[scribus] a new ebook

Gregory Pittman gpittman at iglou.com
Fri Jun 8 11:58:04 UTC 2012


On 06/07/2012 05:24 PM, PeterS wrote:
> @Marcel
>
>> With Windows Vista and Firefox Aurora, I add the extension EPUBReader
>> 1.4.2.
>> https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/epubreader/
>
>
> That's great news, thanks a lot for your hint!
>
>
> @Bockwurstgehege:
>
>> AFAIK Adobe Reader doesnt work with epub.
>> But Calibre will do. Free Download: http://calibre-ebook.com/
>
> Thanks for your hint, too!
> Do you see any advantages installing Calibre as compared to the above
> Firefox add-on?
> Is Calibre's GUI much nicer or does it offer any advanced possibilities?
>

With calibre you can convert to MOBI format, and even automatically send 
it to your Kindle.

The GUI takes some getting used to, but it's reasonably straightforward.

Greg




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