diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4888bdc..d4d8f21 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 scripts/tmp
 scripts/deps
-lib/mathjax
\ No newline at end of file
+lib/mathjax
+conf/frontmatter*
+conf/header.tex
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.obsidian/workspace.json b/.obsidian/workspace.json
index bab9964..32a9b50 100644
--- a/.obsidian/workspace.json
+++ b/.obsidian/workspace.json
@@ -271,17 +271,17 @@
   },
   "active": "9aca980657068944",
   "lastOpenFiles": [
+    "templates/style_epub.css",
+    "templates/style.css",
+    "templates/pandoc.yaml",
+    "templates/metadata.yaml",
+    "templates/epub_template.html",
     "conf/sedYBewXK",
     "conf/sedEJ4vx7",
     "conf/sedhZUvts",
     "conf/sedX6LM6n",
     "conf/sedvTzKO0",
     "conf/sedlEPqb2",
-    "conf/sed1eOKK3",
-    "conf/sedXLODGr",
-    "conf/sedFPuOSH",
-    "conf/sedkL7Ngv",
-    "conf/sedtMLy1q",
     "chapters/AppendixA.md",
     "chapters/00_Introduction.md",
     "build/html/lib/img/unit-circle-with-tau.png",
diff --git a/conf/epub-metadata.xml b/conf/epub-metadata.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 80c9b9f..0000000
--- a/conf/epub-metadata.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
-  <dc:title>Paths to Perception</dc:title>
-  <dc:creator>John Haverlack</dc:creator>
-  <dc:rights>© 2005–2025 John Haverlack — CC BY-ND 4.0</dc:rights>
-  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
-  <dc:date>2025-10-31</dc:date>
-</metadata>
diff --git a/conf/frontmatter_epub.md b/conf/frontmatter_epub.md
deleted file mode 100644
index fc4329a..0000000
--- a/conf/frontmatter_epub.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
----
-title: "Paths to Perception"
-author: "John Haverlack"
-rights: "© 2005–2025 John Haverlack — CC BY-ND 4.0"
-epub:titlepage: true
----
-
-<section epub:type="frontmatter titlepage" style="text-align:center; page-break-after:always;">
-
-  <h1 style="margin-top:3em; font-size:2.2em;">Paths to Perception</h1>
-  <h2 style="font-weight:normal; font-size:1.3em;">A model of emergent reality</h2>
-
-  <figure style="margin:2em auto; text-align:center;">
-    <img src="lib/img/Revolving_circles.480x480_white.png"
-         alt="Cover illustration"
-         style="max-width:240px;" />
-  </figure>
-
-  <p style="font-size:1.1em;">John Haverlack</p>
-  <p style="font-size:0.9em;">© 2005–2025 — CC BY-ND 4.0</p>
-
-</section>
-
-<section epub:type="frontmatter" style="page-break-after:always; max-width:40em; margin:auto;">
-
-  <figure style="text-align:center;">
-    <img src="lib/img/Revolving_circles.480x480_white.png"
-         alt="Revolving Circles illusion"
-         style="max-width:200px; margin:1em auto;" />
-    <figcaption style="font-size:0.9em;">
-      “Revolving Circles.” Wikipedia. Accessed Oct 31, 2025.
-    </figcaption>
-  </figure>
-
-  <p>
-    The cover image presents an optical illusion of motion. When you focus on the
-    central point and move the page toward or away from your eyes, the concentric
-    circles appear to rotate. Perception shapes experience; we do not directly know
-    reality — our minds construct it.
-  </p>
-
-</section>
diff --git a/conf/frontmatter_epub.xhtml b/conf/frontmatter_epub.xhtml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8716631..0000000
--- a/conf/frontmatter_epub.xhtml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<!-- Custom EPUB title content -->
-<div style="text-align:center; page-break-after:always;">
-
-  <h1>Paths to Perception</h1>
-  <h2 style="font-weight:normal;">A model of emergent reality</h2>
-
-  <img src="lib/img/Revolving_circles.480x480_white.png"
-       alt="Cover illustration"
-       style="max-width:240px;" />
-
-  <p>John Haverlack</p>
-  <p>© 2005–2025 — CC BY-ND 4.0</p>
-</div>
-
-<div style="page-break-after:always; max-width:40em; margin:auto;">
-
-  <img src="lib/img/Revolving_circles.480x480_white.png"
-       alt="Revolving Circles illusion"
-       style="max-width:200px; margin:1em auto;" />
-
-  <p>
-    The cover image presents an optical illusion of motion.
