Writing and publishing an e-book.

[christian0710]

Hi,
I have a small project I want to work on: I want to write a small educational e-book on a science topic, such as acid base chemistry, just for the joy and creativity of doing it. I like to dive into subjects and write about them.

Do any of you know what software I would need in order to write and publish such a book as an e-book (with pictures/diagrams/drawings) on amazon?

 

[Medicol]

latex has it all for you. I used to write reports on chemistry labs when I was in college.

 

[christian0710]

latex has it all for you. I used to write reports on chemistry labs when I was in college.

Thank you, So everything from writing to formatting to different platforms (e-ink readers, iphone etc.) can be done with Latex alone?

 

[Stephen Tashi]

So everything from writing to formatting to different platforms (e-ink readers, iphone etc.) can be done with Latex alone?

Of course not.

There's Lyx (which incorporates Latex) but I found it's interface awkward last time I tried it. Like you, I'm interested in good e-book writing software, but I only use Linux. So I don't want a Windows-only or Mac-only solution.

 

[christian0710]

Of course not.

There's Lyx (which incorporates Latex) but I found it's interface awkward last time I tried it. Like you, I'm interested in good e-book writing software, but I only use Linux. So I don't want a Windows-only or Mac-only solution.

Thank you, I guess I'll have to do some research when i begin writing, then perhaps i can write about the things I've tried out in terms of formatting software.