Alternatively you can work on free software like Sigil which lets you write your book in EPUB format, even if you don't
know XHTML.
Not exact matches
The software, which supports PDF,
XHTML (through the EPUB file type specification), and Flash - based content, implements a scheme of DRM
known as «ACS4» or ADEPT.
One problem I've had — I've tried a couple of different codes for the cover area (in the
XHTML file), but it seemed that
no matter what I did, I still have to fuss with the cover size (adjust in Photoshop, reimport into InDesign and reexport to ePub), because the cover would be too small, be cut - off, or having white margins.
The important thing is that the exported file be valid
XHTML 1.1 — if your utility
knows how to save a file in that format, you're all set.
These programmers specialize in eBook
XHTML language (which can be different than your standard website code) and
know what it takes to avoid most of these issues.
txt), PDF, Scan of print book, FrameMaker, InDesign, PageMaker, QuarkXPress XML (such as DocBook, etc.), HTML,
XHTML and EPUB (also
known as IDPF or OEB).
You can edit the
XHTML files directly if you are a coder or
know how to edit HTML.
The switch mechanism encourages this type of development and experimentation, but at the same time provides Authors who wish to take advantage of it the security of
knowing that their content will still display on any compliant Reading System (i.e., it maintains the baseline requirement that all
XHTML Content Documents be valid if none of the specialized markup is supported).
SVG documents can now appear in the spine in EPUB 3 (i.e., SVG
no longer needs to be nested within an
XHTML document).
No app I
know of can import them or add them to the code even though
XHTML and CSS2 supposedly support them.
Lots of exciting formatting options are available in the epub format, as you
know it is packaged
XHTML as used on most web pages, custom fonts and all.
OK, let's add that SOME (few) publishers add in the ePub, in each
XHTML file, some «a» tags e.g. id =» page767 ″, so that one would
know where is that point in the physical book (at the beginning of the said page).