Kindle

How does a Kindle work
How does a Kindle work - The Kindle 2 is the latest development that is closest to the original Kindle. Basically, the Kindle is a personal electronic library. You buy ebooks and store them in your Kindle 2. If you know the titles of the books you want then you can simply enter them into the Kindle. Once you have your books downloaded into your Kindle 2, there's also a backup on the Amazon servers. If you have an original Kindle and want to upgrade to the Kindle 2 then keep the same account and you can download your old purchases directly into your new Kindle. Google Books and Gutenberg.org are other sources of free ebooks.
Enjoy your Kindle as there are hundreds of thousand of ebooks available to read. Sigil is an open source program available for free online that will allow you to quickly and easily convert your book to the.epub format for submission to Kindle ebooks and elsewhere.
Publishing options for ebooks abound, but if you've honed in on the opportunity to self-publish your ebook with Amazon - for the Kindle - or elsewhere and need an.epub format file, you probably need some words of encouragement, a pat on the back for writing a worthy and unique book, and a little help converting your book to the proper format for publication. I'll walk you through the wonderful Sigil Program .epub formatting process.
Open your .HTML document in Sigil and immediately use the 'Save As' feature to save your document with an .epub extension (It's the only option available in the program.).
Separate Your Book into Sections: Scroll down your document until you find the your first 'Chapter' break and use the Sigil squiggle button (fifteenth option from the left on the top panel of screen) to create a break in the document. Repeat this process throughout your document wherever you want a separation in the document. (Save your work.)
*If you observe the left column of your screen as you work you'll notice that each time you click on the Sigil squiggle a new file is created - pretty cool, huh?
Creating Your Table of Contents: In the left-hand column, double-click on the first file. Highlight the title of your book and use the drop down menu to select 'Heading1' (the little window in the first position of the second row at top panel). Move (double-click on second file in list on left) and highlight 'Chapter 1', then select 'Heading 3' from the drop down menu. Follow this procedure throughout your book files.
(Sigil program tip)
Just under the title, your name (which you've assigned heading 2) appears.
Add Your Cover: Double-click on your first file on the left panel and place your mouse cursor just before the first letter of your title. Click the Sigil squiggle to create a new section. Find your cover image file and add it. (Save your work.)
Identify Cover Files: Right-click on the first file in the left column and select 'Add Semantics'. Click on the word 'Cover'. Double-click on this file, then right-click on the image you've added as your cover and select 'Add Semantics', then click on 'Cover'. Do not assign this title to any other image.
Identify Book Files: Right-click on the second file in the left column and select 'Add Semantics', then click on 'Title Page'. Follow these steps to assign semantics (identifiers) to each of these files: Cover, Title Page, Copyright Page, Dedication, assigning 'Text' to the file where your first chapter is located. (Save your work.)
Verify Your Reformatted Document: Select 'View' from the top panel and click on 'Validation Results', then select 'Tools' and 'Validate Epub'.