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Originally Posted by JLius
Don't use Sigil, I read they don't update anymore. Besides, everything can be done in Calibre as far as I know.
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Just because development is stalled (for the foreseeable future), does not magically make the software NOT useful any more.
Sigil is STILL the best EPUB editor out there.
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Originally Posted by Toxaris
I never use the conversions from Calibre, as I don't like the conversions.
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Me neither. I would avoid using Calibre to convert a DOC/X unless it was used as an absolute last resort.
I would try my best to clean up the file in Word/Libreoffice first (using Toxaris's macro, or Writer2EPUB, etc. etc.), BEFORE trying to export it or use an outside conversion tool (like Calibre).
These tools will help strip the formatted text down to the bare bones of headers, simple paragraphs, alignment, bold/italics/superscript/subscript, .... which will cut down on A MASSIVE amount of the useless cruft that you then have to clean manually in the HTML afterwards to make a good/clean ebook.
Calibre's goal is more of a: Input -> Condense the code as best as it can -> Output
Toxaris + Writer2EPUB's goal is more of a: Input -> Clean/Strip code -> Output
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Originally Posted by JLius
Yes, libreoffice has writer2epub, but as far as I know development on that plugin has stopped also.
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Writer2EPUB is still being updated. You can grab the latest versions from ebookLuke's site:
http://lukesblog.it/ebooks/ebook-tools/writer2epub/
And here is the MobileRead forum dedicated to Writer2EPUB:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=230
There is also a plugin called "PerfectEPUB" on his site which might help clean up certain files.