doc to epub

Laura81 · 01-31-2010, 09:46 AM

Hi all,

Does anyone know of a free program that can convert doc to epub? Calibre will only do so if I save the doc file as an rtf first and I have hundreds of doc files so do not want to have to do this. Someone here helped me with a program that will convert them to mobi and now I'd like one that will do epub so I can compare. Thanks!

Catire · 01-31-2010, 02:00 PM

Yout could try Atlantis Word Processor

jackie_w · 01-31-2010, 02:39 PM

Hi Laura,

Can't help you with a FREE doc to epub program, but I believe the Atlantis Word Processor will read DOC and write EPUB for a reasonable price ($35 I think). I haven't used it myself but I believe you can try it for free.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48775

(Sorry, cross-post ...)

If you decide to stick with the long-winded-but-free option of MSWord I would recommend you convert your DOCs to HTML(Webpage-Filtered) rather than RTF before importing to Calibre. I think you will find more of the formatting in your source DOC will be correctly converted to the EPUB e.g. centre, right-align, hard-line-breaks to name but a few.

frabjous · 01-31-2010, 06:14 PM

What platform are you on?

On linux, I'd just use something like AbiWord from the command line to convert .doc to .html (the link has instructions on batch conversion) and then to convert to ePub with calibre. It probably works on other platforms too. I've never tried.

This definitely can be done for free, in a variety of ways.

Laura81 · 01-31-2010, 11:38 PM

Thanks for the info all. I am on Windows so can't do that. Also I have hundreds of doc files so I really want to avoid having to convert them to something else first and then to epub. I just want to directly convert the docs to epub without anything else inbetween.

I tried the free version of Atlantis but it only seems to convert half the document.

DoctorOhh · 01-31-2010, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laura81

Does anyone know of a free program that can convert doc to epub? Calibre will only do so if I save the doc file as an rtf first and I have hundreds of doc files so do not want to have to do this. Someone here helped me with a program that will convert them to mobi and now I'd like one that will do epub so I can compare. Thanks!

If you have converted them to Mobi then just use the mobi files for the input and convert them to epub using Calibre.

But the best way to go from doc to epub is via html(filtered html if you save from Word). More info here.

frabjous · 02-01-2010, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laura81

Thanks for the info all. I am on Windows so can't do that.

Why not? There are Windows versions of both programs I mentioned.

Laura81 · 02-01-2010, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwanthny

If you have converted them to Mobi then just use the mobi files for the input and convert them to epub using Calibre.

But the best way to go from doc to epub is via html(filtered html if you save from Word). More info here.

I've only converted a few to mobi. My PP can read html so maybe I'll just change them to html and leave it at that. I really don't want to have to save into one format first and then convert. As I said I have hundreds of documents and it would take forever doing it that way.

Laura81 · 02-01-2010, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frabjous

Why not? There are Windows versions of both programs I mentioned.

Oh right. Will have a look then but again if it's changing it to html first and then to epub I may as well just leave it as html and be done with it.

awp · 02-01-2010, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laura81

I tried the free version of Atlantis but it only seems to convert half the document.

Atlantis Word Processor always converts the entire document to EPUB. Please send your DOC file to support@AtlantisWordProcessor.com, or attach to your forum post. Or post the corresponding screen captures.

Laura81 · 02-01-2010, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by awp

Atlantis Word Processor always converts the entire document to EPUB. Please send your DOC file to support@AtlantisWordProcessor.com, or attach to your forum post. Or post the corresponding screen captures.

Is there a way I can view my epub document in Atlantis? It shows up only as half the document on my reader but maybe it's something wrong with the reader and not the conversion.

awp · 02-01-2010, 07:44 AM

I cannot say if the EPUB file is OK without having the original DOC file. As I understand, you cannot email or attach it.

