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

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George,

If the file is in daisy format, what are the specific steps to convert a
daisy file into epub?


Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type

Portland OR
foreigntype at gmail.com

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On Wed, Aug 27, 2025, 8:38 AM via athen-list <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
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> Hello,

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> You should start with the EPUB. That is the format publishers provide. The

> other formats are derived from that.

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> If you have WordToEPUB installed, you should have a context menu item to

> go from EPUB to Word. WordToEPUB also has the option to export HTML.

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> Best

>

> George

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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman22.u.washington.edu> *On

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> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 27, 2025 8:48 AM

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> *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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> Alternate Format Production Program Manager

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