EPUB Machine (Your EPUB Formatting Butler‪)‬

EPUB Machine (Your EPUB Formatting Butler) is the second of  the three user manuals for the Nepo Press web-based book formatting  system. We might call the system EPUB Machine when making EPUB files,  Mobi Machine when making Mobi files, and PDF Machine when making  "camera-ready" PDF files for printing paperback books. The same  system does all three. This book focuses on how to make EPUB files  (eBooks) for the Barnes & Noble NOOK and NOOK Apps, Kobo eReaders, 

Apple's iBooks--just about every eReader except Kindle---showing you everything you need to know to get started. If you want to create  EPUB eBooks, this is the book to start with. 


For making Mobi files (for Amazon Kindle and Kindle Apps), start with  Mobi Machine (Your Kindle Formatting Butler). These two manuals  contain essentially the same information---once you have read one, you  probably do not need the other. Pick based on whether your primary  interest is EPUB or Mobi. 


After you have read one of these manuals, you are ready to make eBooks, but you'll probably want to read the third manual, Advanced  Mobi and EPUB Machines, eventually. It covers advanced formatting  techniques including how to make "camera-ready" PDF files for publishing and selling printed books through CreateSpace and Amazon. 


For self-publishers, EPUB Machine hits the sweet spot with the best combination of high quality, low cost, ease of use, and flexibility. 


What do you need? You need a computer with a web browser, a word processor or text editor, an internet connection, and a Nepo Press book account . You don't need to install any software. Your same manuscript will work for Mobi files, EPUB files, and PDF files, giving you "one-stop" formatting with nearly instant turn-around. Format your books on your schedule, not someone else's. No limit to the number of revisions, so fixing typos or changing your list of "Other Books by This Author" can be done whenever you wish. 


If you are using the Nepo Press service, or planning to use it, this is the "missing manual" to help get you oriented and up to speed quickly. 


The trick is to add simple, visible markup to your manuscript then feed that to the EPUB Machine. The result is a professional looking eBook, without the formatting errors so commonly seen in self-published books.