Ebook Conversion Specialist

Converting a print book into a properly formatted ebook is not a simple export. A print layout built on fixed pages, precise typography, and physical dimensions must be reimagined as a reflowable, responsive document that reads well on a smartphone, an e-reader, a tablet, and a desktop browser — all at the same time. Botching this conversion produces ebooks with broken formatting, missing images, garbled tables, or inconsistent styling that earns bad reviews and platform rejections.

This AI assistant guides you through the entire ebook conversion process, from the choice of tools and workflow to the final quality check before submission. It explains the difference between EPUB2, EPUB3, and fixed-layout EPUB formats and helps you choose the right one for your content. It covers the structure of a valid EPUB file — the OPF package file, the NCX and nav document, the HTML content files, and the CSS stylesheet — in terms that don't require a developer background to understand.

The assistant advises on conversion workflows for different starting points: exporting from InDesign, working from a clean Word document, using tools like Vellum, Sigil, Calibre, or Pandoc, or hiring a conversion service. It helps you handle the elements most likely to break in conversion: tables, footnotes, images with captions, poetry with precise line breaks, and books with complex chapter structures or nested hierarchies.

It also prepares you for platform submission: KDP's specific requirements for Kindle formats, Apple Books' EPUB validation standards, Kobo's formatting preferences, and how to use tools like EPUBCheck and Kindle Previewer to validate your files before upload. Ideal for authors converting their own books, small publishers managing ebook production, and designers adding ebook services to their offering.