✅ Why Google Blogger Pages Make Sense
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Familiarity: I already know Blogger well, so there’s no steep learning curve. That saves energy and lets me focus on content, not tools.
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Sequential Pages: Blogger’s Page feature indeed allows arranging chapters in order, like an ebook. Readers can navigate chapter by chapter.
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Accessibility: the ebook would live online immediately, without needing readers to download files or special apps (like with Calibre or Canva).
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Flexibility: I can keep editing, improving, and updating chapters easily — something that’s trickier with static formats like PDF or EPUB.
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SEO & Reach: Blogger integrates with Google search, so the ebook content may also reach a wider audience organically.
⚖️ Limitations Compared to Dedicated Ebook Tools
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Design/Layout: Tools like Canva or Calibre give more polished ebook formatting (covers, fancy layouts, EPUB export, etc.). Blogger will be simpler — more like a web-book than a traditional ebook.
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Offline Access: A Blogger “ebook” needs internet to read, while an EPUB/PDF can be downloaded.
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Distribution: If you ever want to publish on Amazon Kindle or Apple Books, I ’ll eventually need to convert it into EPUB/MOBI.
💡 Practical Strategy
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Use Blogger Pages as the “drafting and publishing hub” — easy, familiar, reader-friendly.
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Later, if I want, I can export the content into EPUB/PDF using Calibre or other tools. That way, I am not stuck with one format.
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Think of it as: Blogger = workspace & live ebook, Calibre/Canva = polish & final export (optional).
👉 Overall, the idea is excellent because it removes the barrier of learning new tools and lets me start right away. The most important thing is getting your ebook written and structured — the format can evolve later if needed.
My Google Blogger Page–based eBook plan is set.
Let’s outline a step-by-step setup for the AI Digest ebook using Google Blogger Pages. This way, I’ have a clear roadmap to start building without fussing with new tools.
📝 Step 1: Create a Dedicated Blog or Section
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If you already have a Blogger site for your writings, you can either:
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Use that site and dedicate a Page section for your ebook, or
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Create a brand-new blog just for AI Digest (clean, distraction-free, ebook-style).
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Suggestion: If this ebook will become a “product,” a new clean blog makes it look more professional.
📚 Step 2: Use Blogger Pages as Chapters
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Go to Pages in Blogger → Create a new page for each chapter.
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Title them clearly: Introduction, Week 1, Week 2, …, Conclusion.
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Paste in your bilingual posts or AI learning reflections as the content.
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Keep formatting simple (headers, bold, maybe images) so it’s readable like an ebook.
🔗 Step 3: Arrange Pages in Sequential Order
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In Layout → Pages Gadget, you can add a “Page list” widget (like a table of contents).
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Arrange them in the order you want → this becomes your ebook’s navigation bar.
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Example:
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Introduction
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Week 1: Getting Started with AI
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Week 2: Exploring Prompts
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Week 12: AI & Language Learning
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Conclusion / Next Steps
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🎨 Step 4: Style It Like an Ebook
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Use a simple theme (white background, clean fonts). Avoid clutter like sidebars if you want a “book feel.”
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You can hide timestamps and author info (to make it look less like a blog, more like a book).
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Add a cover page (first Page = “AI Digest Ebook Cover”) with title, subtitle, author (you), and a nice image.
🌍 Step 5: Share & Iterate
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Once done, share the ebook link with your friends and readers.
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Since it’s on Blogger, you can update chapters anytime (no need to re-publish a file).
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Later, if you want to distribute it as PDF/EPUB, simply copy the content from Blogger into Calibre or another converter.
✅ Bonus Tip: At the end of each chapter (Page), you can add “Next Chapter →” and “← Previous Chapter” links manually, so readers can flip like a real ebook.
This approach keeps everything within your comfort zone (Blogger), but still looks professional and structured.
This is the ebook skeleton. In Blogger, you’d simply create a Page for each item above, then link them in the Page list (Table of Contents).
To summarize :
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Use Blogger Pages (instead of BlogBooker/Canva/Calibre) to compile your AI Digest eBook.
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Each Page = 1 Chapter → allows you to build step by step.
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Blogger automatically arranges them, and I can link chapters sequentially (Next → / Back ← navigation).
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Once finished, I can keep it online as an eBook blog or later export if decide to turn it into a PDF/print version.
✅ Advantage: I save learning time, stick to a tool you know, and still deliver a neat eBook experience for your readers.
⚠️ Limitation: Layout/design won’t be as fancy as Canva, but content is king — and your readers already love your bilingual blog posts.
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