Vellum 4.2.1

Vellum is ebook publishing software for Mac that helps you format your book for Kindle, iPad, iPhone and Nook. Add your text, preview how the finished ebook will look on popular reading devices, and use a set of simple publishing tools to shape the final result.

Import and organize your text
When you import your text, Vellum automatically recognizes the chapters, so you can quickly browse your book in the Contents panel. From the same area, you can open the Book Info and Cover panels to enter the title, subtitle, author and publisher details, language, version and ISBN.

Add a cover
Assign a cover image and Vellum tells you whether its size and format are compatible with the supported devices. The app also shows the recommended image format.

Build the complete book
Add book-specific elements and arrange them any way you like, from the copyright page and dedication to the epilogue and about the author section.

Choose how your book looks
The Styles panel offers graphic themes for different parts of a book. Browse them in cover flow mode and pick the ones that match your needs.

Preview on supported devices
Turn on the Preview panel to see your book on iPad, iPhone, Kindle Paperwhite or Nook Simple Touch. You can also change the font style, font size or background color.

Key features

• Automatic chapter recognition: Vellum detects chapters when you import your text.
• Contents panel: browse your book structure quickly.
• Book Info panel: enter title, subtitle, author, publisher, language, version and ISBN.
• Cover panel: assign a cover image and check its size and format compatibility.
• Book elements: add copyright, dedication, epigraph, foreword, introduction, preface, prologue, epilogue, afterword, acknowledgements or about the author.
• Styles panel: choose themes for headings, first paragraphs, block quotations, ornamental breaks and paragraphs after breaks.
• Device preview: view your book on iPad, iPhone, Kindle Paperwhite or Nook Simple Touch.
• Reading display options: change the font style, font size or background color in the preview.

Before you generate your ebook
You must buy a license to generate an ebook. When you do, the title, subtitle and author fields are locked. You can generate multiple versions of the same book, but you cannot change the locked fields.