Convert .XML to .ePub (Or: What am I doing wrong? A little boys primer on conversion)

Ecaz · 11-10-2014, 11:33 PM

Hello and thank you in any case!

http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/download.html

First, the PDF from Folgers website looks like crap on the Kindle Paperwhite, and converts even worse, so that's not a viable option for me.

The entire library is available via XML.

The xml files render fine in Firefox, but I can't get Calibre to open the xml or to convert them to epub.

I imagine I am simply doing something wrong.

I would like to import or simply convert the .xml files into epub. I don't know if Calibre will generate the TOC or will respect the formatting of the .xml files that Folgers provides.

Running linux, so happy to run any tools from the command line to create what needs to be done.

Thanks!

Note:

When I add the .xml file (which isn't a default file type in Calibre) It gets the title right, but then fails to convert:

calibre, version 2.6.0
WARNING: Could not convert some books: Could not convert 1 of 1 books, because no supported source formats were found.

Henry IV, Part I - No supported formats (Available formats: xml)

eschwartz · 11-10-2014, 11:54 PM

calibre does not support XML as source input. You may be able to find something useful with the tools here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=232413

I just know you will need to find some way of getting it into a more presentable (X)HTML format. For that, some sort of XSLT processor will be needed, unfortunately I know very little about the matter.

Ecaz · 11-10-2014, 11:56 PM

Thank you so much!

I have xsltproc on my linux box, but I don't know how to use it correctly.

I find it odd that Firefox will render the xml file, so this must be possible, just need to find the right order of things.

Thanks again!

eschwartz · 11-11-2014, 12:22 AM

Firefox probably has builtin code to display XSLT.

You still need something to convert it to XHTML. Perhaps you can do that from Firefox, using the processed html (using the inspector, right-click and select "Edit as HTML").

Ecaz · 11-11-2014, 09:05 AM

Well that puts me a lot closer.

When I export the HTML to .xhtml Calibre and Ebook Reader are unable to process the file.

When I open the exported file in Firefox, I get the following:

XML Parsing Error: not well-formed Location: file:///home/icecream/Downloads/Shakespeare1/1mac.xhtml Line Number 17, Column 52: for (var i = 0, len = sel.rangeCount; i < len; ++i) { ---------------------------------------------------^

In any case, it doesn't seem to export in the correct way :-(

gbm · 11-11-2014, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ecaz

Hello and thank you in any case!

http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/download.html

First, the PDF from Folgers website looks like crap on the Kindle Paperwhite, and converts even worse, so that's not a viable option for me.

The entire library is available via XML.

The xml files render fine in Firefox, but I can't get Calibre to open the xml or to convert them to epub.

I imagine I am simply doing something wrong.

I would like to import or simply convert the .xml files into epub. I don't know if Calibre will generate the TOC or will respect the formatting of the .xml files that Folgers provides.

Running linux, so happy to run any tools from the command line to create what needs to be done.

Thanks!

Note:

When I add the .xml file (which isn't a default file type in Calibre) It gets the title right, but then fails to convert:

calibre, version 2.6.0
WARNING: Could not convert some books: Could not convert 1 of 1 books, because no supported source formats were found.

Henry IV, Part I - No supported formats (Available formats: xml)

Might I suggest that you look here Mobileread and Goodreads for William Shakespeare, already in ebook formats.

Link for Henry V. in epub.

bernie

Ecaz · 11-11-2014, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gbm

Might I suggest that you look here Mobileread and Goodreads for William Shakespeare, already in ebook formats.

Link for Henry V. in epub.

bernie

Thank you for the suggestion!

My challenge is that most online documents lack annotations for Shakespeare, so I was specifically targeting the Folger because they are available online (XML) and because they contain annotations. Arden epubs will be released in early 2015, though not free.

The copies from Mobiread and GoodReads lack annotations, so while the do contain the complete texts, it's more the annotations that I'm interested in.

