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If you haven’t already, install Vellum (see instructions above).This package is a good choice if you plan to create paperback versions of your eBooks, for example through Amazon’s CreateSpace. Vellum Press, currently about $250, a one-time fee that will enable you to create as many eBook and print files as you like.It will not enable you to create print (.pdf) files. Vellum EBooks, currently about $200, a one-time fee that will enable you to create as many eBook files as you like.Because Vellum is fairly new, these options may change: At that point, you need to purchase a Vellum Package.Īs of this writing, Vellum offers two possible packages.

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You can use Vellum for free until you get to the point of generating eBook files.

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Follow the instructions to download and install the application.Click the dark Download button (this button appears on the page only if you’re on a Mac).You’ll use iBooks to preview your Apple-format (.epub) eBooks. iBooks, which I believe comes pre-installed on your Mac.You’ll use this app to see what your Kindle-format (.mobi) eBooks will look like on various types of Kindle devices. Kindle Previewer, Amazon’s eBook testing application.NOTE: you’ll install KindleGen via Vellum rather than downloading it as a separate application. Vellum uses KindleGen to create Kindle eBooks. KindleGen, Amazon’s tool for creating a Kindle-compatible eBook.You’ll use this app to preview your Kindle-format eBooks. The Kindle App, Amazon’s eBook reader.I assume you’ve already installed a popular manuscript editing application, such as LibreOffice or Microsoft Word.Publish your eBook files to Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing, Barnes & Noble’s Nook Press, Apple’s iBook Authors, and other electronic and print distributors.In this step, you preview your eBook files with Amazon’s Kindle Previewer and iBooks, then go back and adjust the Vellum project until you’re happy with the look and behavior of the eBook file in each format. Use Vellum to generate an eBook file for each format you want to publish (Mobi, ePub, etc.).

This step is similar to the typesetting process a print publisher performs to produce printed Galleys. docx manuscript into Vellum, and edit the resulting Vellum file to make the resulting eBook look good to you. If you like you can even use Vellum to write your eBook (although Vellum doesn’t have all the features of a full-fledged word processor). Write your manuscript using LibreOffice, Microsoft Word, or another Word Processing application that can produce a.The process of creating an eBook using Vellum is simple: This page contains step-by-step instructions for installing Vellum and the other tools you’ll use to produce eBooks using a Mac. It’s one of several alternatives for creating eBooks, and the one I’ve used for Linda Needham’s book, The Legend of Nimway Hall: 1940 – Josie. Vellum is an eBook (electronic book) creation application you’ll use to convert your manuscript into an eBook file that you’ll publish.

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