Alternatives to create an ebook in Ubuntu

Alternatives to create an ebook in Ubuntu

The world of publishing and writing has almost always been related to the Apple company or, failing that, to Windows. Applications like quarkxpress o Adobe Acrobat Pro have been the most popular options for the past few years, but this does not mean that they are the only tools we have to create an ebook. Fortunately, there are many applications for creating ebooks that have been developed to be installed and used in Ubuntu. Below I show you some of the tools of Free software which work great in Ubuntu for publish an ebook.

Caliber and Sigil, the 'prehistoric' tools to create an ebook

Until not long ago Sigil was the only good tool to create an ebook. It was a Free Software tool and it could be installed on Ubuntu as well as on any Gnu / Linux system. However, the project of Sigil is standing and possibly disappear, given this bad news, the Caliber development team has decided to take over from the project and has incorporated an ebook editor in its latest versions, so if we have the latest version of Caliber, we can have a good tool to create an ebook.

Jutoh, the business option

Jutoh It is a program that we can use both in Ubuntu and in Windows or Mac, it is a free program but also limited, unless it is paid for, so you will not have any limitations. The limitation of this program lies in not being able to edit more than 20 documents, so for a short ebook it is ideal. It is also a program that stands out for creating ebooks that are very compatible with the main publishing platforms such as Amazon Publishing or iBooks.

Booktype, the choice for many authors

Maybe instead of having a single author for an ebook, we have several authors or we need help from other authors, for this, the ideal is book type, an application that can be installed on a server. book type allows us to create an ebook between several authors, synchronizing the text and corrections, as well as indicating which part has been written by each of the authors. It is a very popular option since in addition to being a collaborative tool, it gives a lot of play to small publishers.

Calligra Author and LibreOffice Writer, the basics can work

If we do not want to complicate our lives a lot, or learn new tools, it is best to use a word processor such as LibreOffice Writer or Calligra. Of the first we have several plugins that allow us to save a document in an ebook and of the second we have a program specialized in publications, Calligra Author. As you can see, there is no excuse not to use Ubuntu since even the creation of an electronic book can be done with Ubuntu. Does anyone give more?


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