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Free Fixed-Layout EPUB Webinar
One of the most exciting new features in the 2014 Release of InDesign CC is the ability to output a fixed-layout EPUB directly from InDesign. This is huge, especially if you work with children’s books, textbooks, cookbooks, or other highly-designed layouts that you want to make into ebooks. And now you can learn all about InDesign’s new EPUB features and how to use them in a free Adobe webinar hosted by Anne-Marie Concepción on Tuesday August 12th at 10AM Pacific time.Â
It’s going to be great, so register now! It was great, and now you can watch the recording at your leisure!
And for even more on the fixed-layout EPUB features in the 2014 Release of InDesign CC, check out Anne-Marie’s lynda.com series Creating a Fixed-Layout EPUB, as well as her videos at Adobe.com.
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Thanks for the info, I’m in!
Looking forward to it Anne-Marie!
Be sure to cover the gotchas… things we might do in a print version that create problems in fixed layout. I’ve already discovered that kerning can look really weird.
Any chance Adobe might add a benefit to CC that’d give users access Lynda courses on a particular app. I don’t use enough Adobe products to sign up for the entire package, but access all the InDesign training for an extra $5-10 would be helpful.
Hi Michael, thanks! Would love to see an example of your kerning gone bad. (I don’t have to show it in the webinar of course.)
Don’t know about lynda.com, but that’s an excellent idea. However I think that their normal fee … $30 for a month’s-worth of anything you want to watch on lynda.com … is a great deal.
Yes… kerning causes problems with FXL from ID. Make sure it’s turned off in styles. I’m guessing there’s a script that can do it, as well.
Is this webinar appropriate for someone who’s never made an EPUB file but is interested in learning more? Or do you need to have a working knowledge of EPUB already? Thanks, in advance.
Great news, Anne-Marie – am really looking forward to the webinar.
Will Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing accept fixed-layout epubs?
Or, should I plan to create my book with Adobe InDesign CC as an epub which will allow the text to free-flow on the pages?
@Stephanie: Yes, it’s appropriate for beginners. We’re all beginners when it comes to Fixed Layout anyway (well, most of us are). I will quickly review the diff between flowable and fixed at the start.
@Melinda: KDP will accept them as long as you’ve created it with their tags and structure, which does not use the open standard EPUB 3 (the same that Adobe InDesign exports).
Hello, Anne Marie Concepción.
I am sorry that I have to miss this. I have manditory D2L training all day that day. I wish you luck though.
Hi Anne Marie – I need a little clarification, please, on your answer to my question. Are you saying that KDP will accept EPUBs from the current Adobe InDesign CC – or that the KDP tags and structures are not the same as the current InDesign CC? (I was a little confused by your answer.)
KDP will accept valid EPUB 3s and convert them to KF8. (Or you can convert them yourself w/Kindle Previewer utility.) But the way Kindle marks up its fixed layout ebooks is the not the same as the open standard EPUB 3, so the result is often a hot mess.
This is different for reflowable EPUBs. Even though the mark up is somewhat different between EPUB 3 and Kindle, the results are usually okay.
Thanks very much. I enjoyed the webinar – very, very interesting!
The recording of the webinar is now available!
https://j.mp/fxl-webinar
Hi Anne-Marie,
I was wondering where I can find the pdf you mentioned in the webinar of the resources like redium(?).org and Chrome. I’m on a PC and can’t find anything to see if my fixed layout epubs are turning out correctly. You make it seem so simple, but mine just aren’t doing right. I’m thinking now that it’s because I don’t have anything to preview them on.
Thanks for the webinar!
Sincerely,
TJ Waller