<div dir="auto"><div>George,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If the file is in daisy format, what are the specific steps to convert a daisy file into epub?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Wink Harner<br></div>Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production<br></div>The Foreign Type<br><br></div></div>Portland OR<br><a href="mailto:foreigntype@gmail.com" target="_blank">foreigntype@gmail.com</a><br><br></div><div>This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .<br></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 27, 2025, 8:38 AM via athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_4841597691232059101WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You should start with the EPUB. That is the format publishers provide. The other formats are derived from that.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you have <span class="m_4841597691232059101SpellE">WordToEPUB</span> installed, you should have a context menu item to go from EPUB to Word. <span class="m_4841597691232059101SpellE">WordToEPUB</span> also has the option to export HTML.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">George<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman22.u.washington.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">athen-list-bounces@mailman22.u.washington.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Susan Kelmer via athen-list<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 27, 2025 8:48 AM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Quick and dirty convert Bookshare to ePub tool/process?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I should know this but I’ve reached my frustration limit with publishers and Bookshare at the moment…<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The directions I’m finding online are wholly unhelpful and appear to be leaving out steps, and I’m lost.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Help!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Susan Kelmer </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Alternate Format Production Program Manager<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Disability Services<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Division of Student Life<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#cfb87c">T</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="fon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