1. Mastering Kindle Fixed Layout eBooks Joshua Tallent Chief eBook Architect @jtallent @askburnie

2. What we’ll be covering:  The Basics – Coding tips and suggestions  Fixed Layout Children’s eBooks  Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Manga  Fixed Layout Non-fiction @jtallent@askburnie

3. The Basics @jtallent@askburnie Nicolas Suzor -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicsuzor/2554668884/

4. The Basics  Solid coding practices save time, money, and frustration  Most of you will probably try to use this workflow:  Plan your code from the beginning  Consistency is King: IDs and class names @jtallent@askburnie

5. The Basics  Nest your tags...but they can swim. Gorillas can’t swim... @jtallent@askburnie

6. The Basics  Less is more (complex eBooks will not work well)  Consider the size of text  Remember there is no page zooming  Embed your fonts (don’t call iOS fonts)  Use percentages, or have a consistent conversion process from pixels/ems @jtallent@askburnie

7. Children’s eBooks @jtallent@askburnie Cow’s Can’t Jump, by Dave Reisman -- http://www.jumpingcowpress.com/

8. Children’s Fixed Layout eBooks  Introduction: Functionality  Spreads  Magnification  Limitations  No Page Zoom  No audio/narration  No video @jtallent@askburnie

9. Demo @jtallent@askburnie

10. Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Manga @jtallent@askburnie MITLRproductions -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/81724558@N06/7485473674/

11. Kindle Comics Creator (KC2)  Free, easy, and fast tool that allows authors and publishers to create comics, graphic novels, and manga for the Kindle platform  You don't have to know HTML and CSS  Coming Soon – Not ready for public release kindle-publishing-tools-beta@amazon.com @jtallent@askburnie

12. Demo @jtallent@askburnie

13. Kindle Comics Creator (KC2)  Things to Remember: -Always save your work on every page -Large files may take a long time to process @jtallent@askburnie

14. Non-fiction @jtallent@askburnie INZANOUTS Savannah -- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008CFLXVU/

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20. Non-fiction Fixed Layout  Not normally recommended  Lack of zoom, different screen sizes, etc.  If you do decide to make one, you will need to completely re-design your book  Make it fit better in 16:9 aspect ratio  Use the magnification feature well @jtallent@askburnie

21. Kindle E Ink Support @jtallent@askburnie

35. Q & A Joshua Tallent Chief eBook Architect joshua@firebrandtech.com 512-843-1322 www.ebookarchitects.com www.firebrandtech.com @jtallent // @ebookarchitects // @askburnie