Printing from Sigil?

Notjohn · 07-13-2015, 12:02 PM

I am just finishing up a book that I created in large part in Sigil, which means I don't have an underlying document to print out for copy-editing. What's the best way to accomplish this? I seem to remember doing this one time in Calibre; is that a reasonable way? I could also copy the Sigil book chapter by chapter and paste it into Word, which has the advantage that I can then apply 1.5 spacing, making it easier to spot errors.

Or is there a better alternative that I'm overlooking?

Thanks!

dickloraine · 07-13-2015, 02:25 PM

Do you edit it yourself or do you work with an editor? Word has the advantage of very good editing tools. But since you already made the epub, that would mean extra effort. I would ordinary expect to first using word for the word processing and editing power of it and then making the epub.
If you do the editing yourself (or with a printout), why don't you just read the epub (or mobi)? Most readers have annotation functions you could use. It would be exactly as much work as working with a print-out (if we are talking copy-editing. For heavy editing I think using word would work better).
Finally if you prefer a print copy, I think you can print the epub directly from the calibre viewer. Or you can use prince or calibre to produce a pdf and print that.

Toxaris · 07-13-2015, 03:25 PM

Well, in my addon for Word there is an option to import an ePUB into Word.

eschwartz · 07-13-2015, 04:23 PM

In addition to printing an ebook as a PDF, calibre can also convert to DOCX.

BetterRed · 07-13-2015, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

In addition to printing an ebook as a PDF, calibre can also convert to DOCX.

Just to clarify, the calibre ebook-viewer.exe has an option to print to PDF - Ctrl+P.

Notjohn · 07-14-2015, 06:02 AM

Thanks, all!

It proved to be a non-issue. I opened the epub in Sigil Book View (first time I've used that in months), swiped the chapters (fortunately there were only four), pasted them into Word, went to 1.5 spacing, and printed the doc.

(I use Word 2000, so Toxaris's tools are a bridge too far for me.)

07-13-2015, 12:02 PM	#1
Notjohn mostly an observer Posts: 1,518 Karma: 987654 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle	Printing from Sigil? I am just finishing up a book that I created in large part in Sigil, which means I don't have an underlying document to print out for copy-editing. What's the best way to accomplish this? I seem to remember doing this one time in Calibre; is that a reasonable way? I could also copy the Sigil book chapter by chapter and paste it into Word, which has the advantage that I can then apply 1.5 spacing, making it easier to spot errors. Or is there a better alternative that I'm overlooking? Thanks!

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dickloraine Guru Posts: 631 Karma: 7544528 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Berlin Device: PRS 350, Kobo Aura	Do you edit it yourself or do you work with an editor? Word has the advantage of very good editing tools. But since you already made the epub, that would mean extra effort. I would ordinary expect to first using word for the word processing and editing power of it and then making the epub. If you do the editing yourself (or with a printout), why don't you just read the epub (or mobi)? Most readers have annotation functions you could use. It would be exactly as much work as working with a print-out (if we are talking copy-editing. For heavy editing I think using word would work better). Finally if you prefer a print copy, I think you can print the epub directly from the calibre viewer. Or you can use prince or calibre to produce a pdf and print that.

07-13-2015, 03:25 PM	#3
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Well, in my addon for Word there is an option to import an ePUB into Word.

07-13-2015, 04:23 PM	#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)	In addition to printing an ebook as a PDF, calibre can also convert to DOCX.

07-14-2015, 06:02 AM	#6
Notjohn mostly an observer Posts: 1,518 Karma: 987654 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle	Thanks, all! It proved to be a non-issue. I opened the epub in Sigil Book View (first time I've used that in months), swiped the chapters (fortunately there were only four), pasted them into Word, went to 1.5 spacing, and printed the doc. (I use Word 2000, so Toxaris's tools are a bridge too far for me.)