Ebook production in CS5/5.5

Can anyone offer some advice on ebook production issues InDesign CS5/5.5?
I'd particularly like to know how easy it is to convert existing documents (for example, Word) into ebooks... If importing Word into InDesign is a non-starter, can PDFs be imported?
What are (briefly) the pros and cons of ebook production in InDesign?
Any pointers would be much appreciated. (I've used CS4 to produce printable PDFs, but never - as yet - ebooks.)

Hi - eBook is a generic name (for a number of formats, from PDF to DPS). Assuming you mean ePub, (the format for ebook readers such as the Sony eReader and, with a plugin for InDesign, for the Kindle. Creating (and understanding) how ePubs work is not intuitive. InDesign CS5.5 is much better at creating ePubs than earlier versions. I suggest you get some training – from online sources such as Lynda.com e.g. http://www.lynda.com/InDesign-CS5-5-tutorials/to-EPUB-Kindle-and-iPad/82258-2.html, or Video2Brain: e.g. http://www.video2brain.com/en/products-92.htm
and there are some excellent books: One of the best is: Elizabeth Castro's "EPub, straight to the point"
if you can afford it, personal training is one of the best ways, in the UK for example, Certitec: http://www.certitec.com/adobe-training/indesign/indesign-1-day-epub.
Her geekness (Anne-Marie Concepcion) does not recommend Sigil for checking and editing ePubs – she recommends oXygen Author: http://www.oxygenxml.com/
Best wishes
Derek

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