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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal
docx is definitely open source, it is an ISO standard, and I in fact used the standard to develop docx suport in calibre. As for ODT, I'm really not interested given that most office suites support docx just fine, but patches are most welcome. In fact the current ODT input plugin is based on a forked and much improved version of odfpy but it is nowhere near as good as the docx plugin, because I wrote that from scratch with far more attention to detail than odfpy has.
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Yes, I read on your website that docx is "best" input format and I've found that.
Unfortunately standalone MS Office seems to have no future and Windows has become a disaster (using Windows & Selling / training/install from 1991 and NT from 1994). So I entirely use Linux. I was using LibreOffice on Windows for two years before the final switch.
Unfortunately odt is far better than docx for LibreOffice editing. I'd love an odt import that works as well as docx. I have zero other use for docx as I upload epub to Amazon, PDF for POD paper and MS DOC 97-2003 format for anyone needing MS Word format. I upload Dual Mobi, epub and MS .doc formats to Smashwords, they don't take .docx and Calibre (from LibreOffice Writer via docx) does better conversion to mobi/AZW and epub than Smashwords from doc.
Amazon's output to old kindles, apps and new kindles is perfect from the Calibre created epub (from LibreOffice Writer via docx) and poor from .doc or .docx
I'm delighted with Calibre and use it to convert Kindle to epub and clean up mobi or epub from Gutenberg.
I started using it with my PW2, then a Kindle DXG on XP. Time to donate again
Excellent for the Kobo, Sony, Nook, Kindles I have and for upload to Amazon and Smashwords (thus Apple, Barnes&Noble, Kobo etc via them).
I've found rather than saving Websites and convert in Calibre, that paste/edit in LibreOffice Writer and convert docx to epub in Calibre works best. Saves lots of paper!