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Converting HTML to EPUB #47

Open spurioso opened 10 years ago

spurioso commented 10 years ago

@NeilFC's idea

Has some HTML publications. Would like them to be in epub format.

Libraries could also use this for converting, say HTML guides, to ebooks users could download to devices.

Jamesweber16 commented 10 years ago

Hey all,

I know it's been a little while since I've been to a meeting but I thought maybe I could contribute to this discussion. I went to a seminar a little while ago about creating ebooks. They recommended using a free program called Sigil. You can find all the relevant info here: https://code.google.com/p/sigil/

From what I can tell, you can use it in two ways. 1) Paste in HTML and it will 'publish' to a variety of ebook formats. 2) compose txt within the sigil environment and then again 'publish' to ebook formats.

What they recommended for authors was to compose the txt using Word or whatever txt program they were comfortable with, and then converting it to HTML with this other free website:

http://word2cleanhtml.com/

Then just copy/paste the HTML into Sigil and convert to Epub, Mobi, whatever.

I've never actually used these programs (never tried to create an ebook yet!) but I think this might be the way to go without having looked at exactly what your project needs are. Let me know if this helps :-)

sincerely, JD

spurioso commented 10 years ago

Thanks, @Jamesweber16! We miss you! Good info. We'll be discussing project more at next week's meeting. Hope you can make it.

Jamesweber16 commented 10 years ago

Aww. Yea unfortunately I won't be able to make next week's either :-(

I might like to watch on adobe connect after. These meetings are being recorded or do I need to watch it 'Live'?

Sincerely, JD

spurioso commented 10 years ago

Meetings are recorded. I usually post the link to the recording as a comment on the meeting agenda issue, like so: https://github.com/umd-coding-workshop/website/issues/45#issuecomment-27973661

Jamesweber16 commented 10 years ago

Awesome! I'll definitely be tuning in then!