What are the best tools for creating EPUB books?

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Best tools for creating EPUB books	Price	Platforms	Languages
-- Sigil	Free	Windows, Linux, Mac	-
-- Quoll Writer	Free	Windows	Java
-- Google Docs	Free	All, cloud-based	-
-- Bibisco	Free / paid	Windows, Linux, Mac	-
-- Pages	Free	Mac, iOS, Web	-

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score 3 · Answer 1

Sigil

Platforms:Windows, Linux, Mac

score 2 · Answer 2

Quoll Writer

Top Pro

Export projects to docx, epub and html

RickZeeland's Experience

Quoll Writer is free and open source, it allows importing from Microsoft docx files. Export your project to docx, html, epub and pdf. See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows

Languages:Java

Top Pro

Statistics

Top Pro

Distraction-free mode

Top Pro

Open Source

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Google Docs

Platforms:All, cloud-based

Project management:Yes

Word processing:Yes

Spreadsheets:Yes

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Bibisco

Top Pro

Works on Windows, Linux and Mac

This program is available on multiple operating systems, which allows more flexibility down the road. See More

Top Con

Large file size

Compared to the other options, Bibisco has a very large file size. If you are running low on storage, this can be an issue. See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows, Linux, Mac

Top Con

Epub only in paid version

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Pages

Platforms:Mac, iOS, Web

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Atlantis Word Processor

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SoftMaker FreeOffice

Top Pro

Free

RickZeeland's Experience

Free, but registration is required. Runs on Windows, Linux and Android, but not on Mac. See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows, Linux, Android, Mac

Project management:No

Word processing:Yes

Spreadsheets:Yes

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Top Pro

Excellent Office compatibility

Top Pro

Lightweight

Top Pro

Touchscreen support

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Answer 8

Scrivener

Top Pro

Generous free plan

The free plan offers 15GB of space and has no limitations in terms of functionality. This space is shared across Drive, Gmail & Picasa. See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows, Mac, Linux (beta)

Notes:Yes

Revision tracking:Yes

Reports:Yes

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Top Pro

Allows working collaboratively

You can invite both Google account holders and non-holders to access and/or collaborate on Google Docs files allowing multiple people to work on the same document at the same time. See More

Top Pro

Built-in research management tools

Allows keeping all research material and notes of a project, including web links, pdf files, image files, multimedia, etc. See More

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My Recommendation for Sigil

My Recommendation for Sigil

My Recommendation for Quoll Writer

My Recommendation for Quoll Writer

Export projects to docx, epub and html

Statistics

Distraction-free mode

Open Source

My Recommendation for Google Docs

My Recommendation for Google Docs

My Recommendation for Bibisco

My Recommendation for Bibisco

Works on Windows, Linux and Mac

Large file size

Epub only in paid version

My Recommendation for Pages

My Recommendation for Pages

My Recommendation for Atlantis Word Processor

My Recommendation for Atlantis Word Processor

My Recommendation for SoftMaker FreeOffice

My Recommendation for SoftMaker FreeOffice

Free

Excellent Office compatibility

Lightweight

Touchscreen support

My Recommendation for Scrivener

My Recommendation for Scrivener

Generous free plan

Allows working collaboratively

Built-in research management tools

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