FM 8 to ePub?

[Keith.Soltys at tmx.com]

> 
> I work for a small publisher, and about half of our (print) books are in 

> FM8. In the last year we have migrated all new projects to InDesign, 
> mostly because most of our contract book designers work in InDesign and 
> we needed to be consistent with what they were doing. We have 8 to 10 
> books in FM8 that I need to migrate to ePub, ideally with as little cost 

> as possible. After this conversion, we won’t be using FrameMaker much 
> anymore, so I don’t want to invest any more than needed. 
> 
> So… some questions:
> 
> --Do I need to upgrade to a more current version of Frame to do this?
> --Is there an intermediary piece of software I need to buy? 
> --Can anyone recommend a good reference (web site, book, etc.) 
describing
> how to convert Frame documents to ePub?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Tina

Others have offered many suggestions that I won't duplicate, although I do 
concur that using Calibre is probably your best bet if you don't want to 
buy something like WebWorks that has direct FM support.

You might consider buying a copy of How to Format Your eBook for Kindle, 
Nook, Smashwords, and Everything Else, by Paul Salvette. While the 
approach the author takes for the initial formatting (converting Word to 
plain HTML) isn't suitable for you, he does offer a lot of advice on how 
to use Calibre as well as lots of detail on the ePub format, including how 
to work around or resolve many formatting problems that you might run 
into. The book is only $3.00 in Kindle format. (I haven't checked, but I 
wouldn't be surprised if it was available in ePub from B&N).

Regards
Keith
--
Keith Soltys
Senior Technical Writer
Architecture
TMX Group
(416) 947-4397
http://www.tmx.com/


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