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课程总结：完整的电子书格式化大师班 课程名称：《完整的电子书格式化大师班》 课程概述： 本课程旨在教授如何使用开源软件Sigil来格式化电子书。Sigil是一个免费软件，适用于Windows和Mac系统。在课程中，学员将通过视频学习与可下载文档进行学习，能够独立操作Sigil，并掌握如何将格式化后的电子书上传到亚马逊Kindle Direct Publishing、Smashwords、PublishDrive等平台。 课程内容更新： - 最新版本的Sigil（1.4.3）于2020年12月发布，鼓励学员更新以修复可能存在的问题。 - 2020年4月，课程使用的软件Sigil进行了改进，界面有所变化，但基本功能保持不变。 - 学员在遇到困难时可通过Udemy与讲师联系获取支持。 学习收益： - 学员将能够制作出专业、格式良好的电子书，并上传至在线销售平台。 - 更新自己的电子书时，可以自行处理格式，不必再次付费给格式化人员。 - 课程提供终身访问权限，学员可以随时回顾内容，确保记忆不失。 授课方式： - 视频课程结合可下载材料，让学员在实践中学习。 - 讲师会及时回复学员提出的问题，并整理常见问题形成额外的讲座或下载资源。 课程时间： - 整个课程大约需要一个小时完成，适合时间有限的作者。 价格优势： - 考虑到新作者通常缺乏资金课程定价相对低廉，帮助更多人尝试自出版而不需承担高额风险。 结语： 参加本课程将为您的出版之旅提供支持与指导，希望能帮助您实现更好的收入与生活。
UPDATES:December 2020: The latest version of Sigil has been released. You can find it at Github, under Sigil-Ebook, then Sigil, then releases, then version 1.4.3. You don't have to update if you don't want to but new releases often fix niggling problems so if you have had any issues with Sigil it is worth updating.November 2020: Sigil's latest version is out, 0.9.14. Udemy don't allow external links here, but you can find it at Github. Search for 'Sigil' and look for the releases section, then find 0.9.14.April 2020: The software we use in this course - Sigil - has been much improved recently & looks a little different to that seen in the videos. The course is being updated but, in the meantime, please see the April 2020 Update video & downloadable workbook to see the differences in the interface. It looks strange at first but, when you see the old and new versions side-by-side, you can tell there are just a few additions & a lot more color! Send me a message via Udemy if you run into any difficulties.ABOUT THIS COURSE If you have read any eBooks yourself you have probably come across a few that don't have a table of contents or - worse - have one that doesn't work. As a reader, it is irritating. As an author, it's the mark of an amateur. Take a look on book sales sites such as Amazon or Kobo and you'll come across reviews complaining about poorly formatted eBooks, with reviewers often noting the lack of a working table of contents. Yet it is so easy to do. One way is to buy a Mac & expensive formatting software such as Vellum - expensive and tricky to learn. Another is to pay for your formatting to be done by someone else. Great if you have the money, but not if you don't! Doing it yourself means that you'll be able to update your book when you need to, without having to pay a formatter again. In this course I walk you through Sigil, an open-source (i.e. free) program that is available for both Mac and Windows. FAQ WHAT IS THE COURSE ABOUT? Learning how to format eBooks using Sigil's free software. Sigil is available for both Windows and Mac computers, but the course demonstrates how to download and use it on Windows. For the simple reason that the instructor's Macbook died:( - or it would be showing both systems.HOW IS THE COURSE TAUGHT? Video lessons with downloadable documents and the ability to ask specific questions and receive help from the instructor. HOW WILL I LEARN? By watching, trying it out for yourself, and asking questions. At the end of the course you will be able to format your own eBook using Sigil and know how to upload it to Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing, Smashwords, PublishDrive, etc. WHAT ARE THE COURSE MATERIALS? Video lectures which can be watched online or saved for offline viewing via the Udemy app.Downloadable stylesheets.HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE ME TO COMPLETE THE COURSE? Around an hour. Many authors complain that they spend a long time working out how to format their eBook then get it published and go write another one. A few months later, they try to remember how to format it and have generally forgotten! Not an issue with this course - you have lifetime access and can return to it every time you're ready to publish. HOW WILL I BENEFIT FROM TAKING THIS COURSE? You'll be able to produce a very professional, beautifully formatted eBook and upload it to online sales sites. You will generally be paid royalties monthly. The more professional your eBook is, the more likely you are to get good reviews and better royalties. If you have forgotten how to format it next time you have a book ready to publish, you can come back to this course to go through it again. HOW AVAILABLE IS THE INSTRUCTOR?I am here to give you support on your publishing journey. Once you have joined the course you will be able to ask questions and I'll answer those as quickly as possible - generally as soon as I get the notification from Udemy. I also assemble the most frequently asked questions into extra lectures and/or downloadable resources. WHY IS THE COURSE SO INEXPENSIVE? Honestly? I'm guessing that if you're a new author you probably don't have a huge pot of money to chuck at your publishing venture. You're probably wise enough to not want to take a big financial risk. It's a great idea to try self-publishing out before investing too much in it. You want to see if you've chosen a good niche, if there's a strong market for your books, before splashing your hard-earned cash at it. You can buy expensive Adobe and other software for formatting eBooks. I don't know why you would but maybe I'm just cheap! If you're using - or want to use - open-source software such as Sigil, I congratulate you. It's a great choice. I've matched the price of this course to appeal to people like you - and me - who don't like being ripped off. My other courses are more expensive because they took longer to create and contain more lectures and downloadable resources. This is a short course. It will only take you an hour or so to complete. I'm not going to charge you hundreds of dollars for something you can complete in an hour. Enjoy your publishing journey. It has changed my life - I have a good income from my books. I hope it improves yours and brings you wealth and happiness. Michelle:)
