[Athen] Quick and dirty convert Bookshare to ePub tool/process?

[DAVID ANDREWS via athen-list]

The DAISY Pipeline fromhttp://www.daisy.org has the ability to convert to and rom many formats!
 
Dave
 
 


> On 08/27/2025 10:07 AM CDT Andrea L. Dietrich via athen-list <athen-list at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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> Can you not download the epubs directly? I’ve never seen a Bookshare file that I couldn’t get in Word or epub format in addition to Daisy.

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> I’m sorry I can’t help with the specific request; I’ve never tried converting a Daisy file.

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> Andrea Dietrich

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> From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman22.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer via athen-list

> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 10:48 AM

> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Athen] Quick and dirty convert Bookshare to ePub tool/process?

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> I should know this but I’ve reached my frustration limit with publishers and Bookshare at the moment…

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> Who has a step by step process for turning rotten Bookshare Daisy files into ePubs so I can then extract text and do what I want with it?

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> The directions I’m finding online are wholly unhelpful and appear to be leaving out steps, and I’m lost.

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> Help!

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> Susan Kelmer

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