Using Web Technologies to Print a Book
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Using Web Technologies to Print a Book
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Re: Using Web Technologies to Print a Book
#2Well, HTML comes from SGML, so I guess the loop is closed.
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#3Glad the author shared his methods. If you're going to repeat this, I'd suggest you give it a try with the first 10 to 15 pages. Something like a small zine. Then use all the tools and make sure you get the output you're expecting.
I've written several booklets that I sell on Amazon and my website. If you're interested in writing but not ready to commit to a full novel, try publishing a small zine or two. It's a lot of fun.
My latest is a series that teaches JavaScript by creating computer art. Readers learn by copying.
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#4This doesn't work for Linux, but for folks writing a novel, I can definitely recommend Scrivener (Mac and Windows). In addition to a powerful writing environment, it's "Compile" feature can output flexibly for print and ebooks. I generated hardcover, paperback, mobi, and epub, with enough customizability for me and no scripting required.
Granted this is Hacker News and people here _like_ writing code (myself included), but sometimes you just want to use a tool to make a thing :)
Re: Using Web Technologies to Print a Book
#5This doesn't work for Linux, but for folks writing a novel, I can definitely recommend Scrivener (Mac and Windows). In addition to a powerful writing environment, it's "Compile" feature can output flexibly for print and ebooks. I generated hardcover, paperback, mobi, and epub, with enough customizability for me and no scripting required. Granted this is Hacker News and people here _like_ writing code (myself included…
Well, Mac and almost Windows. Windows is still stuck in version 1.x of Scrivener, which is a decent-enough writing environment (bar the now-quite-quaint UI), but it's nowhere near the version 3 that Mac users have access to, especially as regards compilation and output. (I've been waiting for a Windows version update for years and years.)
Re: Using Web Technologies to Print a Book
#6I thought Markdown supports line breaks with two trailing spaces at the end of the line. This gist[0] also mentions
or \ at end of line also working.
or \ at end of line also working.
[0] https://gist.github.com/shaunlebron/746476e6e7a4d698b373
Re: Using Web Technologies to Print a Book
#7Glad the author shared his methods. If you're going to repeat this, I'd suggest you give it a try with the first 10 to 15 pages. Something like a small zine. Then use all the tools and make sure you get the output you're expecting. I've written several booklets that I sell on Amazon and my website. If you're interested in writing but not ready to commit to a full novel, try publishing a small zine or two. It's a lot…
Thanks for sharing this link. I've written a few simple art-making Javascripts as well (http://richardmavis.info/squares, http://richardmavis.info/circles, http://richardmavis.info/stars, http://richardmavis.info/snow, http://richardmavis.info/malevich, http://richardmavis.info/whale-shark-skin) but am definitely interested in other techniques.
Re: Using Web Technologies to Print a Book
#8This doesn't work for Linux, but for folks writing a novel, I can definitely recommend Scrivener (Mac and Windows). In addition to a powerful writing environment, it's "Compile" feature can output flexibly for print and ebooks. I generated hardcover, paperback, mobi, and epub, with enough customizability for me and no scripting required. Granted this is Hacker News and people here _like_ writing code (myself included…
Well, Mac and almost Windows. Windows is still stuck in version 1.x of Scrivener, which is a decent-enough writing environment (bar the now-quite-quaint UI), but it's nowhere near the version 3 that Mac users have access to, especially as regards compilation and output. (I've been waiting for a Windows version update for years and years.)
There's a 2.9 beta for Windows. I wonder how close to parity that is compare to the existing 1.x version.
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#9On the topic of web design rather than bookprinting:
I would suggest not to use element-heavy background designs for as simple a case as this website's. I have a low-grade, student-level laptop, and it makes scrolling noticably lag, by a few FPS.
Re: Using Web Technologies to Print a Book
#10GitBook PressBooks are also very affordable and great options that are built with web technologies and are slightly less manual.
GitBook is targeted at people creating technical documentation in Markdown. It has the advantage of git integration so it’s possible to branch & merge your way through a book project. Their GitHub account still hosts the legacy open source editor and cli tools, although the project has moved on to focus on the commercial web-based editor. https://github.com/GitbookIO?tab=repositories
PressBooks is targeted at authors who want to self-publish and has a nice set of book templates (styled by book genre) and a workflow for selling print books on Amazon.
Scrivener (mentioned by dangoor in another comment) is a writing tool with advanced features for different manuscript formats (screen plays, novels, etc) and has cool features for organizing notes, ideas, and references.