-    Perception shapes experience. Our minds construct reality.
-  </p>
-</div>
diff --git a/conf/metadata.yaml b/conf/metadata.yaml
index 2788d75..4be088c 100644
--- a/conf/metadata.yaml
+++ b/conf/metadata.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ subtitle: "A Pandoc template for building books and articles"
 name: "basic-book-builder"
 logo: "lib/img/UAF-ACEP.png"
 
-# Idnetifiers
+# Version / Repo
+version: "1.1.0"
+date: "2026-02-04"
+state: "BETA"
+source: "https://github.com/jehaverlack/basic-book-builder"
+
+# Identifiers
 doi: "UNSPECIFIED"
 isbn-pdf: "UNSPECIFIED"
 isbn-epub: "UNSPECIFIED"
@@ -35,8 +41,4 @@ license-os-url: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/"
 license-com: "All Rights Reserved."
 license-com-text: "No part of the EPUB or printed editions may be reproduced or redistributed without permission."
 
-# Version / Repo
-version: "1.1.0"
-date: "2026-02-04"
-state: "BETA"
-source: "https://github.com/jehaverlack/basic-book-builder"
+
diff --git a/templates/epub_template.html b/templates/epub_template.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36d66c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/epub_template.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+$body$
diff --git a/templates/metadata.yaml b/templates/metadata.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4be088c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/metadata.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Title
+title: "Basic Book Builder"
+subtitle: "A Pandoc template for building books and articles"
+name: "basic-book-builder"
+logo: "lib/img/UAF-ACEP.png"
+
+# Version / Repo
+version: "1.1.0"
+date: "2026-02-04"
+state: "BETA"
+source: "https://github.com/jehaverlack/basic-book-builder"
+
+# Identifiers
+doi: "UNSPECIFIED"
+isbn-pdf: "UNSPECIFIED"
+isbn-epub: "UNSPECIFIED"
+isbn-kindle: "UNSPECIFIED"
+isbn-paperback: "UNSPECIFIED"
+isbn-hardcover: "UNSPECIFIED"
+isbn-audiobook: "UNSPECIFIED"
+
+# Publisher and Author
+publisher: "University of Alaska Fairbanks"
+
+author: "John Haverlack"
+author-email: "jehaverlack@alaska.edu"
+affiliation: "Alaska Center for Energy and Power"
+institution: "University of Alaska Fairbanks"
+
+# Copyright
+copyright: "© 2026 Alaska Center for Energy and Power"
+
+# License
+license: "CC BY-ND 4.0"
+license-name: "Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License"
+# Open Source License
+license-os: "CC BY-ND 4.0"
+license-os-text: "Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License"
+license-os-url: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/"
+# Commercial License
+license-com: "All Rights Reserved."
+license-com-text: "No part of the EPUB or printed editions may be reproduced or redistributed without permission."
+
+
diff --git a/templates/pandoc.yaml b/templates/pandoc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e9ce96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/pandoc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# pandoc.yaml
+input-files:
+  - chapters/Preface.md
+  - chapters/00_Introduction.md
+  - chapters/01_Getting_Started.md
+  # - chapters/02_Features.md
+  # - chapters/Terminology.md
+  # - chapters/Citations.md
+  - chapters/Appendix.md
+  - chapters/AppendixA.md
+  - chapters/Glossary.md
+  - chapters/Index.md
+  - chapters/Bibliography.md
+
+from: markdown+yaml_metadata_block+raw_tex
+standalone: true
+
+
+metadata:
+  mainfont: "Noto Serif"
+  sansfont: "Noto Sans"
+  monofont: "Noto Sans Mono"
+  # mainfont: "Libertinus Serif"
+  # sansfont: "Libertinus Sans"
+  # monofont: "DejaVu Sans Mono"
+  date: ""            # <-- forces maketitle to exist, but blank
+  link-citations: true
+
+variables:
+  documentclass: book
+  fontsize: 12pt
+  geometry:
+    - margin=1in
+  toc: true                  # ✅ Pandoc-recognized variable
+  toc-depth: 3               # ✅ nested inside variables
+  toc-title: "Contents"      # ✅ controls TOC heading
+  numbersections: true       # ✅ correct key (not number-sections)
+  colorlinks: true           # nice PDF hyperlinks
+  linkcolor: blue
+  graphics: true
+  float: false
+  figure-latex-placement: H
+  # suppress-chapter: true
+
+resource-path:
+  - .
