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Cross-platform interactive ebook in iBooks Author

I'm attempting to create a choose-your-own-adventure ebook in iBooks Author. However, in formats other than the mac store, the links do not work. I can export it as an epub but the links will only work in iBooks. How do I fix this?
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After I scanned(destructive) book: What are the steps to create a proper kindle ebook?

I have a book that is not available in .mobi or .epub . I want to convert it into ebook for Kindle. I scanned all the pages. What else should I do next?
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Preserving Layout of Original File

fairly new to Ebooks and publishing in general. I am attempting to publish a poetry collection. Unfortunately, I've been wracking my brain over how to preserve the formatting of my source file (.odt) for the .epub version. None of the built in…
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Ebook file size connected to word

I submitted my 180,000 word book to book baby having inserted images with the captions embedded alongside the pictures within the images. My first submission wound up being a 13.5 meg docx file. I rejected the proofs because the embedded caption…
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How to adapt annotations from an old edition book to a new edition book?

I like to write notes on ebooks for reorganizing the topics and for helping with my understanding. One question which I have with this way is that: when a newer edition of the same book comes out, what should I do to migrate the notes that I wrote…
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kindle cannot highlight/select words in converted pdf

I converted scientific books using softwares introduced here. I am using kindle paperwhite and the problem is that i cannot select and long press any word in PDF. Whole the file looks like an image. When I open converted PDFs in my PC, I see they…
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Turn of reading speed personalization on Kindle Paperwhite?

I know that I can reset personalized reading speed like this: How can I reset the reading speed data on a Kindle? But can I disable reading speed personalization? I want to be able to see how much is left of a chapter, either based on some average…
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Error Showing "epubcheck error: mimetype entry missing or not the first in archive"

I am using below code to make epub file but when i velidate epub this is showing error please help set FILETOZIP=D:\e7477\feb\temp\utf.* set TEMPDIR=D:\e7477\tool\zip\temp738 rmdir %TEMPDIR% mkdir %TEMPDIR% xcopy /s/y %FILETOZIP% %TEMPDIR% echo Set…
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Book length indicator for Kindle Paperwhite firmware 5.7.2.1

My Kindle Paperwhite has been updated (automatically) to firmware 5.7.2.1 In the old firmware the length of the book was indicated by the number of dots below the book title. Bold dots indicated my reading process: .............. In the new…
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Has Apple’s FairPlay DRM been cracked?

I am not asking how. I am asking the binary Yes/No question of whether Apple’s FairPlay DRM copy-protection as used on their iBooks ebook content is known to have been cracked/broken/breached, citing evidence. According to this CNET article in 2012,…
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How to skip those hyphens while searching in acrobat

I have two pdf files: original image pdf where the pdf file is just an image of the text ocr pdf produced by OCR, using ABBYY FineReader 11 these are the process i did i have a image pdf then i use abby to perform OCR function then i convert my…
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Difference between PocketBook Touch Lux 3 and Tea Touch Lux 3?

I'm thinking of getting an ereader, and have an opportunity to buy a PocketBook Touch Lux 3 on sale. Is there a difference between the PocketBook and the Tea? Will I have access to software updates if I get the PocketBook?
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Calibre - display cover size on main screen

Is there any way to add a column with the dimension of the cover on the main screen?
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Kobo H2O and symbol

I just got a mail from a person who told me that - while reading with a Kobo H2O an ebook I wrote - he could not see the character aleph in "ℵ0", and moreover the reader would not get past that page. (The ebook reads fine with the Firefox plugin,…
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Share directly transferred books with Kid Account

I have a new Paperwhite Kindle that I have used Calibre to manage directly transferring my ebooks. I setup a Kid Account for one of my children. When selecting book for my child to read I can only select from ebooks purchased through my Amazon…
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