How to Create eBooks on a Mac using Pages

How to Create eBooks on a Mac using Pages -

Pages is a fantastic program used to create visually appealing documents, but you might not realize how versatile it is. It can also be used to create digital books for the iBooks app, and sold on the iBooks Store.

This conversion from Pages to iBooks is done via the ePub file format, which is used for digital books on Apple’s iBooks app on both OS X and iOS. With Pages for OS X you can export a text document straight into ePub, and import it directly into iBooks for OS X.

Pages has featured some form of ePub export since 2010, but until recently it was cumbersome. Each new edition has improved the exporting process and with Pages 5.2 it’s now as easy to create a digital book as it is to print a document. In this way, you convert something you’ve written to an ebook format, or grab a royalty-free book from the internet in a text format and turn it into a more rich, pleasant to read format.

For those looking to self-publish, in Pages you can add Retina display-quality images, chapters, headings, custom artwork, even video clips. Pages turns it into an ePub you can share, or even sell on Apple’s iBooks Store. Pages doesn’t offer the extra interactions of iBooks Author, but is ideal for many books.

(Via Mac|Life all.)

Audio Hijack 3 Review

Audio Hijack 3 Review -

As journalists, we love Audio Hijack for long being one of the best and safest ways to record interviews conducted over Skype, but it’s useful to anyone — maybe you need to record a group meeting happening over an obscure web service, or need to get a sound from a file. If it goes through your Mac, this can record it.

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Review: Mrice E300 Earphones

Review: Mrice E300 Earphones -A company from China you've never heard of has made a pair of $15 earbuds that outperform some big-name models costing ten times as much.

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Keith Olbermann: A David Letterman Appreciation

Keith Olbermann: A David Letterman Appreciation -

Keith Olbermann:

So I’m a fan on all levels, and on the human one, I’d like to be as decent a man as Dave, if-or-when I grow up. Which leaves me with only one complaint: that after May 20th he’s not doing the show any more. It really is like watching Babe Ruth quit.

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(Via Daring Fireball.)

The best accessories to upgrade your action camera

The best accessories to upgrade your action camera - "Have action cam, will travel." That's probably what was going through your mind as you pecked your credit card details in when buying your first GoPro, Drift, Sony or what have you. We promise, it won't be long before you're looking to kit it out ...

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The 6 Best Apps for Gardening

The 6 Best Apps for Gardening -

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Apple updates Apple Watch Human Interface Guidelines website with new design, more resources

Apple updates Apple Watch Human Interface Guidelines website with new design, more resources - Apple on Monday updated the Human Interface Guidelines website dedicated to Apple Watch development, bringing a refreshed look and new software resources to developers.

(Via AppleInsider.)