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 >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> This message was sent using 100% recycled electrons; via Lynne's iPhone 4S >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>> >>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >>> >>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>> and worm-free! >>> >>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >>> the list website at: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. 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