On 12/8/2010 1:20 PM, rinch at Inficon.com wrote: > The CEO of my company has asked that I look into eBooks and the EPUB > standard. He sent me the link: > > http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/design/crossmedia_resources/ebooks_software.html > > I know nothing about this, so I'm on a real learning curve here. The first > thing I notice is that Adobe is pushing InDesign as the vehicle to create > eBooks. This is a real stumbling block for me. We've got over 15 years > invested in FrameMaker and all our docs are created and maintained in > FrameMaker. My "books" are delivered as PDFs. I am loathe to shift from > FrameMaker to InDesign given our extensive history with FrameMaker. > > My question is, can I create eBooks and EPUB documents from FrameMaker, or > am I truly locked in to InDesign for the eBooks and EPUB standard? If I > can use FrameMaker, where would I find information about using FrameMaker > to create eBooks and EPUB documents?
Richard, ePublisher Pro has been able to create ePUB output since the 2010.2 release. This is fairly straight-forward to accomplish with FrameMaker source documents. ePublisher handles all ePUB 2.0 packaging requirements and offers support for configuring splash page images under various readers. You can check out a segment on building ePUB deliverables with ePublisher here: 47:50 into the session <http://www.webworks.com/Recordings/2010/09/Show%20Me%20-%20September%202010/> The segment also discusses inherent limitations you may encounter with various ePUB readers and demonstrates ePublisher options to address them (large image handling, wide table layouts, etc.) Ben Allums allums at webworks.com 512-381-8885