PeterT · 11-11-2014, 02:55 PM

I believe that Folgers uses TEI for their XML. Take a look at http://tei.oucs.ox.ac.uk/Projects/TEItoePub/

Also see https://code.google.com/p/epub-tools/

Ecaz · 11-11-2014, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

I believe that Folgers uses TEI for their XML. Take a look at http://tei.oucs.ox.ac.uk/Projects/TEItoePub/

Also see https://code.google.com/p/epub-tools/

This feels like traction... thank you!

Ecaz · 11-11-2014, 03:54 PM

The following works well when selecting TIE P4/P5 option:

http://oxgarage.oucs.ox.ac.uk:8080/ege-webclient/#

I'm also going to try the tie2epub BSD tool when I get home tonight, but ultimately I have my answer, and I have gained a tremendous amount of information about TIE, ePub, and XML in general.

Thank you to everyone that contributed/replied.

11-10-2014, 11:33 PM	#1
Ecaz Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Convert .XML to .ePub (Or: What am I doing wrong? A little boys primer on conversion) Hello and thank you in any case! http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/download.html First, the PDF from Folgers website looks like crap on the Kindle Paperwhite, and converts even worse, so that's not a viable option for me. The entire library is available via XML. The xml files render fine in Firefox, but I can't get Calibre to open the xml or to convert them to epub. I imagine I am simply doing something wrong. I would like to import or simply convert the .xml files into epub. I don't know if Calibre will generate the TOC or will respect the formatting of the .xml files that Folgers provides. Running linux, so happy to run any tools from the command line to create what needs to be done. Thanks! Note: When I add the .xml file (which isn't a default file type in Calibre) It gets the title right, but then fails to convert: calibre, version 2.6.0 WARNING: Could not convert some books: Could not convert 1 of 1 books, because no supported source formats were found. Henry IV, Part I - No supported formats (Available formats: xml) Last edited by Ecaz; 11-10-2014 at 11:55 PM. Reason: Tried to change to the Conversion subforum

11-11-2014, 02:55 PM	#8
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,510 Karma: 78910112 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	I believe that Folgers uses TEI for their XML. Take a look at http://tei.oucs.ox.ac.uk/Projects/TEItoePub/ Also see https://code.google.com/p/epub-tools/ Last edited by PeterT; 11-11-2014 at 03:00 PM.

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11-10-2014, 11:54 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	calibre does not support XML as source input. You may be able to find something useful with the tools here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=232413 I just know you will need to find some way of getting it into a more presentable (X)HTML format. For that, some sort of XSLT processor will be needed, unfortunately I know very little about the matter.

11-10-2014, 11:56 PM	#3
Ecaz Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Thank you so much! I have xsltproc on my linux box, but I don't know how to use it correctly. I find it odd that Firefox will render the xml file, so this must be possible, just need to find the right order of things. Thanks again!

11-11-2014, 12:22 AM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Firefox probably has builtin code to display XSLT. You still need something to convert it to XHTML. Perhaps you can do that from Firefox, using the processed html (using the inspector, right-click and select "Edit as HTML").

11-11-2014, 09:05 AM	#5
Ecaz Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Well that puts me a lot closer. When I export the HTML to .xhtml Calibre and Ebook Reader are unable to process the file. When I open the exported file in Firefox, I get the following: XML Parsing Error: not well-formed Location: file:///home/icecream/Downloads/Shakespeare1/1mac.xhtml Line Number 17, Column 52: for (var i = 0, len = sel.rangeCount; i < len; ++i) { ---------------------------------------------------^ In any case, it doesn't seem to export in the correct way :-(

11-11-2014, 03:54 PM	#10
Ecaz Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	The following works well when selecting TIE P4/P5 option: http://oxgarage.oucs.ox.ac.uk:8080/ege-webclient/# I'm also going to try the tie2epub BSD tool when I get home tonight, but ultimately I have my answer, and I have gained a tremendous amount of information about TIE, ePub, and XML in general. Thank you to everyone that contributed/replied.

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