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Make an EPUB or a PDF book

Retroprose turns a document, or a folder of chapters, into an EPUB or an A5 PDF book. Books come with the Zip disk edition, at £39 a year or £5 a month, and the hard disk edition.

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A sample novel, The Harbour Light, as an EPUB from Retroprose: a cover with the title and author in cream on dark blue, and the first chapter, The crossing, on a white page.
An EPUB made by Retroprose: the cover, and the first chapter as a reading app shows it.

A folder as a book

Zip disk and hard disk editions Each document in the folder is a chapter, in name order. Choose Export as book on the folder, check the title and author, pick EPUB or PDF and press Enter.

EPUB

A standard EPUB 3 for reading apps and ebook readers. The Book look gives it a cover, a title page, contents and each chapter on a new page. Footnotes pop up, and readers choose their own font and size.

PDF book

A5 pages of justified serif text, with a cover, a contents page and page numbers. It matches the EPUB. Add a blurb, a dedication, an ISBN and a copyright page in File, Properties.

The same novel as an A5 PDF book from Retroprose: the cover, a contents page with three chapters and their page numbers, and the first page of chapter one in justified serif text with a page number at the foot.
The same book as an A5 PDF: the cover, the contents and the first chapter.

Questions

How do I make an EPUB from Markdown?

Put each chapter in its own document in one folder, choose Export as book on the folder, pick EPUB and press Enter.

Are ebooks free in Retroprose?

No. EPUB, PDF books and Export as book come with the Zip disk edition, at £39 a year or £5 a month, and the hard disk edition. The free edition exports single documents to Word, PDF, OpenDocument, HTML, text and Markdown.

Can I put pictures in my book?

No. Books from Retroprose are words only, with a cover made from your title and author.

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