tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post2417306648109677077..comments2024-03-18T21:30:04.613-07:00Comments on <b>Smashwords</b>: How to Add Navigation to a Smashwords EbookDovetail Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-45848058898681219882018-06-19T11:21:23.097-07:002018-06-19T11:21:23.097-07:00Mark, If I do want to have a fiction boxed set wit...Mark, If I do want to have a fiction boxed set with three TOCs, one in each book with chapters, like Chapter One, Chapter Two, I'm finding that the TOCs in each book work fine, but the NCX TOC won't repeat the same word, so I can't have Chapter One, Chapter Two occur three times, one time for each book, and I don't know how to nest those in the NCX under each of the three book titles (as I've seen done by others who probably have something more sophisticated than my Word). So the NCX just leaves any duplicates out of the Meta TOC, so the first short book only has six chapters and the NCX cheerfully lists those and then when you click Chapter Seven, you are in the next book which goes on until Chapter 30. Then anything special that is not in that book, like A Note to Readers that appears only in Book 3 is also on the NCX. So simply no duplicates. I will delete the three TOCs because I can't find a solution, even after asking Smashwords support for help, but there should be a way, yes? I just haven't figued out how people do it. SJBailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670260223496454189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-74775227919731079012018-06-04T02:13:31.119-07:002018-06-04T02:13:31.119-07:00That’s not half bad! hotmail.com sign in
hotmai ...That’s not half bad! <a href="http://hotmail09813.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">hotmail.com sign in </a> <br /><a href="https://hotmail454.wixsite.com/mysite" rel="nofollow">hotmai login</a><br /><a href="http://hotmailere.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">hotmaIl sign up login </a> hotmail https://www.blogger.com/profile/05788259324888898946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-4280450645490753062018-05-31T05:12:18.383-07:002018-05-31T05:12:18.383-07:00hotmail123, on your book's page, you should se...hotmail123, on your book's page, you should see "Download the full versions of this book" to right of the sample offering. Click on the epub option. That should send you to a link to download it. Click that link, and it should go to your downloads on your computer. On my Mac, it goes to the top right corner of my web browser that has an arrow pointing down. <br /><br />Hope that helps.Ruth Ann Nordinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15277679843442868070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-50866901753328676062018-05-31T00:32:01.710-07:002018-05-31T00:32:01.710-07:00I'm on my 17th book with Smashwords and still ...I'm on my 17th book with Smashwords and still cannot understand where authors can download a 100% full copy of my book in epub format so I can check it. <br /><a href="https://www.minds.com/hotmail1811" rel="nofollow">hotmail login</a> <br />hotmail https://www.blogger.com/profile/05788259324888898946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-31378114988156274692017-09-17T11:33:43.775-07:002017-09-17T11:33:43.775-07:00Hello: I am using Word for Mac version 15 , your i...Hello: I am using Word for Mac version 15 , your instructions do not correspond, in reference to creating hyperlinks for Book marks. Step one is the same, step 2 does not <br />Is there an updated current version of instructions for Mac users?<br /><br />ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303039118375482584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-83887054691092681892017-08-05T07:38:51.778-07:002017-08-05T07:38:51.778-07:00Thank you, Ruth. Sorry, I've only just seen yo...Thank you, Ruth. Sorry, I've only just seen your response. Yes, that's exactly what I mean. I'm hoping it doesn't matter when I actually publish it on Smashwords.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03998272727403952277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-18024366613891409502017-08-05T07:18:47.110-07:002017-08-05T07:18:47.110-07:00Hi Wayne. Smashwords has always been 100% ebooks....Hi Wayne. Smashwords has always been 100% ebooks. If you're looking for a good print on demand option, check out Ingram Spark. www.ingramspark.comDovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-84109982047345311782017-08-05T06:48:56.611-07:002017-08-05T06:48:56.611-07:00This may not be the right category for my comment/...This may not be the right category for my comment/question--if so, please excuse me--but I've just FINALLY succeeded in getting an approved upload for my book. Smashwords says all systems are go! Then I discover, to my great dismay, that Smashwords offers only ebooks. I always had thought that there was a POD option so that the book could be purchased as a paperback. Was I totally wrong about this? Is there no way for people to purchase a paperback copy of my book???<br /><br />Many thanks,<br /><br />WayneWayne Poundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087421833237385716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-17414921362696112562017-07-16T08:07:12.959-07:002017-07-16T08:07:12.959-07:00Do you mean that your chapters are mixed up in the...Do you mean that your chapters are mixed up in the Bookmarks section? For example, when you're in Bookmarks, it shows C1, C11, C12, Ch 13....C2, C21...? My Bookmarks go in alphabetical and numerical order. So I'll have AboutRuth, C1, C11...C2, C21, Epilogue, MoreBooks...