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Microsoft and ePub

Anonymous
2013-08-08T11:03:20+00:00

Hello

I would love to know if Microsoft's Office Desktop Publishing Suite will ever support and integrate ePub/ePub3. Sincerely, I have tried using Adobe Indesign but I end up with a throbbing forehead, QuarkXpress is not that different. An office ePub maker from the scratch or integrated with Microsoft Office will really be a game changer for making PROFESSIONAL ebooks in the ePub format especially. Microsoft, please.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-01-22T16:00:09+00:00

    There is an add in for Word which should do the trick:

    http://toxaris.nl/

    Or you can use this tool:

    http://www.aspose.com/community/files/69/free-utilities/aspose.words-express/entry291450.aspx

    Kind regards

    sws

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  2. Suzanne S Barnhill 277.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-08-08T12:44:17+00:00

    What exactly do you mean by "Office Desktop Publishing Suite"? Are you referring to Word or Publisher or something else? Given the current popularity of self-publishing in digital format, this is not a bad idea (probably for Word), and I can pass it along to the product team.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-01-14T01:43:52+00:00

    I know about Calibre but then I think Word being able to output ePub/ePub 3 will be a deal stealer! I know Word can do it. Word Can Do It!

    :)

    P.S.: I could not submit this with IE 11 but I did with Chrome. Please look into this.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-01-11T17:22:41+00:00

    I would LOVE this too. It would be beautiful to save a word doc in ePub format. 

    While you are at it, how about .mobi as well for the Kindle?

    With the rapid rise of self-publishing, Microsoft has got to add these capabilities to stay competitive.

    I do a lot of publishing, and so many people are telling me to dump Word and move to Scrivener because it easily saves to ePub and Mobi formats. I still think Word is more powerful and the publishing industry standard, but to keep it that way, Word has got to include an easy a way to output a validated ePub file, (and Mobi too!).

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-08-15T08:11:44+00:00

    In other words, It will be a "GOOD" thing if Microsoft can include in the Office Suite, a program that creates interactive ePub/3 from .doc/.docx files or a stand alone program for creating professional ePub/3 files.

    Currently, there is Adobe InDesign 6  and QuarkXPress and some other manipulative software.

    I'm sure I am not the only one that is expectant if it can be passed along to the product team and something fruitful comes through.

    I actually meant the Microsoft Office Suite of desktop applications. Thank you.

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