Learning Curve

Many people don’t know this, but I’ve been designing for the ‘net for many years.  I’m one of those computer geeks who took their wobbly first steps with a few html brackets and a Hello World! post.  Over the years, web design has undergone impressive changes- the advent of the WYSIWYG editor, CSS, PHP…the list goes on. 

Knowing this now, I’m sure you can probably understand my surprise when, after extensive research, I discovered that the new e-book format I was hoping to learn to work with was taking it back to those old-school days when pure html was king.

I’m currently working on a test run of Saponifier Magazine– our latest issue in Kindle format through Mobipocket Creator.  I was lucky enough to receive a Kindle as a gift over the holidays (I have the best boss ever!) and am completely addicted.

Having said that, I’m curious. Has anyone else been using Mobipocket? Are there any tips or tricks that you could share? I also wondered if any authors out there were using either Amazon’s DTP or Payloadz to self-publish/distribute e-books.  Have you had any experiences you think other authors should know about?