<br /><br />I don't know if that helps. I could be misunderstanding what you're saying. :) I'm glad you figured out the problems. The Table of Contents was one of the biggest hurdles I had to overcome in formatting. I know it's tricky.Ruth Ann Nordinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15277679843442868070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-67859751706845619152017-07-16T03:34:10.147-07:002017-07-16T03:34:10.147-07:00Okay, I've figured out both problems, but perh...Okay, I've figured out both problems, but perhaps Smashwords should make it clearer. As for the chapter numbers mixing up, it doesn't matter, but it does make the process more time-consuming.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03998272727403952277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-69621429818995997952017-07-16T03:12:14.522-07:002017-07-16T03:12:14.522-07:00I put in the bookmarks as per instructions--c1,c2 ...I put in the bookmarks as per instructions--c1,c2 etc. but when I get to c10 or c11 etc, those chapters come after c1 and before c2. Is this okay and will it be in the correct order in the table of contents?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03998272727403952277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-49414046580152173682017-07-16T02:41:20.614-07:002017-07-16T02:41:20.614-07:00I have the greatest difficulty getting answers to ...I have the greatest difficulty getting answers to my emails from Smashwords, but some may be stupid questions. I'm not great with all the PC speak. What I can't figure out, is when I do bookmarks as per Mark's youtube video, I can't figure out if I must physically put in all the chapters under "Contents" and then split the page and follow Mark's procedure to add the chapters from within the body of the manuscript.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03998272727403952277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-19625647524288568782017-05-31T17:15:37.704-07:002017-05-31T17:15:37.704-07:00Thanks for pointing out the proper way to do this,...Thanks for pointing out the proper way to do this, Mark. I eventually will get around to making boxed sets.Ruth Ann Nordinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15277679843442868070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-23779664594691263592017-05-21T12:35:07.755-07:002017-05-21T12:35:07.755-07:00Thanks, Ruth!
Regarding whether to do a linked To...Thanks, Ruth!<br /><br />Regarding whether to do a linked ToC for each chapter in a box set, I'd suggest no for fiction and maybe for non-fiction. For a fiction box set by a fictional author "Jane Smith" a good mix might be a Linked ToC as follows:<br /><br />About this box set (Or about the XYZ series - 99% of box sets I see lack this context which I think is a missed opportunity)<br />Book one<br />Book two<br />Book three<br />About Jane Smith<br />Connect with Jane Smith<br />Other books by Jane Smith<br /><br />And then optionally, if Jane has upcoming books on preorder:<br /><br />Coming soon from Jane Smith<br /><br />And if Jane has a reading group discussion guide, then:<br /><br />Reading group guide<br /><br /><br />Thanks again for sharing your smarts, Ruth!Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-76486154961676517802017-05-21T07:17:55.656-07:002017-05-21T07:17:55.656-07:00Wayne, an NCX is basically just your Table of Cont...Wayne, an NCX is basically just your Table of Contents. I like to put mine up front right after the copyright page. <br /><br />For a boxed set, I would do a Table of Contents for each book in the boxed set, so if someone wanted to read Book 3 first, they could click directly to it. All a Table of Contents does is make it easy for the reader to go directly to whatever they want. <br /><br />I haven't done a boxed set, but I would first do one for every book in the set. I would make each link good for the title page of each book. So Book 1's title page would link to the first book's title in the Table of Contents. After linking to the title page of each book in the Table of Contents, I would add another link to the last page in the entire document on where to find the author(s) to help advertise the author(s) other works.<br /><br />You can also add a Table of Contents for each book in the set if you want to further break things down for your readers. At Book 1, I would do a Table of Contents for every chapter in Book 1. I would put this Table of Contents right after the title page for Book 1. Then at Book 2, I would do a Table of Contents for every chapter in Book 2 right after the title page for Book 2. And etc, etc... In a boxed set, I don't know if you need to do a Table of Contents for every single book in the set, but to err on the side of caution, I would. At any rate, it wouldn't hurt anything to add them.<br /><br />The video and instructions above do an excellent job of explaining how to make the Table of Contents (aka NCX).Ruth Ann Nordinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15277679843442868070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-65765785018086628522017-05-20T15:55:36.801-07:002017-05-20T15:55:36.801-07:00What is an NCX? I read that "box sets really ... What is an NCX? I read that "box sets really need a robust NCX, which is the book's external Table of Contents you see whenever you click the Table of Contents option on your ereader device," but I don't know what is meant nor how to find the answer. I'd like to do a box set (5 volumes) so I need to know.