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Sergei Leshchinsky
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... Dec 17, 2013

Just use Calibre (http://calibre-ebook.com/).
Convert any e-book to RTF. Translate it and convert back (to any format).

I saved you 48 $.
 
Samuel Murray
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On Calibre Dec 17, 2013

Sergei Leshchinsky wrote:
Just use Calibre. Convert any e-book to RTF. Translate it and convert back (to any format).


I regularly convert ebooks using Calibre, but... there is severe format loss when converting to RTF, so even if you do translate the RTF, you'd need more than just Calibre to convert it back to a professional looking ebook format.
 
esperantisto
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OOOFBTools Dec 17, 2013

Samuel Murray wrote:
so even if you do translate the RTF, you'd need more than just Calibre to convert it back to a professional looking ebook format.


Indeed. Use OpenOffice with OOoFBTools. Still, you save 48 bucks.
 
Sergei Leshchinsky
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Sam, EPUB = HTML tree Dec 17, 2013

E-book - Calibre - EPUB - rename to ZIP - translate HTMLs inside - Update ZIP - rename to EPUB - Calibre - E-book

[Edited at 2013-12-17 22:10 GMT]
 
Irene Koukia
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Concerning this Webinar Dec 18, 2013

Hi Sergei and esperantisto,

- If you are expert users of Calibre it does not mean that others are as well. There may be translators that wish to take a look at how it works before they use it.
- If the Webinar was only about which tools to use, I would not mention them in the description, would I?
- The price is not 48 - the bundle is 48

The Webinar provides practical information, especially for thos... See more
Hi Sergei and esperantisto,

- If you are expert users of Calibre it does not mean that others are as well. There may be translators that wish to take a look at how it works before they use it.
- If the Webinar was only about which tools to use, I would not mention them in the description, would I?
- The price is not 48 - the bundle is 48

The Webinar provides practical information, especially for those who are not IT-freaks like me

Happy Holidays to all,
best regards,
Irene ▲ Collapse
 
Miranda01
Miranda01
United States
How to convert E-Books into translatable format Dec 18, 2013

Sergei Leshchinsky wrote:

Just use Calibre (http://calibre-ebook.com/).
Convert any e-book to RTF. Translate it and convert back (to any format).

I saved you 48 $.


I too use the same, as i found that this is the easiest way for converting ebook.
 


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