[LINK] RFI: Cross-Media Publishing under Linux/OO

[Ben McGinnes]

On 5/08/11 9:11 AM, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
> 
> Did the output of this process validate, sufficiently, to meet
> Lulu's EPUB requirements?

I haven't tried it with Lulu, so I can't say for sure, but it seems a
good way to get started.

> The problem with the open office approach, is that you are still
> thinking in printed book format - which is not ideal for creating an
> EBook (or webpage).

I wouldn't use OOo/LO for a webpage, but it does seem to convert to
ePub pretty well.  Especially coupled with Sigil, which is designed
for creating ePubs.  I just don't relish the idea of writing the whole
thing in Sigil, whatever that thing might be.

> I hear calibre is good for converting between ebook formats, haven't
> heard any reports about its role in creating ebooks.

Calibre's whole purpose is to convert between multiple file types, not
for creating new ebooks from scratch.


Regards,
Ben


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