Once iBooks is installed, you can log into your FlightDeck account in Safari on your iPad and download the EPUB file directly to iBooks from there. If you do not have iBooks installed on your iPad you can download it for free from the iTunes App Store. If you have an Apple iPad, you can view your EPUB file in a variety of apps, but the most important app is Apple's iBooks.
This allows you to see what your readers will see when they purchase your eBook. Reviewing and testing your EPUB file is an important process, and we highly recommend you look at the file on the actual devices sold by your target retailers, not just in emulators or desktop apps. We will also share some thoughts on loading eBook files into Kindle devices.ĮPUB is the industry standard eBook format, so it is supported in many devices and software applications (collectively known as "reading systems").
In the guide below you will find instructions on loading EPUB files into various readers, including special instructions on viewing fixed layout files. Update 10/27/20: Vellum 2.We encourage you to load your EPUB files into all of the reading systems you are targeting. Update 10/22/20: More about coming changes to Kindle generation Have a question not answered here? Contact us. As long as Amazon keeps the necessary conversion tools available, we will continue to provide MOBI as an option. But given Amazon’s new recommendations, we are considering solutions such as generating both Kindle EPUB and MOBI files. (If you make use of BookFunnel, they can take care of this conversion for you.) Unfortunately, you will still need a MOBI file to sideload onto your Kindle or to send to a reader with a Kindle. Can I load an EPUB file onto my Kindle?Ī. Amazon converts your ebook to this format after you upload to KDP. Files delivered to customers use Amazon’s format for Enhanced Typesetting. Is Amazon now sending EPUB files to customers?Ī. Though they recommend providing an EPUB, Amazon still lists MOBI as a supported format. No! 😱 Don’t do that! Any Store Links will likely be wrong, and you may see issues in Amazon services like Look Inside and Kindle Cloud Reader.Ī. Can I just send Vellum’s Generic EPUB to Amazon?Ī. Generating an EPUB file is also much faster than relying on Amazon’s conversion tools. Vellum will produce an EPUB file that is designed for Kindle, and won’t result in any warnings from Kindle Previewer. Yes! 🎉 You can change the format used for Kindle in Preferences. Can Vellum produce an EPUB file for Amazon?Ī. We imagine there may be some questions about this change. MOBI files are still supported, but if you open one in Kindle Previewer, you will see the following warning: Amazon now recommends providing an EPUB file for publishing instead of a file in their MOBI format. If you’ve recently uploaded an ebook to KDP, you may have noticed a change.
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