Once you’ve downloaded and unzipped the zip file, simply double clicking on the KBasic.ulss file will open Ulysses and install the style sheet. I wanted to work with that as the base and build up a style that that let the eReader do most of the work while still having the high-end formatting touches that people want. The eReaders do a great job of presenting easy to read text. There are several ePub styles included, but they seemed cluttered for my taste. Recent versions of Ulysses have improved the ePub output, and the eBooks produced pass ePub validation (important if you want to upload one to sell). This is used by most eBook readers except for the Kindle. One of the most interesting export options is to the ePub file format. Everything is stored as markdown-formatted plain text. It can hold all your text and then export it to just about any other app. But it’s the export options that make it shine. The download link is at the end of this article.

OverUnder-cover.epub: the ePub file that includes an interior cover. OverUnder.epub: The ePub file of the sample book. OverUnder.mobi: The Kindle file of the sample book. KBasic.ulss: the KBasic style sheet ready for import into Ulysses. KBasic.css: the CSS file contains the styling for the eBook. OverUnder.md: the raw markdown formatted text I used for the final eBook.Ĭover.jpg: the artwork I made to use as a sample cover.Ĭover-internal.jpg: the reduced size cover for internal use.

I’ve uploaded a zip file that contains everything discussed in this article. I hope you’d enjoy the story, but more importantly take away how simple formatting can create a good looking eBook. I’m using it because it’s long enough to show the formatting across multiple chapters but not be too long for demonstration purposes. It’s a short memoir of my experience of traveling to Las Vegas to cover the Republican primary election this past March. I’ll be starting with the text of an article I wrote this spring. Now with the update to KBasic it seemed like a good time to share the results of producing an eBook with Ulysses. The sample eBook I made for this article looks damn good. I’m not going to bury the lede on this one. I tried the style on several eReaders and found that I needed to change the text markup too. Actually it was more than just a few adjustments. Now I’m ready to share a full eBook production process using Ulysses and my KBasic style.Īfter introducing my KBasic style, I found that I still wanted to make some adjustments to it. Ever since I started experimenting with ePubs exported from Ulysses, I’ve been blogging my results. I’ve been working on this article for a while.

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