# Lines like this are comments (because they begin with a pound sign # (hash mark). Comments will not appear in your formatted eBook. # Your book needs title and author information, but you don't need to # supply it because we plug that in for you automatically when we format # your book. # The publisher tag is optional. Please replace "Nepo Press" with # your own publisher, or delete the line altogether if you do not want # to list a publisher. Nepo Press # You book really should have a cover, if only a quick and dirty cover. # If you omit the tag, or if the specified image file is not # present, you will get a message warning that the cover is missing, # but the eBook will still be produced. samspeedo-900x1200.jpg # We want some of the "front matter" (like the copyright page and the # title page) to be centered, so we use the tag. center # Every line (paragraph) that begins with a single asterisk is a # chapter heading. The copyright page, title page, acknowledgment, # dedication, preface, introduction, about the author, etc., are all # considered chapters (and are all optional). However, your book must # have at least one chapter. # Every novel should have a title page. The title page is like a # chapter, so we want its chapter name to be the name of the book. # However, we don't want to list the title page in the table of # contents. So, we mark this "chapter" with an asterisk (to indicate # it is a chapter heading) and then we provide *two*. The first item # is "Sam Speedo ..." because that's what we want to appear in the # body of the book. The second item is "" (i.e., it is empty) to # indicate that we don't want it to appear in the table of contents. # Notice how the headings is enclosed in a pair of double quotes. * "Sam Speedo (Bathing Suit Detective)" "" *** **** Frank Sergeant default This is the title page in an eBook. For the PDF, though, this will be a second, internal title page. Do not be alarmed if you don't want a second title page in the PDF---it can be turned off. Like all chapters, it starts on a new page in an eBook, but on the next available odd-numbered page in a PDF (a right-hand page when printed). center # The Copyright Page usually does not have a heading in the body of # the book and (possibly) should not be listed in the table of # contents. A completely blank level one heading (a single asterisk) # takes care of this. * # To give a little vertical space, we add a level three heading # (notice the 3 asterisks at the start of the line). This also # turns off the drop cap so the "C" of "Copyright" will not # be excessively large. *** Copyright 2014 Frank Sergeant All rights reserved Formatted by Nepo Press (http://nepotism.net/formatting) October 30, 2014 edition default # We don't want the rest of the title page to be centered, # so we go back to our default alignment (fully justified). Cover art credits - http://www.canstockphoto.com/black-and-white-photo-of-attractive-14933771.html Can Stock Photo Inc. / artofphoto # Next comes the table of contents # We are through with the front matter that we want centered, so use # an tag to return to the eReader's default alignment (thus # turning off the centering we set earlier). default # For PDFs, we place the tag where we want the page # numbering to begin. Prior to this point, pages will not contain # page numbers. # Some eReaders (such as the gray-scale Kindles), respect the # tag and position the book at that place when it is first opened or # when the reader uses the menu to go to the "beginning". We put the # tag here so the book will open at the introduction. # Here is another chapter heading. However, this time, unlike the # title page and the copyright page, we *do* want the heading in the # body of the book and its listing in the table of contents to be the # same. Since there is only one item, we do not need the quotation # marks. * Introduction I must disappoint fans of Sam Speedo by pointing out that this is not a *real* novel. Its whole purpose is to provide a quick summary of how to mark up a manuscript so you can send it to Nepo Press to turn it into an eBook (for Kindle, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo, Smashwords, or just your own use or distribution) or to turn it into a printed book through CreateSpace. You can edit your manuscript in your favorite word processor or text editor. Then, if you use a word processor, save a copy as a plain text file (using "save as" or "save a copy") just before uploading it. If you use a word processor, you should turn off as much of the automatic formatting as possible (no smart quotes, no automatic lists or bullets, etc.) as it just gets in the way and is not needed. When you save your manuscript as a plain text file, if it gives you a choice, the best encoding (character set) to select is "UTF-8". If you want to stick with a word processor and don't love the one you use currently, consider the free LibreOffice (http://libreoffice.org). If you prefer a text editor (and there are advantages), there are a ton to choose from. jEdit, Vim, and Emacs are good choices. The last two require working through a tutorial to get up to speed, but will pay back the time over and over. - jEdit (http://jedit.org) Easy to install