Converting Word to e-boook for mac

Uncle heFTy · 10-15-2011, 03:28 AM

Good morning,

Having been castigated (royally and probably with good cause for resurrecting an old thread) I am asking for advice and guidance to the conversion of a Mac based Word 2011 file (in .doc format) to an e-book format. The tome is currently at c.300pp and I'd like to be able to upload it soon.

A supplementary question relates to the use of hyperlinks inside an e-book; vis, is this possible and if so how can it be achieved.

Does anyone know of a course in the N West that deals with e-publishing?

Ta ever so

Uncle H

DSpider · 10-15-2011, 06:13 AM

Word 2010 (Windows) can export to HTML. I'm guessing the OS X version can as well. So export it to HTML and use Sigil to turn it into ePub (Sony e-readers, iPad, etc). After, you can convert the ePub to Mobi/PRC (Kindle e-readers).

For PDF, isn't Adobe Acrobat X also available on OS X ? Because on Windows it integrates very well, and you can easily export to PDF.

So you have a choice: PDF, ePub, or Mobi/PRC (converted from ePub).

Uncle heFTy · 10-15-2011, 06:27 AM

Thanks Dspider - I downloaded 'Calibre' and converted my Word Doc to HTM then epub. However, there are some layout problems that I have to sort. I am hoping that I can add hyperlinks and pictures at the HTM stage as well.

I am, almost there on a very long journey and the advice that readers on here are giving will be invaluable.

Thanks

Uncle H

Toxaris · 10-15-2011, 09:04 AM

Usually a save as filtered HTML and then loading into Sigil is a very good start.

st_albert · 10-15-2011, 12:59 PM

Also note that LibreOffice runs on mac, and has several extensions that are useful for exporting reasonably good xhtml as well as epubs directly.

Namely, the extensions writer2epub, writer2latex, and writer2xhtml (ver 1.1.7 or greater).

If I were doing the conversion, I would start by using LO with Writer2Epub to open the doc file and make an epub directly. If it needed tweaking (e.g. hyperlinks) I would use Sigil to edit the epub itself.

Once the epub is to my liking, I use kindlegen or Calibre to convert the epub to a mobi.

Note that if you want an in-line TOC in your mobi, Calibre will generate it automatically, whereas kindlegen will not.

wannabee · 10-18-2011, 01:34 AM

Wouldn't it be easier to copy and paste the hyperlinks into word before you export rather than manually add them in Sigil later?

10-15-2011, 03:28 AM	#1
Uncle heFTy Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	Converting Word to e-boook for mac Good morning, Having been castigated (royally and probably with good cause for resurrecting an old thread) I am asking for advice and guidance to the conversion of a Mac based Word 2011 file (in .doc format) to an e-book format. The tome is currently at c.300pp and I'd like to be able to upload it soon. A supplementary question relates to the use of hyperlinks inside an e-book; vis, is this possible and if so how can it be achieved. Does anyone know of a course in the N West that deals with e-publishing? Ta ever so Uncle H

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10-15-2011, 06:13 AM	#2
DSpider Evangelist Posts: 450 Karma: 343115 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Romania Device: PW2 2014	Word 2010 (Windows) can export to HTML. I'm guessing the OS X version can as well. So export it to HTML and use Sigil to turn it into ePub (Sony e-readers, iPad, etc). After, you can convert the ePub to Mobi/PRC (Kindle e-readers). For PDF, isn't Adobe Acrobat X also available on OS X ? Because on Windows it integrates very well, and you can easily export to PDF. So you have a choice: PDF, ePub, or Mobi/PRC (converted from ePub).

10-15-2011, 06:27 AM	#3
Uncle heFTy Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	Thanks Dspider - I downloaded 'Calibre' and converted my Word Doc to HTM then epub. However, there are some layout problems that I have to sort. I am hoping that I can add hyperlinks and pictures at the HTM stage as well. I am, almost there on a very long journey and the advice that readers on here are giving will be invaluable. Thanks Uncle H

10-15-2011, 09:04 AM	#4
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Usually a save as filtered HTML and then loading into Sigil is a very good start.

10-15-2011, 12:59 PM	#5
st_albert Guru Posts: 696 Karma: 150000 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	Also note that LibreOffice runs on mac, and has several extensions that are useful for exporting reasonably good xhtml as well as epubs directly. Namely, the extensions writer2epub, writer2latex, and writer2xhtml (ver 1.1.7 or greater). If I were doing the conversion, I would start by using LO with Writer2Epub to open the doc file and make an epub directly. If it needed tweaking (e.g. hyperlinks) I would use Sigil to edit the epub itself. Once the epub is to my liking, I use kindlegen or Calibre to convert the epub to a mobi. Note that if you want an in-line TOC in your mobi, Calibre will generate it automatically, whereas kindlegen will not.

10-18-2011, 01:34 AM	#6
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,381 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	Wouldn't it be easier to copy and paste the hyperlinks into word before you export rather than manually add them in Sigil later?

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