Review: Well-written, but only for Mac users
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 13, 2013
If you don't use Mac, then skip this one. This book uses the writing software Scrivener to do much of the work for you. I use Scrivener and love it. However, it was first written for Mac, so the Windows version is not quite as sophisticated as the Mac. The book description states "Windows users will still find it a helpful foundation to build from, but it calls on a few features only available in the Mac version of Scrivener." Do not take this to mean that you'll be able to do your formatting in Scrivener.Being an optimistic soul, I thought I could figure out some work arounds. Instead I spent hours searching forums, only to find out that some of the functionality, such as creating a table of contents automatically, that is available in Mac is simply not there in Windows. So much so that it was easier to forget about Scrivener for formatting my book.Having said that, this is a very well-written, easy to follow guide. I had no difficulty following the instructions for the tasks I could perform. It seems to me that if I used the Mac version, I'd have no problems getting all the formatting done in an afternoon, as the book's title promises. I did learn a few things about Scrivener that I didn't know that will be helpful. If a guide ever comes out for Windows users, I'll be sure to buy it.