It was quite thrilling to be able to create my own actual eBooks using a freely downloadable eBook creation package. Even the fact that updates meant that what worked one way before didn't work that way anymore did not dampen my enthusiasm. It just meant my next eBook was going to take a bit longer to produce as I tried to figure out the new way of doing things.
It wasn't until I realised how much time and energy it was taking to produce a single eBook, and how much time and energy I did not have that I finally asked myself - why am I creating eBook files when most eBook readers read PDF files just as easily? And PDF files are much, much, easier, simpler and quicker to create. What's more they are readable on just about everything - and are eminently printable.
In fact the main benefit of the eBook specific formats appears to be the ability to control their distribution to ensure pirate copies are not easy to produce, thereby ensuring payment for each copy. Not exactly a high priority for a ministry that encourages the free copying, distribution and sharing of material.
So for the moment my own SGM will be embracing the KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid) and producing my future eBooks in simple PDF file format for ease of download, distribution and use. Which means .......
The one I have been trying to get to behave itself for a while now, will be available very shortly.
Hope you like it.
D.J. Ludlow
D.J. Ludlow
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