Kindle Comic Creator: Another Way To Create Fixed Layout Ebooks

"Comics and graphic novels are among the fastest growing content categories in the Kindle Store."- Amazon

Earlier this year Amazon released a free tool called Kindle Comic Creator that does just that - allows authors and publishers to create multi panel comics, graphic novels & photo/illustration books without knowing HTML/CSS. This is great news for artists and publishers.

I agree with Ben Zachheim, the Kindle Comic Creator "is a big deal" because of MATCHBOOK a "program that offers customers who purchase, or have previously purchased, a print book from Amazon.com the option to purchase the Kindle version of that title for $2.99 or less." If the publisher created the ebook first, then they could create the print version of the book using Amazon's CreateSpace. This is REALLY interesting for independent publishers. Which comes first, ebook or print book? Will this make publishers more creative with their publication dates? 

If you want to try out the tool, R. Scot Johns gives a great analysis here.

You can download Kindle Comic Creator here & the Kindle Comic Creator User Guide here.

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Creating Fixed Layout Ebooks For Kids

Making Fixed Layout Ebooks for Children's Books

“If children are the future, then Ebooks are the future of the publishing industry,” 

- The ABC's of Kids & Ebooks

Ready to make an Ebook? 

Fixed-layout seems to be the best format for children's books because they contain so much non-flowable content (i.e. illustration,photos etc). The Ebook Architects give non coders a generous explaination of what a fixed layout might look like here and why you might need one.

Here's a free epub produced by BISG (Book Industry Study Group) called a Field Guide To Fixed Layout for E-Books. Published February 2013, it's a wealth of information about creating fixed layout Ebooks. You can download it here.

Field Guide To Fixed layout for E-books, published by BISG

Ebook Architects: Great information about what authors & illustrators need to consider before creating Ebooks
CircularFlo: Circular software that converts InDesign files to the fixed layout format "in one click".
Lynda.com: Creating a Fixed-Layout EPUB with Anne-Marie Conception
Liz Castro: Fixed Layout EPUBs For iPad and iPhone
MobileRead Wiki: Fixed layout ePub
R. Scot Johns: Kindle Fixed layout Tutorial & Book
Tim Vandevall: Create a Fixed Layout Book Without Coding

A Fantastic Resource: Going From InDesign to Ebook
By Colleen Cunningham, ebook developer, F + W Media here.

FIXED LAYOUT CONVERSION SERVICES

Fixed Layout Book Design Template from Joel Friedlander $27.00
Here's a video of Joels template in use from TrainingAuthors.com



Publishgreen.com $499.00
Bookbaby.com $199 (iPad only) + $199 standard or $299 premium packages
Ebook Architects Quotes available upon request


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RELATED READING LIST: CHILDREN'S EBOOK NEWS 2014

E-Publishing & Nimble Thinking from Publishers Weekly
Rizzoli Launches First Immersive Narrative Ebook Collection for Kids at Bologna Children's Book Fair from Digital Book World

 


RELATED READING LIST: CHILDREN'S EBOOK NEWS 2013

Trajectory Inks E-book Deals with Chinese Publishers at Bologna Book Fair
Frederator Hires David Wilk To Run New E-book Unit
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More Than Half U.S. Kids Reading Ebooks, New Report Shows

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