Thread: Converting a website to an e-book (newbie question)
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Old 07-06-2018, 12:34 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Rovertek View Post
Thank you, Darryl,

That is a helpful info. I was also hoping for more comments/advice on converting a website to e-book format...
There's no way to give much of an answer without knowing how the website is built.

Pure HTML websites can generally be converted to the more common ebook formats, though there will likely be flaws that need massaging. Modern ebook formats (e.g. ePub, Amazon AZW3, ...) are HTML based, but the HTML supported is a subset of what is commonly supported in web browsers. Other website "stuff & nonsense" (such as JavaScript, PHP, multimedia functions,...) either aren't supported or have only limited support in only a limited number of readers.

IMO, if the site uses anything beyond basic HTML, I would look into cloning the site into a local webserver. You might look into "MAMP" and similar. These can run on any Windows or MacOS machine and, with a little effort, can completely replicate the Internet version of the website. In the past, I've used MAMP to create a portable WordPress site for demonstration to a client.
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