Testing…testing…v.1 .v.2 v.89098

I've been using the online previewers (iBooks, Calibre, ADE, ect) to view my ePub and to help format it. But it came to my attention, "This is crazy!" There are so many variables between them and not one looked close to another. So I went out and bought an iPad and a Kindle Paperwhite to see exactly what my ePub and mobi files would look like on the devices.
Wowwwy! So awesome. I wish I had bought them sooner. 
The Book Proofer app through Apple is amazing! And lets me sync my iPad with changes appearing after a few second refresh.
Calibre has done a great job of transmuting ^_^ the epub to mobi and it too looks great. 
Although It took me a few days to refine, some reason I had white pages popping up (which did not show up in the previewers), alignment issues and a few images were wack, but I fixed them and so far looking great on both.
Got my cover woking full screen on iPad, chapter images are nice and no too big in size, TOC working inline and on device. I feel there 70% ready, 30 or so illustrations to go and refinements but all is good.
I'm glad I spent all these months figuring out ePubs, it's good skill to know, (saved a few $)

Now I've worked the main formatting out I'll be setting up a pre-order soon through Smashwords I think.., I'll let you know more once it's done. I still have a few questions to ask about that one…this is one long road, but a good one.?

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