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Chapter 1: Designing document templates for eBooks
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hen creating an Adobe PDF eBook, you can start with an existing document or create an entirely new document. Many publishers have archived content from which to produce eBooks, including source, PostScript®, and PDF documents. If you’re starting with an existing source document or from scratch, you should design a document template that makes it easy to view your eBook in Acrobat eBook Reader. The guide that you’re reading now is a good example of a document designed specifically to be viewed online. When designing a document template in your authoring application, follow the guidelines in this chapter to determine page size, page margins, text format, and use of color.
Specifying page sizes When determining a page size for your Adobe PDF eBook, it’s important to consider what computer devices your readers will use to view it. In most cases, your readers will be using a variety of computer devices, rather than one particular platform. To accommodate readers with smaller displays, it’s a good idea to specify a smaller page size. For most eBooks, you should specify