EPub Sub-forum?

dynabook · 07-25-2008, 11:55 AM

Do we need an ePub sub-forum in E-Book Uploads? Since the Sony Reader is the only native reader, it might be appropriate to place ePub uploads there but eventually I think they should have their own sub-forum.
--MH

RickyMaveety · 07-25-2008, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dynabook

Do we need an ePub sub-forum in E-Book Uploads? Since the Sony Reader is the only native reader, it might be appropriate to place ePub uploads there but eventually I think they should have their own sub-forum.
--MH

None of the other formats have a sub-forum. Why would the ePub need one??

Nate the great · 07-25-2008, 12:22 PM

I think you misunderstood. Yes the other formats do have their own subforum. It's just not quite explicitly spelled out.

wallcraft · 07-25-2008, 12:22 PM

I think currently they should go in the "Other Books" Sub-Forum. There are no epub books there today, so a dedicated sub-forum may be needed eventually but not yet.

RickyMaveety · 07-25-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

I think you misunderstood. Yes the other formats do have their own subforum. It's just not quite explicitly spelled out.

Where are they lisited?? Or are they listed?? I don't see them on the main forum page.

JSWolf · 07-25-2008, 12:38 PM

We originally had the LRF subforum to upload eBook for the 500/505. Then because of the iLiad and other devices that read Mobipocket eBooks, we had enough people creating eBooks in Mobipocket format. So that got it's own subforum. Then we had enough people creating IMP format eBooks so that got it's own subforum. Once we find there are enough ePub eBooks here to warrent a subforum, one will be created and all the eBooks moved over.

Jack B Nimble · 07-25-2008, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Where are they lisited?? Or are they listed?? I don't see them on the main forum page.

Mobi and IMP are both formats that are listed with their own forums.

I hope people start making books in ePub, but I do agree with Wallcraft that they do not need their own forum until we actually have some.

I also agree that they should go in the Other forum for now, and not in the Sony (BBeB/LRF) forum. Lots of people can read ePub files on platforms other than Sony, using Adobe DE, FBReader and Stanza.

Jack

RickyMaveety · 07-25-2008, 12:41 PM

Oh ..... you're talking about the book upload areas?? I guess when I hear the word "forum" I think more about discussions than uploads.

I suppose if people start uploading books in epub format then it would be good for it to have its own upload area. Sure.

HarryT · 07-26-2008, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by dynabook

Do we need an ePub sub-forum in E-Book Uploads? Since the Sony Reader is the only native reader, it might be appropriate to place ePub uploads there but eventually I think they should have their own sub-forum.
--MH

What tools do you have that can create ePub format books?

zelda_pinwheel · 07-26-2008, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

What tools do you have that can create ePub format books?

there's the feedbooks interface to start with, and i believe there are other tools available, i've seen them mentioned in posts. also, i believe that Adobe InDesign can output to epub format.

MishaS · 07-26-2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

What tools do you have that can create ePub format books?

Check out MR wiki regarding ePub.

SeaWolf · 07-27-2008, 04:56 AM

There is a bit of a shortage of any decent tools though. There's certainly nothing like Mobipocket Creator (that I know of) and Rector is totally vapourware at the moment, it hasn't had a single release.

wallcraft · 07-27-2008, 12:29 PM

There is a shortage of tools. The most basic is oeb2epub, which would allow many of the MOBI ebooks uploaded here to be easily converted to ePub (since they are OEBs before they are MOBIs). MishaS's version of oeb2epub does not create a toc.ncx file, and so has no TOC in Adobe Digital Editions. There does not seem to be a way to upload an OEB file to Feedbooks, so the web-based approach is also out for now.

Calibre will probably soon have an oeb2epub, and that may be the first easy way to create ePubs. They will actually be OEB compatible ePubs, i.e. using a subset of ePubs capabilities. It would be relatively easy, though, to add a CSS file to give a "house style" to your ePub ebooks.

llasram · 07-27-2008, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

What tools do you have that can create ePub format books?

Unlike other formats, you don't necessarily need format-specific tools. An Epub book just consists of files in text-based formats (XHTML+CSS, OPF, NCX, SVG) and standard raster image formats (JPEG, PNG) wrapped in a ZIP archive. Just zip up your HTML and run epubcheck to make sure everything is kosher

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slayda · 07-28-2008, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by MishaS

Check out MR wiki regarding ePub.

MishaS, are there tools to convert from epub to some other format, e.d. HTML?

Being unable to currently read epub but having a book in that format, I would like to get it to Mobipocket format.

07-25-2008, 11:55 AM	#1
dynabook Techno-geek Posts: 225 Karma: 1116651 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: PRS-T1 (Black), PRS-T3S (Black), Kobo Aura ONE	EPub Sub-forum? Do we need an ePub sub-forum in E-Book Uploads? Since the Sony Reader is the only native reader, it might be appropriate to place ePub uploads there but eventually I think they should have their own sub-forum. --MH

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07-25-2008, 12:22 PM	#3
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I think you misunderstood. Yes the other formats do have their own subforum. It's just not quite explicitly spelled out.

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wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	I think currently they should go in the "Other Books" Sub-Forum. There are no epub books there today, so a dedicated sub-forum may be needed eventually but not yet.

07-25-2008, 12:38 PM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	We originally had the LRF subforum to upload eBook for the 500/505. Then because of the iLiad and other devices that read Mobipocket eBooks, we had enough people creating eBooks in Mobipocket format. So that got it's own subforum. Then we had enough people creating IMP format eBooks so that got it's own subforum. Once we find there are enough ePub eBooks here to warrent a subforum, one will be created and all the eBooks moved over.

07-25-2008, 12:41 PM	#8
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	Oh ..... you're talking about the book upload areas?? I guess when I hear the word "forum" I think more about discussions than uploads. I suppose if people start uploading books in epub format then it would be good for it to have its own upload area. Sure.

07-27-2008, 04:56 AM	#12
SeaWolf Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 65091 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kindle Paperwhite WiFi	There is a bit of a shortage of any decent tools though. There's certainly nothing like Mobipocket Creator (that I know of) and Rector is totally vapourware at the moment, it hasn't had a single release.

07-27-2008, 12:29 PM	#13
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	There is a shortage of tools. The most basic is oeb2epub, which would allow many of the MOBI ebooks uploaded here to be easily converted to ePub (since they are OEBs before they are MOBIs). MishaS's version of oeb2epub does not create a toc.ncx file, and so has no TOC in Adobe Digital Editions. There does not seem to be a way to upload an OEB file to Feedbooks, so the web-based approach is also out for now. Calibre will probably soon have an oeb2epub, and that may be the first easy way to create ePubs. They will actually be OEB compatible ePubs, i.e. using a subset of ePubs capabilities. It would be relatively easy, though, to add a CSS file to give a "house style" to your ePub ebooks.

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