everywhere. - Vim (http://www.vim.org) Easy to install everywhere. - Emacs (http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows) Easy to install except on Microsoft Windows. * Chapter One Sam was lounging by the pool in his usual attire when a sultry brunette spilled her drink on him. "Oh, I am so sorry, Mr. Speedo. I was looking for you, but I just didn't see you there in that *skimpy* bathing suit!" "No problem, Doll" said Sam, as he grabbed a towel and began to wipe the papaya juice off his face. "What are you doing out here in the noon-day sun?" "Well, Sam, we have a problem back at the office." "A problem, Doll?" "Yes, Sam. You had a 10:30 meeting with a client and you didn't show up. I had to send Mr. Edwards away and ... the rent's due soon. Would you call him, please, and reschedule?" "Sure, Doll. Now, get out of here and let me catch a few more rays. I'll sort it out soon." * Chapter Two "Where were you, Joe? You usually beat me to the scene? I've been here for thirty minutes already." "Any ID on the body, Sally?" "Yup. It looks like this is a Mr. Alfred Edwards, but there's something else you're not going to like." "Well, Sally, that would be a first, wouldn't it? I'm usually pretty damn good humored, wouldn't you say?" "That's not *exactly* what I would say, Joe. But guess whose business card I found in Edwards's wallet?" "Come on, Sally, It's too early in the morning to play guessing games. What did you find?" "Speedo's card. It looks like another case where we can expect trouble." * Chapter Three The exciting adventure would continue here. However, rather than actually *write* it, since this is only an example anyway, I think I'll *generate* it using this web site: http://www.ipsum-generator.com. Thus, the rest of this chapter is just an unreadable filler so we can see a chapter with multiple pages. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer nec odio. Praesent libero. Sed cursus ante dapibus diam. Sed nisi. Nulla quis sem at nibh elementum imperdiet. Duis sagittis ipsum. Praesent mauris. Fusce nec tellus sed augue semper porta. Mauris massa. Vestibulum lacinia arcu eget nulla. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. Curabitur sodales ligula in libero. Sed dignissim lacinia nunc. Curabitur tortor. Pellentesque nibh. Aenean quam. In scelerisque sem at dolor. Maecenas mattis. Sed convallis tristique sem. Proin ut ligula vel nunc egestas porttitor. Morbi lectus risus, iaculis vel, suscipit quis, luctus non, massa. Fusce ac turpis quis ligula lacinia aliquet. Mauris ipsum. Nulla metus metus, ullamcorper vel, tincidunt sed, euismod in, nibh. Quisque volutpat condimentum velit. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. Nam nec ante. Sed lacinia, urna non tincidunt mattis, tortor neque adipiscing diam, a cursus ipsum ante quis turpis. Nulla facilisi. Ut fringilla. Suspendisse potenti. Nunc feugiat mi a tellus consequat imperdiet. Vestibulum sapien. Proin quam. Etiam ultrices. Suspendisse in justo eu magna luctus suscipit. Sed lectus. Integer euismod lacus luctus magna. Quisque cursus, metus vitae pharetra auctor, sem massa mattis sem, at interdum magna augue eget diam. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Morbi lacinia molestie dui. Praesent blandit dolor. Sed non quam. 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Nam nec ante. Sed lacinia, urna non tincidunt mattis, tortor neque adipiscing diam, a cursus ipsum ante quis turpis. Nulla facilisi. Ut fringilla. Suspendisse potenti. Nunc feugiat mi a tellus consequat imperdiet. Vestibulum sapien. Proin quam. Etiam ultrices. Suspendisse in justo eu magna luctus suscipit. Sed lectus. Integer euismod lacus luctus magna. Quisque cursus, metus vitae pharetra auctor, sem massa mattis sem, at interdum magna augue eget diam. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Morbi lacinia molestie dui. Praesent blandit dolor. Sed non quam. In vel mi sit amet augue congue elementum. Morbi in ipsum sit amet pede facilisis laoreet. Donec lacus nunc, viverra nec, blandit vel, egestas et, augue. Vestibulum tincidunt malesuada tellus. Ut ultrices ultrices enim. Curabitur sit amet mauris. Morbi in dui quis est pulvinar ullamcorper. Nulla facilisi. Integer lacinia sollicitudin massa. Cras metus. Sed aliquet risus a tortor. Integer id quam. Morbi mi. Quisque nisl felis, venenatis tristique, dignissim in, ultrices sit amet, augue. Proin sodales libero eget ante. Nulla quam. Aenean laoreet. Vestibulum nisi lectus, commodo ac, facilisis ac, ultricies eu, pede. Ut orci risus, accumsan porttitor, cursus quis, aliquet eget, justo. Sed pretium blandit orci. Ut eu diam at pede suscipit sodales. Aenean lectus elit, fermentum non, convallis id, sagittis at, neque. Nullam mauris orci, aliquet et, iaculis et, viverra vitae, ligula. Nulla ut felis in purus aliquam imperdiet. Maecenas aliquet mollis lectus. Vivamus consectetuer risus et tortor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer nec odio. Praesent libero. Sed cursus ante dapibus diam. Sed nisi. Nulla quis sem at nibh elementum imperdiet. Duis sagittis ipsum. Praesent mauris. Fusce nec tellus sed augue semper porta. Mauris massa. Vestibulum lacinia arcu eget nulla. 