What is Marriage? - Alternate Arrangements

We've examined the biological, Biblical, and cultural basis for marriage in the past three articles to establish what marriage is and its foundations. Now we are ready to analyze alternate marriage...

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How to Make an Ebook

Web version of my book on how to build your own ebook to sell on Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and your own ebook store, using free software.

Using Open Office and Calibre for Ebook Creation

by R. L. Copple on June 26, 2012 - 0 comments
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R. L. Copple, author of “How to Make an Ebook: Using Free Software,” updates his recommended methods for the creation of the epub, mobi, and pdb ebook files based upon recent updates to Calibre and testing.

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How to Make an Ebook:
Using Free Software

by R. L. Copple on November 28, 2011 - 2 comments
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Author R. L. Copple announces his most recent book, “How to Make an Ebook: Using Free Software.”

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How to Make an Ebook:
Appx. A – Creating the PDB Ebook

by R. L. Copple on November 12, 2011 - 2 comments
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Author R. L. Copple tops off his How to Make an Ebook series with what will be the Appendix A of the book, Creating the PDB Ebook as an added bonus. Of course, using only free software.

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How to Make an Ebook:
Step 7 – What To Do With the Ebooks?

by R. L. Copple on November 10, 2011 - 3 comments
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Author R. L. Copple concludes his “How to Make an Ebook” series with Step 7, what to do with those ebooks once you’ve created them.

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How to Make an Ebook:
Step 6 – Creating the MOBI Ebook and Uploading to Amazon

by R. L. Copple on October 26, 2011 - 3 comments
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R. L. Copple lays out how to create the MOBI file format and how to upload to Amazon.

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How to Make an Ebook:
Step 5 – Creating the EPUB Ebook and Uploading to B&N

by R. L. Copple on October 17, 2011 - 0 comments
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R. L. Copple gives the next steps to create the EPUB ebook and how to upload it to Barnes and Noble’s PubIt.

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How to Make an Ebook:
Step 4 – Creating the Smashwords Edition

by R. L. Copple on October 14, 2011 - 0 comments
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R. L. Copple continues adding chapters to his “How to Make an Ebook: Using Free Software” by proceeding to step 4, formatting and adding your ebook to Smashwords.

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How to Make an Ebook:
Step 3 – Creating the PDF Ebook

by R. L. Copple on October 4, 2011 - 1 comment
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R. L. Copple details how to set up the initial file with common characteristics, and then move on to create the PDF version of the ebook.

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How to Make an Ebook:
Step 2 – Creating the Cover, Part 2

by R. L. Copple on September 20, 2011 - 1 comment
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R. L. Copple finishes up his chapter on how to make covers for Ebooks, digging into the nitty-gritty of adding text and creating the cover.

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How to Make an Ebook:
Step 2 – Creating the Cover, Part 1

by R. L. Copple on September 10, 2011 - 0 comments
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R. L. Copple starts his chapter on Creating Covers for an ebook with discussion on the elements involved, before diving into the technical aspects of creating one.

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