Wow ePUB over the years has become a monster. You don't agree? Why? Well haven't you heard the noice about people finding it difficult to understand ePUB. Read reviews and previews which are available in plentiful on the internet.
The Monster: For heavens sake everyone needs to understand. ePUB is just a set of XHTML files packaged together. How will it look on this device or on that is not the question. The question is do you really know your XHTML and CSS well?
How do you do it?
Well understand that the content must look good. With proper styles. With proper structure. Its the same as designing a pBook. The difference, the limitations.
Best Way out?
Use standards.
Does it really matter that the looks same as the pBook?
For me it hardly matters, the electronic medium as much more to just designing. If I read a book with lot of Index terms or Bibliography references then I prefer correct hyperlinks. Nicely styled paragraphs and clearly defined sections. Thats it the eBook is done.
I have always said this and I reiterate, devices will come and go, what today is true will be obsolete tomorrow.
Think hard on this.
Next post XML work flow for Publishing.
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