EBOOK SOFTWARE: EBOOK GENERATORS

Ebook generators come in a wide variety of shapes and prices. An ebook generator commonly has a free trial or demo version, which is worth trying out. Below is a fairly complete list.

site
price
US$
viewing platform
input as
accepts graphics
accepts flash plug-in
mult- media
hide pages
disable printing
password protection
tracking facility
notes
Acrobat
Acrobat eReader
300
W M O
g h t v w
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
no
1 10 19
Activ EBook Compiler
30
W
g h p w
yes
yes
3
yes
no
yes
no
2 3
Adobe Framemaker
800
W M O
g t
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
no
21
Adobe Pagemaker
520
W M O
g t w
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
no
20
Astound Dynamite
125
W
g t
yes
no
yes
no
no
no
no
-
Book Generator
27- 97
W
g h t w
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
8
yes
7
DesktopAuthor
127-1500
W
g t
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
no
-
Easy Ebook Creator
20
W
g h t
-
no
-
-
-
yes
no
 
Ebook Pack Express
29-79
W
g h t
yes
no
yes
-
yes
yes
no
 
eBook Edit Pro
78
W
g h t v
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
4
no
-
eBook Gold
97
W
g h
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
5
EBook Pro
197
W
g h t v v
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
18
yes
-
eBooks Writer
129
W
g h t
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
5
no
6
Exbook
0-50
W
g h t
yes
no
no
no
-
yes
no
23
Express Collage
30
W
g h t
yes
no
yes
no
no
yes
no
 
Fast Ebook Compiler
40
W
g h t
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
 
Flip Publisher
30
W
g h t
yes
no
yes
no
no
no
no
 
eBookPaper
47
W
g h t
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
9
no
-
HTML2Exe
39
W
h
yes
no
no
no
yes
11
no
-
Hyper Publish
179
W
h t g
yes
no
yes
no
no
no
no
5
Hypermaker
149
W
a g h t v
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
5
no
5
Keeboo Creator
50-320
W
h t
yes
no
no
no
no
no
no
22
Microsoft Reader Add-In
0
W P
w
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
no
14
Mobipocket
30-149
D
g h p t w
yes
no
no
no
no
yes 8
no
-
Natata
40
W
g h t
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
no
 
NeoBook
200
W
g t
yes
no
yes
15
15
15
no
15
Presenter
125
W
g t
yes
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
12
tk3 Author 1.0
149 or 59/yr
W M
g t v
yes
no
yes
16
16
16
16
16
Web Compiler
160
W
g t v
yes
yes
yes
no
no
yes
no
17
WebEx
40
W
g t h
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
 
Webpacker
99 - 149
W
g h t v
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
5
no
-
WinEbook
40
W
g t w
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
no
-
yBookmaker
0
W
h t
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
no
-
key
 
viewing platform
M=Macintosh, W=Windows, O=Palm OS and PocketPC, P=Pocket PC 2002, D=PDA formats including PalmOS, Windows CE/PocketPC, Psion, Epoch R5 and R6, Franklin eBookman,
input as
a=Acrobat pdf files, g=graphic files, h=HTML, p=MS Powerpoint t=text or rtf files, w=MS Word
notes
1=very fully featured including support for XML, asian fonts and third-party security, 2=security features include time-expiry and individual passwords, 3=multimedia add-on for $50, 4=security features including time expiry and restriction to single user machine, 5=security includes password protection, restriction to single user machine and time-expiry, 6=marketing software available for extra $120, 7=e-book cover generating software available for $97, 8=security features include restriction to single user machine, 9=security features include password protection of book and pages, time expiry and number of viewings, 10=eBook reader available for Windows and Macintosh platforms, 11=security includes password protect of whole document and time-expiry, 12=essentially a complete multimedia presentation package, 13=£50 add-on allows export to Flash, 14=includes site to market your books when you purchase Pocket PC 2002, 15=additional plug-ins for security ($20) and increased functionality ($30), 16=security features include password protection, time expiry, restriction to single user, disable printing and disable copying, 17=supports IE4+ but not NN browsers. 18=security via Internet tracking, 19=very wide range of add-on programs available, 20= advanced page layout program that can save in Acrobat format, 21=advanced page layout program that exports to .PDF, .LIT and Palm Reader formats, 22=compiles from Internet searches 23=autosale feature: registration at manufacturer's website.

You'll also find the following useful for your ebook software program:

ePublish. Very extensive listings of software for e-publishing and Adobe Acrobat enhancement.

eBook. Answers.com short but useful introduction.

Ebook Compilers. Short list of ebook generating software.

Microsoft Reader. Information on the product and a free plug-in to convert MS Word documents into MS Reader files viewable on a PC and PocketPC 2002.

Mobipocket. Software to convert text, graphics, MS Word and Powerpoint documents into PDA format, including PalmOS, Windows CE/PocketPC, Psion, Epoch R5 and R6, and Franklin eBookman. $149.

Palm OS and Pocket PC Software. Information on and coding required to make ebooks in Palm OS and Windows CE/Pocket PC formats.

Create PDF. Converts (online) most files to .pdf format. $10/month or $100/year. Currently available only in USA and Canada.

eBook Express. Converts (online) most files to .lit format for Microsoft Reader viewing. Free.

eReader Pro. Software for the Palm, Macintosh and Windows operating systems. $10.

GoHTML. Converts text and word processor files to PDF or HTML formats.

PrintToPDF. Converts text files to PDF format (but without security features). For Mac OS7-9 platforms. $20.

Reader Works. Software to convert various documents to Microsoft Reader format.

Rudenko Bookreader. Gives the VDU a book-like appearance. Free.

Tiny eBook Reader. Reads .txt, .html, .zip and Lit formats on the PocketPC. $14.

Win2PDF. Converts text files to PDF format (but without security features). For Windows platform only. $35. Pro version (with security features) is $69.

PDS Information. Handy information on e-book software and accessories for hand-held devices.


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