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How do I add an image to a Leanpub book?
How do I add an image to a Leanpub book?

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How do I add an image to a Leanpub book?

Images are added to Leanpub books in a way very similar to adding images in Markdown.

In Markua, Leanpub's "Markdown for Books" markup syntax, you add images to a book by:

1) Adding the image file to a folder container for the book's "resources"

2) Referencing the image in your manuscript, in the place where you want the image to appear

How this works precisely will depend on the writing mode you choose for your Leanpub book.

Related Article: What is Markua?

Please find the links below for articles explaining how to add images in your writing mode.


How do I add an image or picture to a book, if I'm using the in-browser text editor?

You can find a link to an article explaining how to add images to a Browser mode book here.

How do I add an image to a Leanpub book if I'm writing in the GitHub or Dropbox writing mode?

You can find a link to an article explaining how to add images to a GitHub or Dropbox mode book here.

Special Case: Adding SVG Images as Inline Code

Technical Information

For technical information about how this all works and all the extra details of how you can add images to Leanpub books, please see the Markua specification.


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