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A simple Javascript input form with a calculation:

https://selfpublish.github.io/kdp-spine/

Todo: Add gutter width based on these calcs:

• 24 to 150 pages 0.375 in
• 151 to 300 pages 0.5
• 301 to 500 pages 0.625
• 501 to 700 pages 0.75
• 701 to 828 pages 0.875

Add directions to visitor:

Step 1: Determine the required gutter width for the interior Step 2: download the appropriate cover template. Step 3: Determine the allowed spine text height

Tutorials

Github Pages

Github Gist

Q. What is https://gist.github.com ?

First off - follow some active github users:

• https://github.com/hakimel
• https://github.com/mrcoles

Q. What does it mean to 'clone with https'

Learning Github

• Git basics: This has a basic overview of how git works.
• Pro Git e-book (web): This is a thorough git reference, in HTML format.
• Pro Git e-book (PDF): Same as the preceding link, in PDF form.
• Learn Git course from Codecademy: Git tutorial from Codeacademy.
• Try Git course from Code School on Pluralsight: Git tutorial from Code School on Pluralsight.
• Git and Github course from Udacity: Git and Github tutorial from Udacity.

More GitHub resources

• 15-minute interactive primer: This is an online git tutorial. It exposes you to the basics of git.
• Cheat sheets: A quick reference to common GitHub commands and workflows.
• GitHub Guides: The home of GitHub documentation.
• GitHub learning resources: Other useful GitHub resources.
• GitHub training services: A listing of tutorials and training offerings from GitHub.
• Glossary: A handy glossary of git and GitHub terms.
• GitHub Student developer pack : Give students free access to the best developer tools.

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