I have a friend who wants to write an EBOOK what software would be needed and can it be bought locally? Cheers and thanks for any info.

Adobe Acrobat? And perhaps Adobe Photoshop for the graphics...

Acrobat and a word processor.

Do they want it to be read on a PC, mobile device (such as a PDA) or both? There are quite a few ebook formats out there. Acrobat is the only one that will allow you to present a complex, professionally laid out publication.

If its a 'text only' book options include:

* A plain text file - its a popular eBook format in its own right

* Rich text files (RTF)

* MS Reader (I think there is a plugin to make ebooks directly from Word).

* HTML - from any HTML editor

* XML - there's some eBook schema somewhere (Haali Reader uses it, I think but I can't recall the name).

* Compiled help files (CHM)

There's a bunch of other eBook formats that I don't know how to create offhand - but I'm sure there are free tools around if you search:

* Rocket eBook

* ISilo

* etc.

I recommend he take a look at the Baen Free Library for inspiration.

Take a look at http://www.insiciliancompany.com/ to see how this person did it using Office and pdf files. Good system and she just got a publishing contract in the U.S.A. selling her English language rights.

* XML - there's some eBook schema somewhere (Haali Reader uses it, I think but I can't recall the name).

.fb2 format

xml might be a good idea to future proof the book.

I have been using haali reader to read books on my PDA and it is very good. I can hold it one handed in landscape mode and toggle the pages up and down via the directional button . At a resonable font size you get about half a paperback page on the screen. I would have read easily 40-60 books like this now.

I have a friend who wants to write an EBOOK what software would be needed and can it be bought locally? Cheers and thanks for any info.

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here are a few freeware applications that night be of use, never used them i just know where to find em just click the link

ebook software

I have a friend who wants to write an EBOOK what software would be needed and can it be bought locally? Cheers and thanks for any info.

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here are a few freeware applications that night be of use, never used them i just know where to find em just click the link

ebook software

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Thanks for your help guys. Keep the info coming as will need all the help he can get.