Editing Capabilities in calibre

GJN · 12-21-2009, 04:06 PM

Quite a few months ago, someone (Kovid?) mentioned that incorporating ebook editing capabilities into calibre was somewhere on the todo list. Is that still something on the drawing boards?

I'm one of the compulsive types who'd like to be able to correct spelling, punctuation, and formatting errors in his non-DRMd ebooks and such a capability would make calibre an even more superlative piece of software.

kovidgoyal · 12-21-2009, 04:11 PM

You can use sigil to edit EPUB files. Editing other formats doesn't make much sense, since they're not really designed to be editable.

itimpi · 12-21-2009, 05:29 PM

I would have thought Sigil was the way to go for editing epub files?

kovidgoyal · 12-21-2009, 05:59 PM

Oops typo, I meant sigil

12-21-2009, 04:06 PM	#1
GJN Guilty Bystander Posts: 104 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Florida Device: MacBook Pro, Kindle, iPad, and other gadgets	Editing Capabilities in calibre Quite a few months ago, someone (Kovid?) mentioned that incorporating ebook editing capabilities into calibre was somewhere on the todo list. Is that still something on the drawing boards? I'm one of the compulsive types who'd like to be able to correct spelling, punctuation, and formatting errors in his non-DRMd ebooks and such a capability would make calibre an even more superlative piece of software.

12-21-2009, 04:11 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,017 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can use sigil to edit EPUB files. Editing other formats doesn't make much sense, since they're not really designed to be editable. Last edited by kovidgoyal; 12-21-2009 at 05:59 PM.

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12-21-2009, 05:29 PM	#3
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,552 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	I would have thought Sigil was the way to go for editing epub files?

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kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,017 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Oops typo, I meant sigil

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