Sorry, but the present version of Atlantis Word Processor cannot be used for reading EPUB books.

jackie_w · 02-01-2010, 08:13 AM

Can't you view the EPUB using the Ebook-Viewer in Calibre?

Laura81 · 02-01-2010, 08:26 AM

Jackie - I hadn't thought of that so I installed Adobe Digital Edition to view it and it is all there from the conversion so it must have been the transfer or something that went poorly. I transfered it again and it shows up great.

So AWP, thanks for your help but all is well and Atlantis worked perfectly. Atlantis doesn't do batch convert by chance does it?

awp · 02-01-2010, 09:01 AM

You could also test your EPUBs under your Windows in Sony Reader and Mobipocket Reader.

01-31-2010, 09:46 AM	#1
Laura81 Addict Posts: 360 Karma: 407796 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Device: Paperwhite 5	doc to epub Hi all, Does anyone know of a free program that can convert doc to epub? Calibre will only do so if I save the doc file as an rtf first and I have hundreds of doc files so do not want to have to do this. Someone here helped me with a program that will convert them to mobi and now I'd like one that will do epub so I can compare. Thanks!

01-31-2010, 02:39 PM	#3
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,206 Karma: 16228558 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3	Hi Laura, Can't help you with a FREE doc to epub program, but I believe the Atlantis Word Processor will read DOC and write EPUB for a reasonable price ($35 I think). I haven't used it myself but I believe you can try it for free. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48775 (Sorry, cross-post ...) If you decide to stick with the long-winded-but-free option of MSWord I would recommend you convert your DOCs to HTML(Webpage-Filtered) rather than RTF before importing to Calibre. I think you will find more of the formatting in your source DOC will be correctly converted to the EPUB e.g. centre, right-align, hard-line-breaks to name but a few. Last edited by jackie_w; 01-31-2010 at 02:41 PM.

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01-31-2010, 02:00 PM	#2
Catire Lord of the Universe Posts: 670 Karma: 737849 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maturin , Venezuela Device: Sony Reader PRS-505 / PSP	Yout could try Atlantis Word Processor

01-31-2010, 06:14 PM	#4
frabjous Wizard Posts: 1,213 Karma: 12890 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Device: Sony PRS-505	What platform are you on? On linux, I'd just use something like AbiWord from the command line to convert .doc to .html (the link has instructions on batch conversion) and then to convert to ePub with calibre. It probably works on other platforms too. I've never tried. This definitely can be done for free, in a variety of ways.

01-31-2010, 11:38 PM	#5
Laura81 Addict Posts: 360 Karma: 407796 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Device: Paperwhite 5	Thanks for the info all. I am on Windows so can't do that. Also I have hundreds of doc files so I really want to avoid having to convert them to something else first and then to epub. I just want to directly convert the docs to epub without anything else inbetween. I tried the free version of Atlantis but it only seems to convert half the document.

02-01-2010, 07:44 AM	#12
awp Addict Posts: 228 Karma: 16000 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony PRS-T1	I cannot say if the EPUB file is OK without having the original DOC file. As I understand, you cannot email or attach it. Sorry, but the present version of Atlantis Word Processor cannot be used for reading EPUB books.

02-01-2010, 08:13 AM	#13
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,206 Karma: 16228558 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3	Can't you view the EPUB using the Ebook-Viewer in Calibre?

02-01-2010, 08:26 AM	#14
Laura81 Addict Posts: 360 Karma: 407796 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Device: Paperwhite 5	Jackie - I hadn't thought of that so I installed Adobe Digital Edition to view it and it is all there from the conversion so it must have been the transfer or something that went poorly. I transfered it again and it shows up great. So AWP, thanks for your help but all is well and Atlantis worked perfectly. Atlantis doesn't do batch convert by chance does it?

02-01-2010, 09:01 AM	#15
awp Addict Posts: 228 Karma: 16000 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony PRS-T1	You could also test your EPUBs under your Windows in Sony Reader and Mobipocket Reader.

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