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1Les_Jones
Feb 13, 2013, 11:20 am

I have just completed my latest ebook, Pies,Pints and Lovable Lotharios, on Kindle. I usually use Word, but for the first time I used HTML with mobipocket creator to prepare the ebook.
I think this method has certain advantages over Word, certainly setting up a Table of Contents is quite straightforward. And of course Word is an expensive piece of software.
Another alternative is to use Open Office, which is free software. I have published a tutorial at http://literarypeeks.onlinewebshop.net/, then follow the main menu item esourcebook.

If there are any queries please email me from the site or through this blog.

2JeremyBenson
Edited: Feb 17, 2013, 12:15 am

You have more options in some ways with html. I always code books. You could for instance use internal links to create a choose your own adventure novel :P

3LauraKCurtis
Feb 19, 2013, 1:34 pm

Scrivener is also excellent software for writing. And it outputs very nicely to mobi, epub, and other formats should you need. It does an excellent job with the table of contents.

It does have a bit of a learning curve, but there's a Scrivener for Dummies book that's great, and I find the whole experience of using it really smooth.

4MartyBrandon
Feb 25, 2013, 7:31 pm

>1 Les_Jones: Did you consider markdown, using something like pandoc(http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/) for the format conversions? I've not tried to publish anything using markdown, but I've been using it for notes, and it seems sufficient.

5MorrisE.Graham
Jan 2, 2015, 12:56 pm

I know this is an old thread, but here goes. I use WORD for my primary processor. I copy the book into notepad and format it HTML w/CSS. Then, to make sure I didn't screw it up, I save as HTML, open in a browser, and put it back into WORD to see errors. It helps me find mistakes I never could find visually. Finally, I build it in MOBI Pocket Creator and View what it looks like in MOBI Pocket Reader. (I broke my Kindle) I make sure that all of the formatting looks right. (In a browser, the paragraph breaks will not be honored, so you have to visually inspect the finished product in MPR.)

Hope this helps,
Morris

6MorrisE.Graham
Jan 2, 2015, 12:56 pm

I know this is an old thread, but here goes. I use WORD for my primary processor. I copy the book into notepad and format it HTML w/CSS. Then, to make sure I didn't screw it up, I save as HTML, open in a browser, and put it back into WORD to see errors. It helps me find mistakes I never could find visually. Finally, I build it in MOBI Pocket Creator and View what it looks like in MOBI Pocket Reader. (I broke my Kindle) I make sure that all of the formatting looks right. (In a browser, the paragraph breaks will not be honored, so you have to visually inspect the finished product in MPR.)

Hope this helps,
Morris

7MorrisE.Graham
Jan 2, 2015, 12:56 pm

I know this is an old thread, but here goes. I use WORD for my primary processor. I copy the book into notepad and format it HTML w/CSS. Then, to make sure I didn't screw it up, I save as HTML, open in a browser, and put it back into WORD to see errors. It helps me find mistakes I never could find visually. Finally, I build it in MOBI Pocket Creator and View what it looks like in MOBI Pocket Reader. (I broke my Kindle) I make sure that all of the formatting looks right. (In a browser, the paragraph breaks will not be honored, so you have to visually inspect the finished product in MPR.)

Hope this helps,
Morris