Have any of you see the book formatting software, Lacuna? It looks like a good vellum alterative. I think I might try it. If I do I’ll come back and give a review. What do you all think of dedicated book formatting software?
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Just tried it to format A novella, and it was pretty darn good. 
It’s a cross-platform app, so it obviously doesn’t have the UI polish of Vellum. But it does allow for greater flexibility in the final layout — and it’s much cheaper.
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I used it today to format an .epub from a .docx. I was quite satisfied with the results. I even managed to set up some custom settings that I can use across e-book epubs. Considering that I have 60 or 70 e-books to convert, I’m going to be quite busy.
I use Affinity v3 to format my 30+ POD books. I have templates set up, so I won’t be changing that.
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So I’ve tried to write a short story, and I think I’ve realised that cross-platform apps are no substitute for native coding.
Using it for formatting a finished story is fine, but getting up to your elbows in crafting a story from fresh …
Something about using it to write just felt … janky.
Probably that I couldn’t adjust the UI to my liking. 