Scrivener | Compiling Your eBook for Export in Scrivener

Self-Publishing? Create Your own Professional Looking EPUB and MOBI Files Right Inside Your Scrivener Software.

Created by: Karen Prince
Author, Writing Software Teacher and Book Cover Designer.

What Will I Learn?

• Understand the fundamental differences between formatting for an eBook and formatting for hard copy.
• What file size, aspect ratio and file type you will need for your book cover images.
• Step by step instructions for formatting and compiling an ebook in Scrivener on both the Windows platform and Mac.
• How to download applications to preview your ebook and preview your .epub and .mobi files on them
• How to add a prologue and epilogue to your compilation
• How to bundle several books together for export as a single eBook
• How to manually generate a clickable table of contents for your book

Requirements

• You need to have Scrivener writing software loaded on to your computer and know the very basics of Scrivener like where your chapters and scenes are set up, where you write your story, and that you will open a menu dedicated entirely to compiling your documents for export.

Target audience

• Anyone with a basic knowledge of Scrivener wishing to design and format their own eBooks including writers of both fiction and non-fiction. It would also be handy for marketers putting out reports and other promotional material.