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February 12, 2023
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Maximum Number of Pages InDesign Document

  • February 12, 2023
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I have been working on a history eBook that has progressively grown over the past few months, it now has 600 pages that will be output using In5. I was wondering what is the maximum recommended amount of pages for InDesign documents?

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Derek Cross
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Derek CrossCommunity Expert
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February 12, 2023

It might be best to have a word with Justin Putney of Ajar Productions to discuss the options.

(Presumably you want the interactivity for your book that in5 offers.)

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    Scintilla_UKAuthor
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    February 13, 2023

    Hi Derek,

     

    Will do, I really like what In5 does so good to c heck with them.

     

    Thanks for your suggestion.

    James Gifford—NitroPress
    James Gifford—NitroPress
    Legend
    February 13, 2023

    Hi Derek,

     

    Thanks for pointing this out, this is a free industry history eBook for ex staff, families, friends and interested parties. It will be hosted on a dedicated website for access to all.


    A relatively simple, clean web (HTML/CSS) format would almost certainly be the best all around, then. The only thing HTML lacks is any kind of DRM, which doesn't seem to be a concern.

     

    No reason to wrap it up in any more complex format, and ID exports very nicely directly to HTML. If you have some CSS skills to tidy up the end format, you probably don't need any more complex tool, export or format.

     

    James Gifford—NitroPress
    James Gifford—NitroPress
    Legend
    February 12, 2023

    Lots more than 600. 🙂 Actually, in terms of length and content, I'd worry more about a manageable, cleanly-structured resulting e-book.

     

    For many reasons, mostly data loss, editing mistakes and overall project management, you might want to consider splitting your project into multiple INDD files — one per chapter, or maybe one per 'section,' whatever makes logical and content sense. Then use the Book feature to combine and manage them. This makes working on any one part of the book much more streamlined, while imposing only a few hurdles on working across these files or with them as the collected Book.

     

    And in any case, have a very robust backup and archiving protocol that you follow with religious devotion. You should never, ever lose more than one day's work in the worst possible event.

     

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      Scintilla_UKAuthor
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      February 12, 2023

      Thanks for the advice. I seem to remember that Ajar Productions (makers of In5) told me that you cannot use the "books" feature with In5, I will check again.

       

      Splitting the document in to separate chapters / sections would make sense.

       

      😃

      James Gifford—NitroPress
      James Gifford—NitroPress
      Legend
      February 12, 2023

      Not sure; I haven't used In5.

       

      Depending on what format you're going to, I'd still be concerned about the length and number of internal links. Watch all the details carefully.

       

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