I thought Ibooks author can edit epub documents but I could be wrong.
Take care.
On Apr 28, 2012, at 2:43 AM, Zachary Kline wrote:

> On the viewing side, my favorite program is Bookol, available from the Mac 
> App Store. It's pretty simple, and works quite well once you get used to its 
> interface and turning off cursor tracking. i don't have anything more to add 
> to what has already been said about creation.
> On Apr 28, 2012, at 2:00 AM, James AUSTIN <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Good morning Lynne
>> On 28 Apr 2012, at 09:32, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote:
>>> regarding ePub documents. Other than with iTunes, is there a way of viewing 
>>> these things on OS X? Also, and this is the primary question here, are 
>>> there any creation tools readily available which will allow you to create, 
>>> edit and modify ePub documents natively?
>> 
>> There is Stanza, which will allow you to view Epub documents from LexCycle. 
>> Unfortunately, I cannot seem to find the developer's website at the moment, 
>> as it seems to have been acquired by Amazon. There is quite a bit of info on 
>> the web though if you type into Google, "Stanza os x ", some very 
>> interesting links pop up. One article that peaked my interest, is that 
>> Stanza now seems to have  support for Adobe E-Books, possibly negating the 
>> need for  Adobe's Digital Editions.
>> 
>> You should also be able to get it from the App Store, though this would not 
>> be my preferred choice.
>> 
>> There are other alternatives for viewing including the aforementioned 
>> Digital Editions, though a bit of hunting through Adobe's site is necessary 
>> to find the accessible "Preview" edition. You should also be able to find it 
>> in the list archives though, as it has ben mentioned here  several times.
>> 
>> As far as editing/modifying, the only two creation tools I am aware of are 
>> Pages and Nisus Writer Pro. Both of these do an excellent job, but require 
>> considerable time on the part of the user.
>> 
>> LaTeX may also offer an Epub creation module, though unless you already know 
>> something about writing with this particular tool, I would avoid it. The 
>> results (as with Pages and Nisus Writer Pro), though likely excellent,, 
>> would be even more time consuming. Finally, you might also want ot take a 
>> look at Scrivener. It can be found in the App Store and independently on the 
>> developer's website. Scrivener has a host of export otions, one of which I 
>> think is Epub.
>> 
>> Hope this helps 
>> Warmest wishes 
>> James 
>>> Hello everybody
>>> 
>>> Just a quick question. regarding ePub documents. Other than with iTunes, is 
>>> there a way of viewing these things on OS X? Also, and this is the primary 
>>> question here, are there any creation tools readily available which will 
>>> allow you to create, edit and modify ePub documents natively?
>>> 
>>> I seem to remember reading somewhere that ePub files are similar to zip 
>>> documents. However, if I try to extract one I see quite a few files 
>>> contained in the "archive", including some preference panes and a number of 
>>> unidentified documents.
>>> 
>>> Thank you for any assistance.
>>> 
>>> Lynne
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