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= Word to epub = | = Word to epub = | ||
* http://www.wikihow.com/Convert-a-Word-Document-to-Epub | * http://www.wikihow.com/Convert-a-Word-Document-to-Epub | ||
= Directly download epub file = | |||
For example the article Dispersion estimation and its effect on test performance in RNA-seq data analysis: a simulation-based comparison of methods can be accessed from [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24349066 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed]. It also provides a link to | |||
* Go to the original journal website | |||
* View the article like an ereader on web browser. From there, we can also view the article as | |||
** A [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3857202/?report=classic classic view] with an address from [www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc PubMed Central® (PMC)]. | |||
** Download it as an ePub (beta). | |||
** view a pdf version of the article. | |||
= Create epub = | = Create epub = | ||
Revision as of 13:35, 18 March 2015
ePub is an open ebook standard produced by the International Digital Publishing Forum.
Latex to epub
XHTML to epub
- Sigil. Its official website is on sigil-ebook.com. Source code is on github. User Guide or Tutorial is on here.
- An introduction to sigil by the PCLinuxOS Magazine.
- http://www.opensourceforu.com/2011/05/how-to-produce-ebook-in-epub-format/
- http://webdesign.about.com/od/epub/a/build-an-epub.htm
Markdown to epub
- pandoc
- https://puppetlabs.com/blog/automated-ebook-generation-convert-markdown-epub-mobi-pandoc-kindlegen
Some Examples
- The little Redis book and its webpage.
Word to epub
Directly download epub file
For example the article Dispersion estimation and its effect on test performance in RNA-seq data analysis: a simulation-based comparison of methods can be accessed from www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed. It also provides a link to
- Go to the original journal website
- View the article like an ereader on web browser. From there, we can also view the article as
- A classic view with an address from [www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc PubMed Central® (PMC)].
- Download it as an ePub (beta).
- view a pdf version of the article.
Create epub
- Using Calibre. Calibre also has a cool interface to edit an ebook file.
- Create epub files manually http://www.jedisaber.com/eBooks/Introduction.shtml.
- http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/tutorials/x-epubtut/ (no special tools needed)
- http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/09/29/how-to-make-an-ebook/
- https://www.epubbooks.com/epub, several books from O'Reilly Media
- LibreOffice
- InDesign software from Adobe
- Pages software from OS X.
- http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/EPub
Sigil (open source)
See the above XHTML_to_epub XHTML to epub.
Calibre edit book
Right click an ebook and choose 'Edit book' option. Calibre's interface/functionalities looks like Sigil.
Scriba (open source)
http://scribaebookmake.sourceforge.net/
BlueGriffon EPUB Edition (licensed)
BlueGriffon EPUB Edition: a cross-platform Wysiwyg editor able to natively create and edit EPUB2 and EPUB3 ebooks!