Wikipedia article to Epub

moe · 02-11-2012, 05:06 PM

Hi,
I was just wondering about what is the best possibility to convert an Wikipedia-article (respective a bunch of articles) to the Epub format.

Thanks for your help!

moe

moe · 02-13-2012, 10:43 AM

...I mean it's such a basic thing, there should be a tool or a webservice for this.

Mixx · 02-27-2012, 03:22 PM

moe,

apparently not enough people think that this would be useful, a great pity.

I would love to have something like it. I looked into what it takes, it is way beyond my capabilities, but it does not look that complex if someone has the skills.

The wish comes up in the forums regularly, but then ut gets ignored and forgotten.

I am sorry I can not help.

Regards, Mixx

Doitsu · 02-27-2012, 04:48 PM

There are at least two sites that'll convert web pages on-the-fly to ePubs:

dotEPUB
Instapaper

Unfortunately, both of them cannot handle images and Instapaper's ePub TOC code seems to be broken. I.e. you'll have to either regenerate the ePub TOC with Sigil or convert the Kindle version with Calibre.

I prefer the GrabMyBooks Firefox add-on.

slex · 02-28-2012, 05:33 AM

Google Wiki2fb2. It produces a fb2 file, which can be converted to epub with Calibre.

Another way to get epub would be to use Wikipedia's menu on the left -> Print/export -> Create a book. Then you add articles to the book and you can export it to an odt file. Calibre converts from odt to epub. However, as far as I remember, the produced odt does not have images. I am not so sure about it, however. Wiki2fb2 claims that it includes images, but I don't know how it handles tables.

I have also found this website, which claims to do what you want, but I haven't used it:
http://www.ereadups.com/

Mixx · 03-02-2012, 09:41 AM

I tried the GrabMyBooks Firefox add-on and I stand corrected: this is a very workable solution for me.

Thanks to Doitsu for pointing it out to us.

Thanxx, Mixx

02-11-2012, 05:06 PM	#1
moe Member Posts: 13 Karma: 14914 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: prs 650	Wikipedia article to Epub Hi, I was just wondering about what is the best possibility to convert an Wikipedia-article (respective a bunch of articles) to the Epub format. Thanks for your help! moe

02-28-2012, 05:33 AM	#5
slex Addict Posts: 294 Karma: 1196776 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bulgaria Device: Kindle 4 NT, Onyx Boox M92	Google Wiki2fb2. It produces a fb2 file, which can be converted to epub with Calibre. Another way to get epub would be to use Wikipedia's menu on the left -> Print/export -> Create a book. Then you add articles to the book and you can export it to an odt file. Calibre converts from odt to epub. However, as far as I remember, the produced odt does not have images. I am not so sure about it, however. Wiki2fb2 claims that it includes images, but I don't know how it handles tables. I have also found this website, which claims to do what you want, but I haven't used it: http://www.ereadups.com/ Last edited by slex; 02-28-2012 at 05:41 AM.

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02-13-2012, 10:43 AM	#2
moe Member Posts: 13 Karma: 14914 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: prs 650	...I mean it's such a basic thing, there should be a tool or a webservice for this.

02-27-2012, 03:22 PM	#3
Mixx Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 387 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	moe, apparently not enough people think that this would be useful, a great pity. I would love to have something like it. I looked into what it takes, it is way beyond my capabilities, but it does not look that complex if someone has the skills. The wish comes up in the forums regularly, but then ut gets ignored and forgotten. I am sorry I can not help. Regards, Mixx

02-27-2012, 04:48 PM	#4
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,583 Karma: 22735033 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	There are at least two sites that'll convert web pages on-the-fly to ePubs: dotEPUB Instapaper Unfortunately, both of them cannot handle images and Instapaper's ePub TOC code seems to be broken. I.e. you'll have to either regenerate the ePub TOC with Sigil or convert the Kindle version with Calibre. I prefer the GrabMyBooks Firefox add-on.

03-02-2012, 09:41 AM	#6
Mixx Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 387 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	I tried the GrabMyBooks Firefox add-on and I stand corrected: this is a very workable solution for me. Thanks to Doitsu for pointing it out to us. Thanxx, Mixx

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