What do u ebook writers use for writing pdf?

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justin71

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• Oct 29, 2010

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Hey

Ive just been using openoffice word processing to convert doc to pdf, is there a better method to make the ebook nicer formatted or better to read? And is there any point in locking it up so people cant edit it etc. ? This will be for an upcoming wso I am finishing
thanks guys

 

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enygma

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• Oct 30, 2010

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yes, even though open office is good enough for quick document conversions, not much good for an ebook. ewriter pro works very well, is easy to use and does most everything anyone would want acrobat writer ($299 for a single install) to do.

grab it here; hxxp://2pdf* c-m cheapest i know where to get it, actually free as a bonus with the tutorials on ebooks as products or linkback viral give aways etc. actually pretty good stuff. Ewan Chia used to sell the pack for $97 with a monthly upsell to boot.

hope that helps, good luck with the ebook.
~e.

 

tacopalypse

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pirate MS word 2010. you can save directly to pdf format.

 

IamNRE

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I personally use keyboard, found it to work like a charm.

In Soviet Mother Russia, Keyboard use YOU!

 

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sirgold

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When I have to write PDFs or e-books I always use a standard word processor and PDFCreator (under Win...). It's a free alternative to Adobe Acrobat and likewise it creates a virtual printer so you can use it from any program. I noticed that the size of the distilled PDFs is much smaller than OpenOffice's. Conversely, since it's based on a similar postscript filter, I guess the quality is similar.

 

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bhprince

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• Oct 30, 2010

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you can use any word processor you want, just install a free pdf writer. I use ms word 2010 (genuine) to create pdfs

 

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unknownassailant

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Open Office. You can format it any way you want if you take the time to learn how.

 

WizGizmo

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OpenOffice, which is a FREE suite of tools similar to the MS
Office Suite, has the ability to convert documents to PDF.

Also, go to Google and type in "Free Online PDF Creator".
There are a few of them out there.

Cheers! - "Wiz"

 

greentitanium

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downloads.com (cnet) i usually pull one from there that converts anything

dopdf - no features but super easy!