I’m still hot on the trail of ePub as it is definitely relevant in schools. Now just trying to explore the feasibility. This article is pretty good from Wired. http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Roll_Your_Own_E-Books
Here is a list of conversion tools, including Calibre:
- ePubBud.com – Find out more online in their FAQ.
- eCub Cross platform tool
- eScape ePub Creator – Converts OpenOffice documents to ePub format.
- ODFtoEpub – Converts OpenOffice files to ePub format.
- BookGlutton – Converts HTML web pages to ePub format.
- EasyEPub – Convert from Adobe InDesign or Quark format to ePub
You can also use these tools to convert from existing documents to ePub format:
- Calibre – fantastic tool and comes with a great tutorial.
- Sigil – Free cross-platform tool to edit ePub books
- Stanza Desktop
- Pages from Apple’s iWork suite now exports straight to ePub (this is what I’ve been using)