FrameMaker -> PDF -> ePub format?

[Keith Soltys]

A year or so ago, I wrote some articles for TechWhirl about this subject.

E-Books: A Tool Overview for Technical Writers
 http://techwhirl.com/building-e-books-a-tool-overview-for-technical-writers/

E-Book Formats
http://techwhirl.com/e-book-formats/

The articles haven't dated too much since I wrote them.

Most people going to Kindle format will start by building the book in EPUB, then converting to Amazon's format.

While the E-Ink based Kindles will display PDF files, I've never found viewing a PDF on them a very satisfactory experience. You really need a tablet for PDFs.

Regards
Keith


> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-
> bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Steve Rickaby
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 10:35 AM
> To: Writer; framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: FrameMaker -> PDF -> ePub format?
>
> At 05:55 -0700 5/4/13, Writer wrote:
>
> >I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but WebWorks ePublisher has Book ePub
> 2.0 output (you can see a sample of the output here:
> http://www.webworks.com/Tour/Output_Formats/) and PDF output. You can
> generate both outputs at the same time.
>
> Nadine, thanks. What I think I initially meant (and should have said) was Kindle,
> but ePub might be an option. I don't know enough about these formats yet to
> say anything very sensible about them: will read up. But I see that 'Kindle' is not
> of itself a format, but a platform that can support eBooks in a variety of formats,
> the 'native' one being AZW (and now KF8). But *not* ePub, although Amazon
> offer a conversion utility from ePub to Kindle.
>
> If anyone is following this thread with bated breath, here's a clutch of vaguely
> helpful links:
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_formats>
>
> <https://kdp.amazon.com/self-
> publishing/help?topicId=A17W8UM0MMSQX6>*
>
> <http://techtips.salon.com/kindle-reader-file-types-26191.html>
>
> <http://e-readers.techcrunch.com/q/53/5238/What-file-formats-are-
> compatible-with-the-Amazon-Kindle-3rd-gen-e-reader>
>
> <http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000234621> (Kindle
> converters)
>
> <http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Formatting-Complete-Amazon-
> ebook/dp/B0024FAPF4>
>
> Somewhat humorous that a book about how to make a Kindle book is itself
> available in a Kindle edition, sort of.
>
> If, as appears above, the Kindle 2G supports PDF, I'm thinking maybe I don't
> need to worry about conversion anyway. But the platform also appears to be a
> bit of a moving target.
>
> (* Whoever wrote 'Word is a great tool to use because it's extremely easy to
> format' is living on a different planet to mine)
>
> --
> Steve
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