EPUB publishing

ton of different formats:

.aeh (used by Archos eReaders)
.lrx (used by Sony eReaders)
.ibooks (used by Apple eReaders)
.pkg (used by Newton eReaders)
.mobi (used by Amazon Kindle eReaders)
.epub (used by just about everyone else, including Barnes & Noble NOOK eReaders)

There are actually even more formats than those. That’s just a small sample. So, which one should you make?

Well, the only formats you need to create are EPUB and MOBI. Forget the others. EPUB is quickly becoming the industry standard and 90% of the eReaders on the market can open EPUB files. There is also a very simple conversion tool to change your EPUB into a MOBI. So, you really only need to make an EPUB, convert it to MOBI, and your book will be accessible on 99% of the eReaders out there, including NOOK and Kindle.

 


Build a digital book with EPUB

The open XML-based eBook format

Need to distribute documentation, create an eBook, or just archive your favorite blog posts? EPUB is an open specification for digital books based on familiar technologies like XML, CSS, and XHTML, and EPUB files can be read on portable e-ink devices, mobile phones, and desktop computers. This tutorial explains the EPUB format in detail, demonstrates EPUB validation using Java technology, and moves step-by-step through automating EPUB creation using DocBook and Python.


EPUB (short for electronic publication) is a free and open e-book standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). Files have the extension .epub.

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how to make an ebook cover

Book cover design is booming and even has its own awards. Design Observer promotes anannual award for book cover design with a 35-person judging panel! The traditional process of getting a book cover design can be extremely time-consuming and the result is often disappointing for the author. This is all changing with the digital age ushering in an era of author-led ebook publishing and with a little help from crowdsourcing.

 

For easy reference, take the shortcut:


How to Make a Book Cover in GIMP


Design Your Own eBook Cover That Sells: The Complete Guide

Find standard eBook cover size specifications. To start making the cover, open up a new project in Photoshop and implement the settings below.  While these settings are standard, it would be helpful to learn the different sizes and formats for all online eBook publishers. Amazon Kindle’s recommended height and width is listed below.

  • Preset: Custom
  • Height and Width: 1600 px x 2400 px
  • {Amazon Kindle Recommended}: 1563 px x 2500 px
  • Resolution: 300 px/inch
  • Color: RGB
  • Background Color: Transparent

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Arduino microcontrollers

Published on Dec 30, 2012

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SparkFun is an online retail store that sells the bits and pieces to make your electronics projects possible. Whether it’s a robot that can cook your breakfast or a GPS cat tracking device, our products and resources are designed to make the world of electronics more accessible.

In addition to products, SparkFun also offers classes and online tutorials to help educate individuals in the wonderful world of embedded electronics.

What Is The RedBoard?

Arduino is one of the most popular physical computing platforms available today. It’s an amazing tool for both experienced and budding electronics enthusiasts. It’s part hardware, part software, and part community; all of which come together to create a well-supported, solidly-designed electronics platform.

The best part: the entire Arduino project – both hardware and software – is open-source. The schematics, hardware design files, and source code are all freely available for viewing and modification. Released under a Creative Commons Share Alike license, anyone is free to riff on the hardware design and produce their own version. That’s what we’ve done with the RedBoard. It still looks and acts just like an Arduino Uno, but is slightly modified to make the board better-suited to our purposes.

Description: If you’re new to electronics and programming, the RedBoard Starter Kit is a great way for beginners to get their foot in the door. This little guy is essentially a mini SparkFun Inventor’s Kit (minus the manual which you can find below) and can be taken straight out of the box to help you make a slew of basic circuits, including:

  • Blinking LEDs
  • Making (bad) music
  • Responding to buttons
  • Twisting a volume knob
  • Detecting ambient light
  • Reading temperature
  • Mixing LED colors
  • And more!

This version comes with our newest SparkFun RedBoard! Also included is a multitude of parts and sensors so you can start messing around with projects.

Here’s a few simple tutorials to get you started:

And here’s some more advanced tutorials, if you’re ready to take on more of the Arduino world!

Resources

For more information on the SparkFun Redboard, check out our product page. We’ve also got:

  • Schematics – A PDF of the schematic.
  • Eagle Files – The PCB design files. This design is completely open-source!
  • FTDI Drivers – Though they’re included with Arduino installs, this is where you’ll find the most up-to-date FTDI VCP drivers.
  • Product Video – A video introduction of the RedBoard.

Description: The Digital Sandbox (DS) is a learning platform that engages both the software and hardware worlds. It’s powered by a microcontroller that can interact with real-world inputs – like light or temperature sensors – while at the same time controlling LEDs, motors, and other outputs. The Digital Sandbox is equipped with everything, on board, that you will need to complete 13 experiments including controlling an LED, measuring how loud things are, detecting what the temperature is, and more. Think of this as a SparkFun Inventor’s Kit all in one board!

By interfacing the Sandbox to your computer via a USB cable, the Sandbox can be programmed using the popular Arduino programming environment. To further simplify the learning experience, we’ve designed the Sandbox and its guide around using a simple, “blocky”, programming add-on to Arduino called, Ardublock. Using ArduBlock – a simple, graphical version of the popular Arduino programming language – you will be able to program all of the experiments with a simple graphical interface instead of writing code.

The full-color Digital Sandbox Guide (included) contains step by step instructions of how to connect each circuit with the included parts. Full example code is provided and explained and even includes troubleshooting tips if something goes wrong. The kit does not require any soldering and is recommended for beginners ages 8 and up.

Published on Jul 14, 2014

Get your first look at the new Raspberry Pi B+ and find more information on element14 http://ow.ly/z7GKy

The Raspberry Pi Ultimate Kit has everything the Pi enthusiast needs or wants. This kit even includes a drawstring bag and mouse mat. This kit has a fantastic Raspberry Pi USB hub and the translucent case that you can hang on the wall or sit on your desktop.


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The Belarc Advisor

The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, network inventory, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, security benchmarks, and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server.

  • Operating Systems: Runs on Windows 8.1, 2012 R2, 8, 2012, 7, 2008 R2, Vista, 2008, 2003, XP, 2000, NT 4, Me, 98, and 95. Both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows are supported.
  • Browsers: Runs on Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, and many others.
  • File size: 3368 KB.
  • License: The license associated with this product allows for free personal use only. Use on multiple PCs in a corporate, educational, military or government installation is prohibited. See the license agreement for details.
  • Wish to run the Belarc Advisor on your corporate network, see FAQs below.

Belarc’s commercial products are used for software license management, hardware upgrade planning, cyber security status, information assurance audits, IT asset management, configuration management, and more.