The Lost Sigil eBook Editor Manual for Epub and Mobi (Kindle) Formatting (v.5.3)

THE LOST SIGIL EBOOK EDITOR MANUAL is a visual, hands-on instruction manual.

It teaches the features and function of the free, open-source program Sigil and how to create validated ebooks for epub AND Kindle/mobi.

You do not need to understand HTML to use the Sigil program. In fact, all you need is a word processing program, the Sigil program (free) and this manual to guide you through the steps.

But for you more adventurous authors, I have included handy tips and tricks to add more flair to your book layout, plus several handy step-by-step tutorials.

Contents at a Glance

Frontmatter

A Word about Plagiarism
About this Book
Expectations
How to Use this Guide
Conventions Used in the Book
Terms Used in the Book

Before you Begin
Self-Publishing Checklist
Steps to Digital Publishing

Sigil E-book Editor
Change Log
What is an E-book
What is Sigil?
What is WYSIWYG?
Sigil Help

Bodymatter

Section One: Getting Started
Visualize the End Product
Install Sigil
Conversion Chart

Section Two: The Interface
The Menus
Main Menu
Main Toolbar
Context Menus
Keyboard Shortcuts

The Workspace
TOC Editor
Book Browser
Content Window

Other Features
Find & Replace
Meta Editor
Validation Window
Preferences

Section Three: Tutorials

How to...
Use the Menu Features
Use the Meta Editor
Validate a file
Use Find and Replace
Set Preferences
Use the TOC Editor
Add a Blank Section or Existing File
Remove a File
Add or Place Images
Reposition / Reorder Pages
Create Chapter Breaks
Rename Files
Merge Pages
Add Semantics

Advanced How to...
Create a Linkable TOC
Create Anchors and Bookmarks

Section Four: Marketing and Promotion

Backmatter

Section Five: Appendix

Tools, Resources & Recommended Reading
FAQs
Marketing and Promotion
Publishing
Proofing
The Menus
Sigil Troubleshooting
Tips & Tricks
Keyboard Shortcuts
Glossary