Introducing ePubChef

Better eBook tools and processesE PUB CHE F

What if you could:

• proceed from basic text to a published eBook using one simple to use tool

• retain full control over the process

Create a new book project

From http://epubchef.com

Here’s how

The resulting ePubChef projectfrom https://github.com

Includes:

• Skeleton files for your book• Recipe file to personalise• eBook templates and styles• Code to produce a fully

validated EPUB and .mobi

Write your book

• Start with the “recipe”• Add scenes, chapters and revise

the layout as you go

Edit the Recipe

Recipe:

• The recipe can be added to and revised over the life of the book

Keep writing…

• Zen writing mode is available• Write online or offline• Create branches and merge to

main book when done.

Invite collaborators

Editors, publishers, eBook architects, agents can be invited to view and contribute.

All edits are fully controlled and reversible.

Book projects can be public or private.

Generate an eBook at any time

Any collaborator or anyone given a voucher can have an EPUB or .mobi mailed to them – anytime.

ePubChef:• Works with Markup or HTML snippets• Creates smart quotes• Multi-level table of contents• Cleans text (eg. Removes double spaces)• Creates drop Capitals• And much more.

Generate eBook via web form or GitHub pull request.

Retain full control over the look,and the book.

CSS and layout templates are under full control of authors and collaborators to the project.

The code to generate the book is yours to keep – forever, and can be run on your computer.

A complete eBook could look like this:

Created from these:

Text files

Recipe

Selling eBooks

• eBooks created with ePubChef can be sold by Amazon, Apple and other retailers – just like any other EPUB

• Additionally, you can create vouchers to be redeemed for books. Redemption can be direct on epubchef.com or through 3rd party distributers.

• Books sold via epubchef.com can have embedded purchaser data in the eBook.

Project Status

• Proof of Concept code completed and proven

• In search of a partner to drive ePubChef forward.

Contact

• John Cobo• http://cobobook.com• [email protected]

Further readinghttp://cobobook.com/whitepaper/