An example of what CSS for making books looks like:
https://gitlab.coko.foundation/julientaq/pubsweet-components/blob/master/packages/Epub/themes/default.css
By Julien Taquet (to use with Vivliostyle).
Vivliostyle CSS for books
This post was written by Julien Taquet
From posters to interfaces, I’ve been designing user experiences for a decade, with a soft spot for books. If computers and networks are strongly asking “what is a book today?” I’d like to push the thinking further. And since I always like to do things in a different way, let’s turn off InDesign for a while and see where –and if– we’ll be stopped in the making of books.
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