Reply To: Reflowable eBook in InDesign CS6 for a Newbie?

Hi all,

there are several problems here!

1. CS6 is only conditionally suitable for export to EPUB. Many features like putting divs around images to honor specialties for iBooks and ADE are only included in CC and above. So if someone wants to have good results with CS6, he/she must dive in the code and work e.g. with GREP in BBedit to complete missing things.

2. Anne Maries training give a good starting point. It cannot deal with all exceptions. Otherwise this training must be 20 hours or longer. A lot of exeptions are discussed in Liz Castros Blog. So, to view and understand AMs training and to read every post in Liz blog, would take probably more time, than is available.

3. CS6 doesn’t support Fixed Layout!

So, first there is a need for an example. Then a decision, if the publication is suitable for one of those two formats (fixed or reflowable) or maybe not! This depends on the orientation of the images.

Then Mary needs to find out, if she wants to learn all those stuff or take money in her hand and let the work do by a professional.

Kai