Publish Your eBook Using Linux and Open Source Software
Publish Your eBook Using Linux and Open Source Software
A Step-by-Step Guide By Vimalkumar Velayudhan
About the Book
In this 5-step guide, I will show you how to create an eBook using Linux and open source software and publish it on book stores like Amazon Kindle, Google Play Books, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Kobo etc.,
You will use open source software including Python Sphinx, Calibre, Epubcheck, and Inkscape (optional)
and learn the basics of reStructuredText.
Quick-start template
When you buy the eBook, you will get a quick-start Sphinx project template (Leanbook) with the download. Leanbook is configured with live-preview, 3 font themes, and a book cover template. It is tested on Linux Mint 21.1, Debian 11.6, Ubuntu 22.04, and Fedora 38.
Note: This eBook is currently in "Early Access" mode. New chapters will be available as and when they're published.
About the Author
Table of Contents
- About this guide
- Step 1: Get software
- Step 2: Create book
- Step 3: Write content
- Step 4: Build EPUB
- Step 5: Publish eBook
- Appendix
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