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Quoth · 03-02-2020, 05:32 PM

What DiapDealer and DNSB says ^^^^^^^

Writing and editing is best with Word or LO Writer. For resources I use a tabbed text editor (Notepad++ in Windows, KATE in Linux). I also have a local copy of mediawiki, but don't use it much. Some info is in spreadsheets.

You can maintain the complete source text in LO Writer or MS Word with styles for eBook and easily do a version for PDF for POD paper.

If you use styles properly, then you can simply import the docx to Calibre and convert to epub2. Then convert epub2 to Dual Mobi & AZW. No editing needed.

If you are doing something more complex, more than a novel with illustrations, then you import your source to Sigil or Calibre and edit the CSS.

More complex than that, or interactive, or multimedia, then the WP text is source for a custom App.

A one does everything tool tends to be proprietary and ultimately less flexible.

I fell into this trap in the 1990s for a while, creating the content in custom programs. I went back to using a real wordprocessor, far more flexible. Create a template with all the stuff you need for an ordinary eBook. It's less than 30 min to take the ebook source and adapt a version for paper.

Avoid expensive proprietary all-in-one programs. Especially rented ones!

Use tools that work on Windows MacOS or Linux, or where one part of the tool chain can easily be swapped (Notepad++ and KATE for pure text notes, Jota on Android)

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Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,284 Karma: 105299897 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	What DiapDealer and DNSB says ^^^^^^^ Writing and editing is best with Word or LO Writer. For resources I use a tabbed text editor (Notepad++ in Windows, KATE in Linux). I also have a local copy of mediawiki, but don't use it much. Some info is in spreadsheets. You can maintain the complete source text in LO Writer or MS Word with styles for eBook and easily do a version for PDF for POD paper. If you use styles properly, then you can simply import the docx to Calibre and convert to epub2. Then convert epub2 to Dual Mobi & AZW. No editing needed. If you are doing something more complex, more than a novel with illustrations, then you import your source to Sigil or Calibre and edit the CSS. More complex than that, or interactive, or multimedia, then the WP text is source for a custom App. A one does everything tool tends to be proprietary and ultimately less flexible. I fell into this trap in the 1990s for a while, creating the content in custom programs. I went back to using a real wordprocessor, far more flexible. Create a template with all the stuff you need for an ordinary eBook. It's less than 30 min to take the ebook source and adapt a version for paper. Avoid expensive proprietary all-in-one programs. Especially rented ones! Use tools that work on Windows MacOS or Linux, or where one part of the tool chain can easily be swapped (Notepad++ and KATE for pure text notes, Jota on Android) Last edited by Quoth; 03-02-2020 at 05:34 PM.