Karen Inglis takes us through a demonstration of the amazing PubCoder software for creating children's eBooks.
Demo of the amazing PubCoder software for creating children’s eBooks: Karen Inglis
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Thanks, Bobbie – worth demo’ing it for free if you have digital assets to play around with. There’s loads more to it than I showed!
Very helpful, and thank-you, the audio is amazing!
‘Morning Karen,
I’m loving IndieReCon and REALLY loving your posts. You always have so much useful information! Thanks for your generosity. I’ve learned so much from you. Have a wonderful weekend!
Glad it was useful Rita – sorry for delayed reply – I was away! Karen
This is the reason I love these cons. Learning about new tech that I didn’t even know existed. Thanks Karen!
Thanks, Alina – sorry I got to this late – I was away! Glad you found it useful!