If you want your eBook to display content in an attractive way across all the eReaders, there are a few simple tips you’ll want to follow before your file is converted into the ePUB format.
Today’s tip: Resize your images outside of the Word doc before you insert them. Many people drag an image from their desktop into the Word document FIRST and then adjust the size (using the little square scrollers that appear in the corners when you click on the image). But here’s the catch: adjusting the size of the image in Word only changes how it APPEARS. As far as the document is concerned, the image is still the original size. So if you dragged a giant .jpg into Word and then adjusted the size, when the Word doc is converted to ePUB and displayed on an iPhone or Nook, it will display in its original size and cause all kinds of annoying formatting issues for your reading device.
To avoid this formatting issue, adjust the size of the image first! Then move it into the Word doc. Once you’ve moved the resized image into Word, it cannot be enlarged beyond the actual size. You can make it appear smaller, but no bigger. This allows you to get a feel for how the image at its actual size will display in relation to the text.
Here’s a helpful hint from our ePUB conversion guidelines:
Resize large images to 300 pixels high if you would like them to display in-line with text. Do all image resizing outside of the document, then reinsert them before saving. All images should be 72 – 300 DPI (300 DPI preferred).*
- Cover and full-page images: 590 pixels wide by 750 pixels high.
- Logos or simple images: 75 – 100 pixels high
-Chris R. at BookBaby
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