eBook Conversion Services
Lulu now offers eBook conversion services to take your book into the future. Get your book ready for the iPad/iBookstore* and other eReaders with our ePub conversion service. Based on your page size, please select the appropriate service.
*If you are purchasing this service for non-English content, please be aware that Lulu does not distribute non-English eBooks to the iBookstore at this time.
ePub Conversion for 251-500 pages
ePub Conversion for 501-750 pages
Here is what's included in our ePub Conversion Service:
- Tagging and linking of the Table of Contents. (TOC)
- Proofing of the illustrations to make sure they're resized properly
- Removal of the original page numbers and page headers (to prevent them from appearing in the middle of the page)
- Re-flowing of the text by chapter and re-pagination of the entire book
Here is what's NOT included in our ePub Conversion Service:
We will not proof or correct the manuscript file. This conversion service does not guarantee your book will look exactly as the printed version or PDF. If publishers are not sure they have formatted their original files properly, they should consider our professional formatting services. The formatting of the original file is critical to the outcome of the ePub conversion.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can any type of book be converted to the ePub file format?
When you convert a book to ePub, the result is a single block of flowable text and images. On eReader devices, a "page" is simply the amount of content that will fit on a single screen, which of course varies depending on the screen size of the device. It is comparable to a Web page. Part of converting to ePub involves removing much of the page-based formatting (page numbers, headers and footers, page breaks, etc.) that are not relevant in the eReading context.
This means books that are largely text-based are best suited for conversion to ePub format. Books that contain lots of charts, formulas, tables, and images can be converted, but the process will take longer, is more expensive, and may not yield optimal results (i.e. large tables and images that fit on a printed page might be broken across screens on a small mobile device). Any book can be converted to ePub format, but text-based books work best!
Are there any potential conversion restrictions and additional fees?
I found a typo in my book or would like to make another change to the manuscript, can I make that change once the conversion process has started?
Is iBookstore submission included with this conversion service?
Can I convert my own book and use the free iBookstore submission service?
I've used a variety of special fonts in my book, will this convert well?
Why should I consider having the manuscript professionally formatted BEFORE doing an ePub conversion?
What is your refund policy?
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