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jgarvey1 · 06-19-2025, 05:22 PM

I'm having difficulty getting ePub files with video, audio and JavaScript out of my computer to anywhere else. Kindle Direct Publishing doesn't accept reflowable-text eBooks that include video. Kitaboo seemed like a possibility, but they accept submissions only from companies publishing educational books. Just about every eReader I've tried mangles the formatting because the developers of the eReaders didn't see a need for all of the features already included in html5 and css3 to be implemented in their eReader. 'Who needs video when they're reading a novel?' The one useful eReader I've found is Adobe Digital Editions. It properly displays almost every design detail I've included in my ePubs. But a user can't download my books from the Kindle Store and open them in ADE if I can't get my books into the Kindle Store.

Sigil's Preview window displays my ePubs correctly, with the exception of paginating. Since the implementation of almost all of the features of ePub3 already exists in Sigil's Preview, it seems like a simple matter to adapt that code into a stand-alone eReader that can be bundled along with the ePub file. It would be nice if a person could double-click on the eBook's thumbnail and the eBook simply opens, without the person even knowing the eBook is in an eReader. So I'm requesting that Sigil's developers create a simple stand-alone eReader that works as well as Sigil's Preview. EReaders don't really need to have catalogs and libraries because users can buy books everywhere and they know where the books they own are on their computer. A stripped-down eReader that goes along with an eBook would be great for writers who add media to their books but not enough media to justify a fixed-layout format.

ADE has the RMSDK that allows customization of the ADE, but you can't just go to a page and download it. Apparently one has an email interview with an expert who determines if the writer is worthy. In 2025 it should be simple to open an eBook and experience the book's media as it was intended. Like a WYSIWYG view without editing capabilities.

I'm hoping Sigil's developers will consider this feature request.

06-19-2025, 05:22 PM	#1
jgarvey1 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2025 Device: none	Request: Sigil eReader I'm having difficulty getting ePub files with video, audio and JavaScript out of my computer to anywhere else. Kindle Direct Publishing doesn't accept reflowable-text eBooks that include video. Kitaboo seemed like a possibility, but they accept submissions only from companies publishing educational books. Just about every eReader I've tried mangles the formatting because the developers of the eReaders didn't see a need for all of the features already included in html5 and css3 to be implemented in their eReader. 'Who needs video when they're reading a novel?' The one useful eReader I've found is Adobe Digital Editions. It properly displays almost every design detail I've included in my ePubs. But a user can't download my books from the Kindle Store and open them in ADE if I can't get my books into the Kindle Store. Sigil's Preview window displays my ePubs correctly, with the exception of paginating. Since the implementation of almost all of the features of ePub3 already exists in Sigil's Preview, it seems like a simple matter to adapt that code into a stand-alone eReader that can be bundled along with the ePub file. It would be nice if a person could double-click on the eBook's thumbnail and the eBook simply opens, without the person even knowing the eBook is in an eReader. So I'm requesting that Sigil's developers create a simple stand-alone eReader that works as well as Sigil's Preview. EReaders don't really need to have catalogs and libraries because users can buy books everywhere and they know where the books they own are on their computer. A stripped-down eReader that goes along with an eBook would be great for writers who add media to their books but not enough media to justify a fixed-layout format. ADE has the RMSDK that allows customization of the ADE, but you can't just go to a page and download it. Apparently one has an email interview with an expert who determines if the writer is worthy. In 2025 it should be simple to open an eBook and experience the book's media as it was intended. Like a WYSIWYG view without editing capabilities. I'm hoping Sigil's developers will consider this feature request.