What ePub software do you use?

[Paul__Michaels]

Hey y'all. I got a request from one of my patrons about making some of my books into ePub format. I have the Amazon's software but I was curious if there was other ones out there that are better?
I did a light Google search on some other software, but they were either really old or non-existent.

Thx

 

[Corty]

Do you mean readers or stuff that turn your doc into an epub? Because for the latter, I simply use google docs. I write in that, and I can download my story as an epub. For epub reading, I use Freda:

freda epub ebook reader - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

Freda is a program for reading electronic books (ebooks) on Windows. The basic functionality is free, with a package of extra features[*] available as an in-app purchase. You can read over 50,000 public domain classic books, from Gutenberg and other on-line catalogs. Or read your own...

apps.microsoft.com

And cover for manga:

Cover - Comic reader - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

Cover is the best app to read and manage your comic books. More than 1.7M downloads and 4+ stars, Cover has been featured several times by Microsoft in the US, France, Canada, etc. Import all your folders in a single step, view them all in a beautiful UI, enjoy the powerful and fast reader...

apps.microsoft.com

 

[Paul__Michaels]

Do you mean readers or stuff that turn your doc into an epub? Because for the latter, I simply use google docs. I write in that, and I can download my story as an epub. For epub reading, I use Freda:

freda epub ebook reader - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

Freda is a program for reading electronic books (ebooks) on Windows. The basic functionality is free, with a package of extra features[*] available as an in-app purchase. You can read over 50,000 public domain classic books, from Gutenberg and other on-line catalogs. Or read your own...

apps.microsoft.com

And cover for manga:

Cover - Comic reader - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

Cover is the best app to read and manage your comic books. More than 1.7M downloads and 4+ stars, Cover has been featured several times by Microsoft in the US, France, Canada, etc. Import all your folders in a single step, view them all in a beautiful UI, enjoy the powerful and fast reader...

apps.microsoft.com

Yeah I was using Google docs and making PDFs out of them. And one of my folks was asking me if I could make them into ePubs so they were easier to read on their phone.
So yeah I definitely make the stories in Google docs first before converting them over into a different software.

https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GYVL2CASGU9ACFVU

 

[Corty]

You don't need special software. Of course, if you publish it on amazon/kindle thing that is different. I use their software to publish them on Amazon too. But for normal epubs. Nothing. Only docs.

In google docs you just download it as an EPUB. If you use headers and whatnot while formatting your text, you would be good to go instantly.

 

[Paul__Michaels]

You don't need special software. Of course, if you publish it on amazon/kindle thing that is different. I use their software to publish them on Amazon too. But for normal epubs. Nothing. Only docs.

In google docs you just download it as an EPUB. If you use headers and whatnot while formatting your text, you would be good to go instantly.

Cool. I just didn't know if there was a way to create a table contents through Google docs and you know other bells and whistles.
Thx Corty

 

[Corty]

You can do that too!

You can click on it, and it brings you to your chapter!

Just use heading 1 and heading 2!

 

[RepresentingCaution]

I don't handle that end of editing process, but yeah, we use Amazon's thingy.