .Wrap = wdFindContinue

        .Format = False

        .MatchCase = False

        .MatchWholeWord = False

        .MatchKashida = False

        .MatchDiacritics = False

        .MatchAlefHamza = False

        .MatchControl = False

        .MatchByte = False

        .MatchAllWordForms = False

        .MatchSoundsLike = False

        .MatchWildcards = False

        .MatchFuzzy = False

    End With

    Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll

    Selection.Find.ClearFormatting

    Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting

    With Selection.Find

        .Text = "--"

        .Replacement.Text = "^+"

        .Forward = True

        .Wrap = wdFindContinue

        .Format = False

        .MatchCase = False

        .MatchWholeWord = False

        .MatchKashida = False

        .MatchDiacritics = False

        .MatchAlefHamza = False

        .MatchControl = False

        .MatchByte = False

        .MatchAllWordForms = False

        .MatchSoundsLike = False

        .MatchWildcards = False

        .MatchFuzzy = False

    End With

    Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll

    Selection.Find.ClearFormatting

    Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting

    With Selection.Find

        .Text = "..."

        .Replacement.Text = "^i"

        .Forward = True

        .Wrap = wdFindContinue

        .Format = False

        .MatchCase = False

        .MatchWholeWord = False

        .MatchKashida = False

        .MatchDiacritics = False

        .MatchAlefHamza = False

        .MatchControl = False

        .MatchByte = False

        .MatchAllWordForms = False

        .MatchSoundsLike = False

        .MatchWildcards = False

        .MatchFuzzy = False

    End With

    Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll

End Sub

jEdit “eBook.bsh” macro

//H2NH ePub

//by David Barron

///right double quotes

SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("”");

SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("&rdquo;");

SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(false);

SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///left double quotes

SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("“");

SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("&ldquo;");

SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(false);

SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///left single quotes

SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("‘");

SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("&lsquo;");

SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(false);

SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///right single quotes

SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("’");

SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("&rsquo;");

SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(false);

SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///ellipses

SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("…");

SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("&hellip;");

SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(false);

SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///non-converted ellipses

SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("...");

SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("&hellip;");

SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(false);

SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///em dashes

SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("—");

SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("&mdash;");

SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(false);

SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///non-converted em dashes

SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("--");

SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("&mdash;");

SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(false);

SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///en dashes

SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("–");

SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("&ndash;");

SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(false);

SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///è

SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("è");

SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("&egrave;");

SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(false);

SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///é

SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("é");

SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("&eacute;");

SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(false);

SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///copyright symbol

SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("©");

SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("&copy;");

SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(false);

SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///section symbol

SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("§");

SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("&sect;");

SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(false);

SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///section stars

SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("¤");

SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("&curren;");

SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(false);

SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///class

SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("^(.+)$");

SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("<p>$1</p>");

SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(true);

SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///section centered

//SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("<p>&curren;</p>");

//SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("<p class="centered"><span class="centered">&curren;</span></p>");

//SearchAndReplace.setBeanShellReplace(false);

//SearchAndReplace.setIgnoreCase(false);

//SearchAndReplace.setRegexp(false);

//SearchAndReplace.setSearchFileSet(new CurrentBufferSet());

//SearchAndReplace.replaceAll(view);

///fix italics

//SearchAndReplace.setSearchString("</p><p></i></p>")

//SearchAndReplace.setReplaceString("</i></p>")

///autochapter

//TBD

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