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 at nepotism.net/formatting (you can start with a free

trial 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.