<div dir="ltr"><div><div>I produced a text-heavy book using Scribus in 2013, so my insights into the software are out-of-date. (That said, I'm <i>really</i> looking forward to using the latest stable version on my next project!)<br><br>However, at the time at least, Scribus wasn't the recommended software for creating an ebook. My ebook version was a document produced using LibreOffice, and saved as a .doc. Point being, most ebooks do away with the complex formatting Scribus affords, unless you intend to release your book as a .pdf file.<br><br></div>I found the instructions available through Smashwords very easy-to-use: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52</a>.<br><br><br></div>Geoff<br><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><pre cols="72">***************************************************************************
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 February 2017 at 19:52, Dave Brzeski & Jilly Paddock <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dave@cathaven.co.uk" target="_blank">dave@cathaven.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Having looked at the price of InDesign & reeled in shock, I looked for an alternative. Scribus looks<br>
great. I already use Apache OpenOffice, so I'm used to Open Source software.<br>
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What I'm looking to learn to do is format books for ebook & paperback editions. I don't really fancy<br>
doing it on the CreateSpace website & I definitely don't fancy their charges for doing it for you.<br>
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I picked up a copy of the Scribus 1.3.5 Beginner's Guide by Cedric Geary and was a little worried<br>
when I read in the preface that Scribus was ideal for helping create business card, brochures,<br>
newsletters, magazines & catalogues, but books aren't mentioned. Is Scribus up to the task of laying<br>
out paperback books and are there any limitations I need to know about going in?<br>
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Thanks - Dave Brzeski<br>
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