eScape - ePub Creator

Make fully conforming ePubs from Open Office Documents

ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming in February 2012 eScape Online. Create ePub 2, ePub3 free, with options
for Mobi KF8 and bookmarked RGB PDF from *.doc, *.docx and *.odt wordprocessor manuscripts.

The desktop version of eScape will be withdrawn at that time. More announcements on this exciting new
service for small and self-publishers will be made shortly.

If you are serious about e-book creation, take a look at IGP:Digital Publisher, the most advanced XML to multi-format production system available anywhere.

IGP:Digital Publisher is now available as stand-alone publishing portals from a little as $99.00 per month. Author, edit and create PDFs, e-books and much more.

ePub creation easy at last!

E-book enthusiasts have found it difficult and complicated to create respectable ePubs. The pain is over. Follow a few simple styling rules and with eScape you can create fantastic ePubs instantly.

Use the supplied Open Office Template (OTT) to Structure-Style™= your text files in the familiar Open Office Writer environment.
Open eScape, browse to your ODT, cover image and select a CSS.
Set a few reader friendly options and click "Create ePub"

You can modify and add stylesheets to give your books a distinctive and personal style,

You can modify and change your ODT files to make customized dedication and gift pages. Give your books the real personal touch! It's so easy to do. You can make personal named copies of books for all your friends and family, you can even change the stylesheets and create different versions for different moods.

If you have any comments or suggestions please put them on our Publishing With XML blog. For a full inside look at how it works, check out the eScape Online Tutorial (opens a new window).

If you are a publisher of any size, looking to use XML for simultaneous production of Print PDF and e-book outputs you must look at IGP:FLIP.

About eScape

eScape uses a special version of IGP:FoundationXHTML (FX), the same power-house XML engine behind the publishing engine IGP:FLIP, which lets you create production quality print, Online and eBook formats simultaneously.

Licensing

By downloading and installing eScape you agree to the following terms and conditions:

eScape is licensed to individuals at no charge (free) for non-commerical use only if it is downloaded from this site. Non-commerical means that eScape cannot be used to create ePubs for money. You are explicitly forbidden to use eScape to provide ePub creation services. The ePubs you create can be freely shared, distributed and and given away anywhere and to anyone as long as you do not charge for them. This includes any and all service and/or distribution fees.

If you would like a commercial or custom version of eScape please contact us.

About IGP:FLIP (Front List Interactive Publishing

IGP:FLIP is the most advanced XML digital content production system available today and it is available to small and medium publishers starting from just $99.00 per month.

The single master XML file can be instantly created by importing a styled manuscript - just like eScape.

It can be instantly output as print PDFs, e-pub, mobipocket and online formats.

You can edit the content, remix it with new or other content and generate outputs, instantly at any time.

IGP:FLIP exclusively uses IGP:FoundationXHTML for consistent future proof XML content.

You can check out the IGP:FLIP features and benefits and see the fully annotated screen shots to learn more.

Look at the IGP:FLIP Publisher Portal options.

Download eScape for Windows

You can download the eScape (Windows XP/Vista only) application package here if you have read and agreed to the software license.

Current Version (recommended)

Download eScape-1-1.exe (6.87MB) 2009-06-05

Old versions

Download eScape.exe (6.87MB)

Download eScape for Linux

You can download the eScape Debian installation package here if you have read and agreed to the software license.

Current Version (recommended)

Download eScape_1.0-1_i386-1-1.deb (16.5MB) 2009-06-05

Old versions

Download linux eScape.deb (16.2MB)

Please report any installation problems here

You will also need...

The latest version of the eScape Template (Rev9)

igp-eScape-book-template-Rev9.ott (17KB) 2009-05-06

This is what you will use to create your Structure-Styled ODT documents.

Annotated ODT

Download this annotated tutorial ODT to easily understand how you can use Open Office and eScape to instantly create amazing quality ePub books using Infogrid Pacific's Structure-Style™ method.

igp-eScape-tutorial-Rev8.odt (39KB) 2009-06-05

Help

eScape is supported with extensive help information. Go to the eScape Help page for more information and components.

What is Structure-Style™

Open Office is a style driven word-processor. ePub is a strict XHTML file that has styles applied to the structural elements to give a specific book look and feel. Rather than try and force free-form Open Office styling through endless processing, we define a simple (extensible and modifiable), stylesheet that defines the required structure of the document.

eScape, AZARDI and IGP:FLIP are trademarks of Infogrid Pacific Pte Ltd. All other product and brand names are the property of their respective owners.