+  - lib/img
+  - lib/diag
+
+citeproc: true
+bibliography: lib/zotero.bib
+
+
diff --git a/templates/style.css b/templates/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fee5730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+/* ------------------------------
+   Base book typography
+   ------------------------------ */
+
+body {
+  font-family: "Libertinus Serif", Georgia, serif;
+  max-width: 42em;
+  margin: auto;
+  padding: 3rem 1.25rem;
+  line-height: 1.65;
+  background: #fff;
+  color: #111;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------
+   Headings
+   ------------------------------ */
+
+h1, h2, h3, h4 {
+  font-family: "Libertinus Sans", sans-serif;
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+h1 {
+  font-size: 2.1rem;
+}
+
+h1.titlepage {
+  border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;
+  padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
+  margin-top: 2em;
+  margin-bottom: 0.6em;
+}
+
+h1.title {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+h2 {
+  font-size: 1.6rem;
+}
+
+h3 {
+  font-size: 1.25rem;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------
+   Front matter page
+   ------------------------------ */
+
+.frontmatter {
+  text-align: center;
+  margin-top: 10vh;
+}
+
+.frontmatter img {
+  max-width: 30%;
+  margin: 2rem auto;
+  display: block;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------
+   Lists / paragraphs
+   ------------------------------ */
+
+p {
+  margin: 1em 0;
+}
+
+ul, ol {
+  padding-left: 1.5em;
+  margin: 1em 0;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------
+   Math block spacing
+   ------------------------------ */
+
+.math.display {
+  margin: 1.2em 0;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------
+   Callouts (final tuned spacing)
+   ------------------------------ */
+
+.callout-established,
+.callout-proposed,
+.callout-speculative,
+.callout-caution,
+.callout-warning,
+.callout-danger {
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  padding: 5px;  /* internal padding */
+  margin-top: 5px;     /* external spacing tightened */
+  margin-bottom: 5px;
+  border-left: 6px solid;
+  background: #fefefe;
+}
+
+/* Title line */
+.callout-established p:first-child strong,
+.callout-proposed p:first-child strong,
+.callout-speculative p:first-child strong,
+.callout-caution p:first-child strong,
+.callout-warning p:first-child strong,
+.callout-danger p:first-child strong {
+  display: block;
+  font-family: "Libertinus Sans", sans-serif;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 1.05rem;
+  margin-bottom: 5px;
+}
+
+/* Paragraphs inside callouts */
+.callout-established p,
+.callout-proposed p,
+.callout-speculative p,
+.callout-caution p,
+.callout-warning p,
+.callout-danger p {
+  margin-top: 5px;
+  margin-bottom: 5px;
+  line-height: 1.45;  /* slightly condensed text spacing */
+}
+
+/* Remove top margin on first paragraph, bottom on last */
+.callout-established p:first-child,
+.callout-proposed p:first-child,
+.callout-speculative p:first-child,
+.callout-caution p:first-child,
+.callout-warning p:first-child,
+.callout-danger p:first-child {
+  margin-top: 0;
+}
+.callout-established p:last-child,
+.callout-proposed p:last-child,
+.callout-speculative p:last-child,
+.callout-caution p:last-child,
+.callout-warning p:last-child,
+.callout-danger p:last-child {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+/* Math inside callouts */
+.callout-established .math.display,
+.callout-proposed .math.display,
+.callout-speculative .math.display, 
+.callout-caution .math.display,
+.callout-warning .math.display,
+.callout-danger .math.display {
+  margin: 0.4em 0;
+}
+
+/* Colors */
+.callout-established {
+  background: #e8f7e8;
+  border-left-color: #3a8d3a;
+}
+.callout-proposed {
+  background: #e8f0ff;
+  border-left-color: #3b6dd8;