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Integer euismod lacus luctus magna. Quisque cursus, metus vitae pharetra auctor, sem massa mattis sem, at interdum magna augue eget diam. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Morbi lacinia molestie dui. Praesent blandit dolor. Sed non quam. In vel mi sit amet augue congue elementum. Morbi in ipsum sit amet pede facilisis laoreet. Donec lacus nunc, viverra nec, blandit vel, egestas et, augue. Vestibulum tincidunt malesuada tellus. Ut ultrices ultrices enim. Curabitur sit amet mauris. * Chapter Four Like the previous chapter, the rest of this chapter is an unreadable filler so we can see a chapter with multiple pages. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer nec odio. Praesent libero. Sed cursus ante dapibus diam. Sed nisi. Nulla quis sem at nibh elementum imperdiet. Duis sagittis ipsum. Praesent mauris. Fusce nec tellus sed augue semper porta. Mauris massa. Vestibulum lacinia arcu eget nulla. 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Sed pretium blandit orci. Ut eu diam at pede suscipit sodales. Aenean lectus elit, fermentum non, convallis id, sagittis at, neque. Nullam mauris orci, aliquet et, iaculis et, viverra vitae, ligula. Nulla ut felis in purus aliquam imperdiet. Maecenas aliquet mollis lectus. Vivamus consectetuer risus et tortor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer nec odio. Praesent libero. Sed cursus ante dapibus diam. Sed nisi. Nulla quis sem at nibh elementum imperdiet. Duis sagittis ipsum. Praesent mauris. Fusce nec tellus sed augue semper porta. Mauris massa. Vestibulum lacinia arcu eget nulla. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. Curabitur sodales ligula in libero. Sed dignissim lacinia nunc. Curabitur tortor. Pellentesque nibh. Aenean quam. In scelerisque sem at dolor. Maecenas mattis. Sed convallis tristique sem. Proin ut ligula vel nunc egestas porttitor. 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Morbi in ipsum sit amet pede facilisis laoreet. Donec lacus nunc, viverra nec, blandit vel, egestas et, augue. Vestibulum tincidunt malesuada tellus. Ut ultrices ultrices enim. Curabitur sit amet mauris. Morbi in dui quis est pulvinar ullamcorper. Nulla facilisi. Integer lacinia sollicitudin massa. Cras metus. Sed aliquet risus a tortor. Integer id quam. Morbi mi. Quisque nisl felis, venenatis tristique, dignissim in, ultrices sit amet, augue. Proin sodales libero eget ante. Nulla quam. Aenean laoreet. Vestibulum nisi lectus, commodo ac, facilisis ac, ultricies eu, pede. Ut orci risus, accumsan porttitor, cursus quis, aliquet eget, justo. Sed pretium blandit orci. Ut eu diam at pede suscipit sodales. Aenean lectus elit, fermentum non, convallis id, sagittis at, neque. Nullam mauris orci, aliquet et, iaculis et, viverra vitae, ligula. Nulla ut felis in purus aliquam imperdiet. Maecenas aliquet mollis lectus. Vivamus consectetuer risus et tortor. 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Sed lacinia, urna non tincidunt mattis, tortor neque adipiscing diam, a cursus ipsum ante quis turpis. Nulla facilisi. Ut fringilla. Suspendisse potenti. Nunc feugiat mi a tellus consequat imperdiet. Vestibulum sapien. Proin quam. Etiam ultrices. Suspendisse in justo eu magna luctus suscipit. Sed lectus. Integer euismod lacus luctus magna. Quisque cursus, metus vitae pharetra auctor, sem massa mattis sem, at interdum magna augue eget diam. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Morbi lacinia molestie dui. Praesent blandit dolor. Sed non quam. In vel mi sit amet augue congue elementum. Morbi in ipsum sit amet pede facilisis laoreet. Donec lacus nunc, viverra nec, blandit vel, egestas et, augue. Vestibulum tincidunt malesuada tellus. Ut ultrices ultrices enim. Curabitur sit amet mauris. * Chapter Five About now a crisis would occur that would make our hero question whether to start putting on more clothes. Will he work it out or will he be tortured by indecision for the rest of his life? * Chapter Six Finally, we resolve most of the issues, but leave a few hanging to entice readers to purchase the next novel in the series. * About the Author "frank.jpg" "Frank Sergeant" This fake novel was written in less than a *day*. Can you believe that? The purpose of this fake novel is to give you a quick template to use to create your own novel for use with the Nepo Press web-based formatting service. For a more extensive description of the markup and formatting process, see http://nepotism.net/formatting. Various getting started and quick reference guides can be found at http://nepotism.net/formatting/documentation.html. This fake novel is available on the Nepo Press site in several formats: - a mobi file, suitable for reading on the Kindle or with a Kindle App - an EPUB file, suitable for reading on a NOOK or iPad or iPhone, etc., and on almost any other eReader - an HTML file, suitable for reading in a web browser - a camera-ready PDF file, suitable for proofreading on screen, for printing, or for publishing through CreateSpace - the original marked-up manuscript without comments - the original marked-up manuscript with lots of explanatory comments - a sample report of a successful formatting run # We want "The End" centered, so we use another tag center *** The End