These posts presume you are using Sigil to make your e-pub ebook. This post is a primer on how Sigil works and how to get started by creating a blank e-book file. I also explain the structure of the first blank chapter. I will link into this post where appropriate. Some topics are best covered in more detail elsewhere and when that happens I will link OUT to those posts.
The latest version of Sigil contains a host of new and powerful features, and can do a lot of clever things for you. As with most automated systems, use these with caution. What you want to achieve is an e-book which is coded as simply as possible with as little as possible which can go wrong. EACH e-book reader will have its own software installed and the more complicated your code the more likely it is that it will render differently on different devices. This post covers only the basics.
Begin your e-pub project by downloading and installing Sigil. You can get it from here (NB As with all open-source software you might have to scramble about a bit to find the correct download for you.)
[added: 29 Oct. 2015: The download location for Sigil has changed. I have added a new post with the uptodate details here.]
Double-click the icon to open a new blank e-pub file. It opens in a new Sigil window:
David at the Movies: the cure for homosexuality
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BOY ERASED
This is a film made in a mighty rage, which is intended to make you and me
feel equally angry. It does – it did – though it’s not quite the mov...
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