eScape - ePub Creator

Make fully conforming ePubs from Open Office Documents

eScape is a free Open Office Writer to ePub creator. It lets you instantly and effortlessly turn Open Office Writer documents (ODT) into perfect ePubs ready to share with your friends. eScape the print book hegemony and go e-book first, with eScape. It's easier than you think.

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).

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.

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.