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== Calibre edit book (open source) == | |||
Right click an ebook and choose 'Edit book' option. Click 'edit metadata' also works like a charm. We can also save the modified ebook back to disk for future use. | |||
== Sigil (open source) == | == Sigil (open source) == | ||
See the above [[Epub#XHTML_to_epub XHTML to epub|XHTML_to_epub XHTML to epub]]. | See the above [[Epub#XHTML_to_epub XHTML to epub|XHTML_to_epub XHTML to epub]]. Have not tried it yet. It looks like it is very similar to Calibre. | ||
== Scriba (open source) == | == Scriba (open source) == | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 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 (called PubReader format) on web browser. From there, we can also view the article as
- A classic view with an address from 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
Calibre edit book (open source)
Right click an ebook and choose 'Edit book' option. Click 'edit metadata' also works like a charm. We can also save the modified ebook back to disk for future use.
Sigil (open source)
See the above XHTML_to_epub XHTML to epub. Have not tried it yet. It looks like it is very similar to Calibre.
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!