Here are two side-by-side comparisons, to illustrate. Kindle Create does produce better-looking text than the basic file-upload conversion offered by Kindle Direct Publishing. (However, someone more familiar with the program may have found a way around that.) Kindle Create’s pre-set parameters appear to be (perhaps deliberately) complicated to change, and to make that change universal. It’s tedious – to put it mildly! – to have to go through three manuscripts, each of about a hundred thousand words, to do that. I can make those adjustments manually, but I haven’t (yet) found a way to successfully automate it every time. The sub-title (“Rousay”, in this case) is in a different color, font and text effect from what I want, and (more importantly) doesn’t align precisely with the body text below it. Unfortunately, Kindle Create’s default mode for sub-titles looks like this: For example, in many chapters and sections I’ll indicate location through a sub-heading, as the action jumps from place to place (sometimes several times within a chapter). I find it somewhat restrictive, in that it only offers fonts and previews platforms that Amazon supports, and isn’t easily customizable to achieve the results I want. Kindle Create’s interface is, obviously, different from Vellum, but what it tries to do is almost identical. Kindle Create certainly produces a higher-quality product than mere conversion of files, and allows for a certain amount of “tweaking” (no, I did not say “twerking”!) For many authors, particularly those who plan to publish in e-book format only, or who will rely on Amazon to convert their e-books to print format, that will probably be enough. If so, I think the company has succeeded to a large extent. By offering this free alternative to other, more expensive software, Amazon might be aiming to keep authors within its marketplace and discourage them from “going wide”. I can’t help but get the impression that Amazon designed Kindle Create with Vellum and similar products in mind. Conversion software such as Calibre claims to automate the conversion process, but I’ve seldom found an Amazon-sourced MOBI file (even without digital rights management code embedded) that converts easily and fully, without problems. If you want to “go wide” and publish your work in other formats, through other vendors, you’re going to have some serious issues. Obviously, this only prepares manuscripts for ’s MOBI e-book format. ![]() My descriptions will necessarily be brief, due to lack of space and time, but I hope you’ll learn enough to be able to assess them for your own needs.įirst, let’s look at Kindle Create. I thought you might be interested in my experiences thus far. I decided that, for this trilogy, I’d like to spread my wings a little so I’ve been experimenting with two such programs, Amazon’s Kindle Create (free) and 180g’s Vellum (free to download and try, but $199 for the e-book edition only and $249 for e-book and print editions). Over the past couple of years, publication software has come a long way, making the preparation process easier and more sophisticated. It did an adequate job, but nothing special. Until now, I’ve simply imported my word processor files to Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing and let its in-house conversion software prepare them for publication. “ The Stones of Silence” will (hopefully) come out next week “ An Airless Storm” will follow in June and the final volume, “ The Pride of the Damned“, will be published in July. Internet access fees or other service charges may apply.I’m in the final stages of preparing the first book of my new military science fiction trilogy, Cochrane’s Company, for publication. Browse thousands of free and paid apps by category, read user reviews, and compare ratings. Help keep your PC up to date with the latest free service packs and updates for your version of Windows.ĭownload a free language pack to see Windows in the language of your choice.ĭownload more apps for your Windows tablet or computer here. If you use Windows 10, it's easier to use the Microsoft Store below to download desktop themes. Visit this personalization page to surround yourself with the things you love. Plug-ins or add-ons add functionality-such as audio effects or DVD capability-to Windows Media Player. Visualizations are colors, shapes, and patterns that move to the music in Windows Media Player Now Playing mode. You can learn more about Windows 10 here. ![]() ![]() Note: Windows Essentials (Movie Maker, Windows Photo Gallery, and Windows Live Writer) reached end of support on January 10, 2017. They are no longer available for download.
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