9.3

eBooks
You can create eBooks in three formats:
• ePub eBooks, for eReaders such as the iPad®, Sony® Reader, and NOOK®
• Kindle eBooks, for Amazon® Kindle® eReaders
• eBooks for Blio eReader
The process of creating ePub eBooks, Kindle eBooks, and Blio eBooks is very similar. The
main difference is that there are some features available in each format that may not be
available in the others. These differences are described in the topics below.
For information on how to publish an eBook, see A Guide to Digital Publishing with
QuarkXPress.
Working with Reflow view
The ePub, Kindle, and Blio ebook formats offer a text reflow view, which lets end users
view content in a full-screen format with resizable text. This view is designed to let end
users view content without being constrained or distracted by the layout. A Blio eBook
may have several chapters or sections, all of which can be viewed sequentially in text
reflow view.
If you want to take advantage of this feature, you must create at least one reflow article in
QuarkXPress. If you find it useful for organization, you can create one article for each
chapter or section, but this is not necessary.
A reflow article is simply a copy of the content that makes up a particular chapter or
section. Reflow articles are necessary for two reasons:
• Because the content in a typical QuarkXPress layout is not suitable for presentation in text
reflow view without a bit of modification. For example, a layout may contain Indent Here
characters, manual line breaks, or All Caps styling — all of which can result in odd display
in text reflow view. As a layout artist, you must adjust the content in each reflow article
to ensure the best reading experience for your end users.
• Because you need a way to apply semantic tags (such as Title, Headline, and Body) to the
text. The e-reader uses these tags to determine how to display the text.
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