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I'm loving the recent explosion in self-published books, but as a (general) request: they are so, so much more useful when they come in multiple formats (mobi,

I'm loving the recent explosion in self-published books, but as a (general) request: they are so, so much more useful when they come in multiple formats (mobi, epub and pdf).

hiperlink 15y ago
What to say when comment upvote counts are gone. Can't upvote this enough. (For me, mobi prefered.)
- telemachos 15y ago
  Me as well. And pdfs tend to look/read very poorly on a Kindle (especially if they contain code blocks).
jcoby 15y ago
FWIW we (getdpd.com) totally agree and are working on adding this feature to our system soon. Vendors will be able to upload the file variants themselves or we will do the conversion on the backend.
- avdi 15y ago
  As I'm usingn DPD for this book, I'm happy to hear that! P.S. Would you mind getting in touch with me? I have a script to share with you guys.
molecule 15y ago
+1 .mobi for kindle avdi: let me know if you'd like any help packing a .mobi, I'm working on a quick-tutorial post.
- avdi 15y ago
  As I replied above, I'll probably work on Epub first because that's the format I got the most requests for when I did a survey. But after that I'd be happy to get some Mobi pointers. Email me!
avdi 15y ago
I'm gathering feedback on which format to work on next. So far the most-requested has been .epub.
- dpapathanasiou 15y ago
  If you do go the epub route, let me know know if you're interested in trying eBookBurn.com (my startup's site), and I can issue you a promo code. You'll also get a .mobi version simultaneously.
  - avdi 15y ago
    Yes, please.
peterarmstrong 15y ago
It's shameless self-promotion, but my startup Leanpub (http://leanpub.com http://leanpub.com) lets you write in HTML or Markdown, embed external code samples, save your files in Dropbox and produce PDF, EPUB and MOBI with one click. We sell all 3 formats, with automatic update distribution to existing readers when you publish a new version (so you can sell your book while it's in progress). You keep the rights to your book, etc.
- dpapathanasiou 15y ago
  Game on, my friend.
- StavrosK 15y ago
  Uh... That's actually awesome. I'll start writing a book now, and that's where I'll publish it.
  - peterarmstrong 15y ago
    Great! Let me know how it's going, and if there's anything you need us to improve...
    - StavrosK 15y ago
      I definitely will! Right now I just wish you supported LaTeX, though.
- avdi 15y ago
  That sounds super cool. I'm gonna check it out.

I'm loving the recent explosion in self-published books, but as a (general) request: they are so, so much more useful when they come in multiple formats (mobi, epub and pdf).

hiperlink 15y ago

What to say when comment upvote counts are gone. Can't upvote this enough. (For me, mobi prefered.)

telemachos 15y ago
Me as well. And pdfs tend to look/read very poorly on a Kindle (especially if they contain code blocks).

jcoby 15y ago

FWIW we (getdpd.com) totally agree and are working on adding this feature to our system soon. Vendors will be able to upload the file variants themselves or we will do the conversion on the backend.

avdi 15y ago
As I'm usingn DPD for this book, I'm happy to hear that! P.S. Would you mind getting in touch with me? I have a script to share with you guys.

molecule 15y ago

+1 .mobi for kindle avdi: let me know if you'd like any help packing a .mobi, I'm working on a quick-tutorial post.

avdi 15y ago
As I replied above, I'll probably work on Epub first because that's the format I got the most requests for when I did a survey. But after that I'd be happy to get some Mobi pointers. Email me!

avdi 15y ago

I'm gathering feedback on which format to work on next. So far the most-requested has been .epub.

dpapathanasiou 15y ago
If you do go the epub route, let me know know if you're interested in trying eBookBurn.com (my startup's site), and I can issue you a promo code. You'll also get a .mobi version simultaneously.
- avdi 15y ago
  Yes, please.

peterarmstrong 15y ago

It's shameless self-promotion, but my startup Leanpub (http://leanpub.com http://leanpub.com) lets you write in HTML or Markdown, embed external code samples, save your files in Dropbox and produce PDF, EPUB and MOBI with one click. We sell all 3 formats, with automatic update distribution to existing readers when you publish a new version (so you can sell your book while it's in progress). You keep the rights to your book, etc.

dpapathanasiou 15y ago
Game on, my friend.
StavrosK 15y ago
Uh... That's actually awesome. I'll start writing a book now, and that's where I'll publish it.
- peterarmstrong 15y ago
  Great! Let me know how it's going, and if there's anything you need us to improve...
  - StavrosK 15y ago
    I definitely will! Right now I just wish you supported LaTeX, though.
avdi 15y ago
That sounds super cool. I'm gonna check it out.