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Hi,
I remember some time ago a thread about publish to the ePub format from
LibreOffice, I can't seem to find it.
Is anyone doing this with good results? What would be the best workflow
to go about this?
Thanks in advance for any hints about this.
Fabian Rodriguez
http://libreoffice.magicfab.ca
Hi,
I remember some time ago a thread about publish to the ePub format from
LibreOffice, I can't seem to find it.Is anyone doing this with good results? What would be the best workflow
to go about this?Thanks in advance for any hints about this.
what you're looking for is Writer2ePub, take a look
I do not know if there is a newer version of this extension [yet], but here is a link for it.
http://libreoffice-na.us/English-3.4-installs/add-ons-extensions/writer2epub.oxt
I just looked and the linked version was 1.1.10.
This link goes to version 1.1.17.
It took a few clicks to go to other pages to find the download link from the link given by Daniel.
http://lukesblog.it/ebooks/ebook-tools/writer2epub/
Look like I will have to update the version on my NA-DVD site.
Hi 
It might be worth checking through Documentation Team's archives. I think Dan-the-elder experimented with a few options and found the best work-flow and shared his opinion with the list. He is on this list too.
Regards from
Tom
I remember some time ago a thread about publish to the ePub format from
LibreOffice, I can't seem to find it.
I have used eScape from infogridpacific as an OOo add-on - it works
very well, but they re not supporting it anymore. Of course you can
also use Sigil to suck up what you appropriately format with LO
Even if you use this extension, the results you get depends upon
the complexity of the original document. A simple text document ought to
convert well. My documents contain text, figures in frames, tables, and
two different types of lists. I have to use another program, Sigil,
designed to edit ePUB documents to get the results that I want.
As an example, the following link contains two files named
Introducing Base (ODT file at the top of the list; ePUB at the bottom of
it):
http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/base-guide/draft-lo3.4.
I did not use writer2epub. Instead, I used Calibre for the
conversion from ODT to ePUB and the Sigil to do quite a bit of editing.
Both of these programs are open source. (Feel free to download the ODT
version of Introducing Base and then use writer2epub to convert it to
ePUB. Then compare the difference.)
I just did a simple test. I had a simple text document containing
only several paragraphs that were first line indented that I converted
using writer2epub. The first line indented paragraph style has a setting
for the amount of indention, but the conversion did not include this
setting.
To get really good results converting ODT documents to ePUB, you
need to understand styles and xhtml. (The underlying files for a ePUB
document are written in xhtml.) It also takes a considerable amount of
time to edit the
xhtml to give the document the quality you want it to have.
--Dan
Even if you use this extension, the results you get depends upon
the complexity of the original document. A simple text document ought to
convert well. My documents contain text, figures in frames, tables, and
two different types of lists. I have to use another program, Sigil,
designed to edit ePUB documents to get the results that I want.
As an example, the following link contains two files named
Introducing Base (ODT file at the top of the list; ePUB at the bottom of
it):
http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/base-guide/draft-lo3.4.
I did not use writer2epub. Instead, I used Calibre for the
conversion from ODT to ePUB and the Sigil to do quite a bit of editing.
Both of these programs are open source. (Feel free to download the ODT
version of Introducing Base and then use writer2epub to convert it to
ePUB. Then compare the difference.)
I just did a simple test. I had a simple text document containing
only several paragraphs that were first line indented that I converted
using writer2epub. The first line indented paragraph style has a setting
for the amount of indention, but the conversion did not include this
setting.
To get really good results converting ODT documents to ePUB, you
need to understand styles and xhtml. (The underlying files for a ePUB
document are written in xhtml.) It also takes a considerable amount of
time to edit the
xhtml to give the document the quality you want it to have.
I had no need to create epub files but it's always good to have
information from someone that if have done
Well it looks like the eScape people are doing an online version of their system, but it took a bit to find the link to the proper page to find the extension file[s].
There is a Windows version and an "i386 .deb" version. Both are dated as "2009-06-05"
The help page "Prerequisites" list you need Windows but leave out Debian Linux.
http://www.infogridpacific.com/igp/AZARDI/eScape%20-ODT2ePub/eScape%20Help/
The download page:
http://www.infogridpacific.com/igp/AZARDI/eScape%20-ODT2ePub/
A quote from the web site about the online service:
eScape - ePub Creator
Make fully conforming ePubs from Open Office Documents
ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming in February 2012 eScape Online. Create ePub 2,
ePub3 free, with options for Mobi KF8 and bookmarked RGB PDF from
*.doc, *.docx and *.odt wordprocessor manuscripts.
The desktop version of eScape will be withdrawn at that time. More
announcements on this exciting new service for small and
self-publishers will be made shortly.
I know this was asked before, but what software was used to created the ePub version on this LO documentation page?
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications
the file:
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/6/6c/0100GS3-GettingStartedLibO.epub
That was done by Jean using Calibre. Other Guides may be converted to
the ePUB format in the future by the documentation team. It is something
that some of us are thinking about.
--Dan
infogridpacific has been focusing a great deal of their attention on
azardi and their publishing portal which for institutions offers some
interesting benefits, and one front on which they have moved forward is
on use of MathJax. One thing that LO really needs is a much more
simplified way in which to place and exhibit Math. It would be nice if
LO could use DragMath, MathJax and jsxgraph 
In any event, I have written to ask them about when they might actually
roll out http://escape.infogridpacific.com and will advise when I hear.
An easy work around is to create an html file, and convert it to (.epub,
.mobi, etc) using Calibre.
Cheers,
Ron.
I keep forgetting that I have Calibre installed on my Ubuntu machine, from last year.
I prefer either paper-back books or audio books. Do not have a tablet or reader, so never got into those formats.
Calibre comes with an eReader that you can activate by clicking
View, or you can click the format you want to view (located right center
edge with Authors and Path).
--Dan
Yes, I know that it contains a reader, but you cannot relay in a comfy chair with a desktop, of a large laptop.
Still, I prefer the feel of a book. If I had a Nook or similar pad/tablet, then maybe I would deal with a reader/ebook system. Though, most of the books I have been reading are post-1990 and pre-2005 and are not the type to get a version in an reader format.
I installed Calibre to test out some of the free book sites out there, but did not get into reading it that way.
Have seen a new product 'azardi' and 'escape' epub creator (infogrid
pacific: http://www.infogridpacific.com/igp/AZARDI/eScape%20-ODT2ePub/)
from odt files using odf template. Try that. If anyone can compile or
send url to rpm to azardi, that would be appreciated.