Chapter 6: Working with Images and Multimedia in eBooks

Although the majority of ebooks are text-only novels and short stories, a large minority of ebooks—across all genres—include photographs, illustrations, charts, graphs, maps, other imagery, and even audio and video. Moreover, even novels and short stories typically have at least cover images. Whether your publication merely needs a cover or requires lots of figures, the process of creating and using graphics and multimedia in ebooks differs in several distinct ways from creating and using them in print or in other digital formats.

In this chapter, you will learn about the following:

Exporting Images to eBooks

Preparing Images for eBooks

Adding Audio and Video to eBooks

Adding Vector Graphics to eBooks