9.1 | Images Checklist

projectx File Version Checklist

Work only in prep_projectx.

Info Checklist

• • Inline images: Readers can adjust font size and line-height. Those adjustments apply only to text, but not to images. Imagine thee resultant visual vomit for a moment, then place the image centered on its own line, where it belongs.

  • Inline images: Unless custom, risky CSS that is not supported on many e-reader devices and apps is applied to an image, words will not wrap neatly around an image. Rather, words will cut off, and the graphic will render God-knows-where in your paragraph, kicking your reader off the page. #gameover

  • Images general: I can’t believe I have to add this note in this day and age, but do not use images without the proper licensing. When in doubt, leave it out.

  • Images general: 72dpi is recommended for EPUB/MOBI. The resolution is more than sufficient, and higher resolutions drastically increase file size with no added benefit.

  • Images general: Every image must appear on its own line.

  • Images general: Images must always be styled align center. (This is tackled in Sigil.)

  • Images general: Recommended max width of images = 350px.

  • Images general: Be mindful of colored images. Make sure they render well in grayscale because many e-reader devices render only black and white.

  • Amazon: Images can drastically increase the file size of finished EPUB and MOBI files. Files larger than a certain size may prohibit authors from setting their price the way they’d like, or receiving the 70% royalty rate.

Action Checklist

• • Replace all images in the prep_projectx file with expediently named production slugs.

  • Ensure every image appears on its own line. Images must never be embedded in-line with text.

  • If necessary, rename image files to match production slugs. This will make life much easier in the production stage.

  • Ensure all images used in projectx are saved in the desktop production folder.

  • Note the position of image production slugs in the key_projectx file.

  • Plain-old save the prep_projectx file to preserve all changes.