+}
+.callout-speculative {
+  background: #f7e8ff;
+  border-left-color: #8b2be2;
+}
+
+.callout-caution {
+  background: #fff0e8;
+  border-left-color: #f5a22f;
+}
+
+.callout-warning {
+  background: #fff0e8;
+  border-left-color: #f5a22f;
+}
+
+.callout-danger {
+  background: #ffe8e8;
+  border-left-color: #d83b3a;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------
+   Images (in body content)
+   ------------------------------ */
+
+img {
+  max-width: 100%;
+  display: block;
+  margin: 1.2em auto;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------
+   Blockquotes (normal ones)
+   ------------------------------ */
+
+blockquote {
+  border-left: 4px solid #ccc;
+  padding-left: 1em;
+  font-style: italic;
+  color: #444;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------
+   Horizontal rule
+   ------------------------------ */
+
+hr {
+  margin: 3rem 0;
+  border: none;
+  border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------
+   Code (rare in your book)
+   ------------------------------ */
+
+code {
+  background: #f3f3f3;
+  padding: 0.1em 0.3em;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  font-size: 0.95em;
+}
+
+/* Force all header cells to left-align their text */
+table thead th {
+  text-align: left !important;
+  vertical-align: bottom;  /* optional: aligns nicely with text baseline */
+  padding: 4px 8px;        /* optional: consistent spacing */
+}
+
+/* Make data cells match if you want consistent left alignment */
+table tbody td {
+  text-align: left;
+  padding: 4px 8px;
+}
+
+/* Optional: keep math inline nicely aligned */
+table td .math,
+table th .math {
+  display: inline-block;
+  vertical-align: baseline;
+}
+
+/* Optional: make math display nicely aligned */
+table td .math.display,
+table th .math.display {
+  display: block;
+  margin: 0.4em 0;
+}
diff --git a/templates/style_epub.css b/templates/style_epub.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c511547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/style_epub.css
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/* Safer defaults for varied EPUB engines (Kindle, iBooks, KOReader, etc.) */
+
+html, body {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0.8em;
+  line-height: 1.55;
+  widows: 2;
+  orphans: 2;
+}
+
+/* Avoid fonts that may not exist on the device */
+body {
+  font-family: serif;
+  color: #111;
+}
+
+/* Headings */
+h1, h2, h3 {
+  font-family: serif;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  margin: 1.2em 0 0.5em 0;
+}
+
+h1 { font-size: 1.6em; }
+h2 { font-size: 1.3em; }
+h3 { font-size: 1.1em; }
+
+/* Lists and paragraphs */
+p { margin: 0.7em 0; }
+ul, ol { margin: 0.7em 0 0.7em 1.2em; }
+
+/* Images */
+img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
+
+/* Page breaks for supported readers */
+section[epub|type="titlepage"] {
+  break-after: page;
+  page-break-after: always; /* fallback */
+}
+section#pubmeta {
+  break-after: page;
+  page-break-after: always;
+}
+
+/* Callouts (match HTML look, keep it minimal for EPUB) */
+.callout-established,
+.callout-proposed,
+.callout-speculative {
+  padding: 0.6em;
+  margin: 0.7em 0;
+  border-left: 0.35em solid;
+  background: #fefefe;
+}
+
+.callout-established { border-color: #3a8d3a; background: #e8f7e8; }
+.callout-proposed    { border-color: #3b6dd8; background: #e8f0ff; }
+.callout-speculative { border-color: #8b2be2; background: #f7e8ff; }
+
+/* First bold line inside a callout = title */
+.callout-established p:first-child strong,
+.callout-proposed p:first-child strong,
+.callout-speculative p:first-child strong {
+  display: block;
+  margin-bottom: 0.3em;
+}
+
+/* Math (MathML) spacing */
+.math.display { margin: 0.8em 0; }
+
+/* Blockquotes */
+blockquote {
+  border-left: 0.25em solid #bbb;
+  padding-left: 0.8em;
+  color: #444;
+}