The specialty of an eBook is that its pages are easy to read and can be downloaded on a number of devices that have different screen resolutions. All over the world, the authors and publishers keep themselves busy in writing and publishing a number of books, which actually makes them proficient with eBooks.
With the availability of so many formats and devices, it often becomes too difficult to make a choice for the book to eBook conversion. There are many publishers who use Quark, some use InDesign, etc., while there are many authors who use word processing programs like Apple Pages, Microsoft Word, and so on. There are some very
popular eBook conversion formats that are used by the authors and publishers worldwide:
- ePub Format: This is widely accepted as a reliable eBook format, and is supported by a number of readers like Nook, Kobo, Sony, iPad, smart phones, and all. Authors are enjoying a variety of styles and fonts through this format, and are creating the best of eBooks.
- Kindle Format: Mobipocket eBook file is a file with the MOBI file extension. eBooks in MOBI format are required by the Amazon Kindle readers, and you can see the preview of the final eBook on Kindle eReader or Kindle app before you submit them for sale on Amazon. People prefer Kindle as it supports graphics, images, and colors, and can put certain limitations when it comes to layout and font styles.
- Fixed Layout eBooks: This is suitable for books that have tables, graphics, and other such formatting. You will see this one like your printed book. Some examples of this format are the text books, business books, picture books for children, etc. and is supported by Apple, Kindle Fire, Kobo, and B&N.
- PDF Conversion: This stands for Encapsulated Portable Document Format and works with a majority of eReaders. It delivers a smooth reading experience as compared to the PDFs.
The conversion to eBook is strongly affected by the complexity of the books. Non-fiction books are said to take more time than converting fiction books. Also, there are many that take a lot of time for getting converted because of their images and graphics. eBooks comprise of a professional ePub design, an easy table of content, and an embedded copy of your book cover.