Nisus Pro EPUB export

teh603 · 08-18-2017, 08:05 AM

Nisus Pro (a Mac word processor that's been kicking around in some form or fashion since the early '90s and '030 Powerbooks) claims to have ePUB support, at least as an export filter. Does anyone have any experience with it?

Dr. Drib · 08-18-2017, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by teh603

Nisus Pro (a Mac word processor that's been kicking around in some form or fashion since the early '90s and '030 Powerbooks) claims to have ePUB support, at least as an export filter. Does anyone have any experience with it?

I don't, but I do see that they have a 15-day fully functional demo available.

If I already didn't own Word, calibre, and Scrivener then I might be tempted to try it.

teh603 · 08-21-2017, 10:10 PM

I bought it, mostly because I used Nisus Compact back in the day (and still have it on my OS9 iBook although I'm using Appleworks with Claris XTND to export to RTF at the moment), so I'm already familiar with it. Guess I'll have to smack it around a bit and see how it (mis)behaves?

Dr. Drib · 08-22-2017, 05:26 AM

Let us know how you like it and if it does what you need it to do.

teh603 · 09-10-2017, 10:12 AM

I ran a test ePUB a while ago and opened it in Sigil and Calibre. It seemed to work well enough, although I didn't have internet access to run it thru epubcheck. I was kinda evacuated from the hurricane.

I also didn't remember to check if the TOC had automatically generated or not.

Interesting thing is that the current version of Nisus is based on AbiWord- they even said they contribute to its codebase- which has seemingly had ePUB import and export since 2013.

So this looks like it could make AbiWord and Nisus Writer Pro a pair of "hidden gems" for writers who want to export straight to ePUB.

JSWolf · 09-10-2017, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by teh603

I ran a test ePUB a while ago and opened it in Sigil and Calibre. It seemed to work well enough, although I didn't have internet access to run it thru epubcheck. I was kinda evacuated from the hurricane.

You don't need to use epubcheck online. There are plugins for Sigil and Calibre that let you use epubcheck 4.0.2 locally. And you can then fix any errors you may find.

teh603 · 09-10-2017, 04:38 PM

True, but I didn't have them installed when I ran the test ePUB. It also wasn't a serious thing- it was a partial manuscript that I was using as a proof of concept, not a finished product.

I'll definitely be trying it again once I have something finished, though.

08-18-2017, 08:05 AM	#1
teh603 Autism Spectrum Disorder Posts: 1,212 Karma: 6244877 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Coastal Texas Device: Android Phone	Nisus Pro EPUB export Nisus Pro (a Mac word processor that's been kicking around in some form or fashion since the early '90s and '030 Powerbooks) claims to have ePUB support, at least as an export filter. Does anyone have any experience with it?

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08-21-2017, 10:10 PM	#3
teh603 Autism Spectrum Disorder Posts: 1,212 Karma: 6244877 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Coastal Texas Device: Android Phone	I bought it, mostly because I used Nisus Compact back in the day (and still have it on my OS9 iBook although I'm using Appleworks with Claris XTND to export to RTF at the moment), so I'm already familiar with it. Guess I'll have to smack it around a bit and see how it (mis)behaves?

08-22-2017, 05:26 AM	#4
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,747 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Let us know how you like it and if it does what you need it to do.

09-10-2017, 10:12 AM	#5
teh603 Autism Spectrum Disorder Posts: 1,212 Karma: 6244877 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Coastal Texas Device: Android Phone	I ran a test ePUB a while ago and opened it in Sigil and Calibre. It seemed to work well enough, although I didn't have internet access to run it thru epubcheck. I was kinda evacuated from the hurricane. I also didn't remember to check if the TOC had automatically generated or not. Interesting thing is that the current version of Nisus is based on AbiWord- they even said they contribute to its codebase- which has seemingly had ePUB import and export since 2013. So this looks like it could make AbiWord and Nisus Writer Pro a pair of "hidden gems" for writers who want to export straight to ePUB.

09-10-2017, 04:38 PM	#7
teh603 Autism Spectrum Disorder Posts: 1,212 Karma: 6244877 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Coastal Texas Device: Android Phone	True, but I didn't have them installed when I ran the test ePUB. It also wasn't a serious thing- it was a partial manuscript that I was using as a proof of concept, not a finished product. I'll definitely be trying it again once I have something finished, though.