<br /><br />WayneWayne Poundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087421833237385716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-32770494592451702882016-12-23T18:00:36.785-08:002016-12-23T18:00:36.785-08:00Hi Isa, great to hear our resources have been help...Hi Isa, great to hear our resources have been helpful to you. If my 20 minute video above on navigation isn't sufficient to help you troubleshoot the issue, I'd recommend you contact the Smashwords service team by clicking the "?" icon at the top of any Smashwords page. By contacting us over that form, it attaches all your book and account information to the query and makes it easy for us to pinpoint the solution to your problem. Keep in mind we're headed into the Christmas weekend so you may not hear back until early next week.Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-40723767813036365352016-12-22T23:30:10.621-08:002016-12-22T23:30:10.621-08:00Dear Mark, you have been an angel to me through yo...Dear Mark, you have been an angel to me through your videos and emails with recommendations on what next to fix my ebook.. I'm. Almost there the one issue pending is that the contents page is not activating the hyperlink to the same page and I'm not able so far to solve it.. I follow same steps than the other hyperlinks to chapters etc all looks cool in the epub when I download from smashwords which approves my word file <br /> but that one tm_,.. (many numbers) are appearing instead of "contents" and it then goes to end of the book.. Can you please guide me? Tks a lot.. I'm Isabelita Castilho author of All The Secrets of Getting a New Job in Dubai! UNLEASHED! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490776368403751948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-63319393182614585862016-11-05T14:00:09.454-07:002016-11-05T14:00:09.454-07:00Oh - I didn't see your response, and thought I...Oh - I didn't see your response, and thought I would delete it before you saw it. Sorry about that. To backtrack, I have MS Word Starter 2010 and I learned that there is no way in this program you can create bookmarks. You are SO COOL to offer - wow!! :-) However, I reached out to another who is helping me with her MS Word 2007 Enterprise. After all the warnings in the Style Guide, I just didn't want to take a risk of messing up everything. I also hear there are ways to get MS Word 2007 onto your system, so that is also being looked at for the future since I hope to actually write more Ebooks! Thanks Mark - you ROCK!!!<br />Lisa Allen MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433162249501914396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-42782816415247455812016-11-05T09:51:22.020-07:002016-11-05T09:51:22.020-07:00Aartiana, I haven't worked with the limited v...Aartiana, I haven't worked with the limited version so I'm not sure. What you're proposing will probably work, though another option should be to simply save the Libre Office file as a .doc. If you email me your final file (mc@....) I'll be happy to take a quick look or you can also contact our support team (click the ? At the top of any page). Or, if you think it looks good you can also upload it then inspect and iterate. Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-50023294589970403732016-11-05T01:27:49.037-07:002016-11-05T01:27:49.037-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lisa Allen MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433162249501914396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-87039129880313680002016-10-17T16:38:19.604-07:002016-10-17T16:38:19.604-07:00Hi Howard, you should be able to do this by using ...Hi Howard, you should be able to do this by using bookmarks preceded by the "ref_..." which will cause Meatgrinder to ignore the links when constructing the ncx but still allow the links in the body of the ebook. You can link from terms in the body to the term in the glossary, and then link from the glossary item back to the item in the body. So you'd have two sets of bookmarks, one for the initial target (the term in the glossary) and the other bookmark target would be the link that takes the reader from the glossary term back to the body of the book where the reader originated from. The bookmarks would obviously have different names, like ref_termgloss and ref_termbody.Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-33882061139842878582016-10-17T14:13:41.505-07:002016-10-17T14:13:41.505-07:00Mark, I've read the navigation section in the ...Mark, I've read the navigation section in the Style guide, and I'm not sure if this function is explained: <br /><br />I want to link all the terms in my text to the glossary, and after the reader clicks and sees the definition, s/he needs to return to the same place in the book as before. How can I do this?<br /><br />After bookmarking/linking the endnote from the text to the glossary, how to link back to the text that the reader clicked on? <br /><br /><br />Thanks a lot, I'm doing my best to format it right.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740598645853998818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-60458712919010130322015-07-08T05:34:52.923-07:002015-07-08T05:34:52.923-07:00I wrote an ebook with 4 other writers. But I don&#...I wrote an ebook with 4 other writers. But I don't know that how can I mention all of them at this site? Anyone can help me regarding this matter?<br /><br />Thanks in advance!Sunny Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258070473052501258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-1440496896203672222014-09-30T12:40:03.977-07:002014-09-30T12:40:03.977-07:00Why can't Metagrinder simply use MS Word's...Why can't Metagrinder simply use MS Word's build-in TOC, which is generated automatically and correctly without having to manually creating the TOC, which is tedious and error-prone?Nicoladiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470061766391911013noreply@blogger.com