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Mulligan2022 Author

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PAGES = ePub output: encripted?

Hi

It seems that there are no Preferences settings for PAGES?

It appears as of PAGES generates encriped ePub files? How can I get it

top just do a regular Type 3 ePub eBook file?

THANKS

Tom

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.4

Posted on Aug 11, 2024 9:43 AM

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Aug 11, 2024 10:05 AM in response to Mulligan2022

Pages exports EPUB3 documents as zip containers renamed as .epub. That is the nature of a regular EPUB3 document.

In Pages on Ventura, the long-used Preferences pane has been renamed to Settings, and there is no user control over EPUB3 generation. Even the Pages Export panel for EPUB has limited choices.

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Aug 11, 2024 2:19 PM in response to Mulligan2022

EPUB3 documents are not encrypted and cannot be opened in a word-processing application afterward. They are designed to be viewed in Apple Books or another compatible book reader.

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Mulligan2022 Author

Level 1

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Aug 11, 2024 2:39 PM in response to Mulligan2022

Here’s what’s happening…

1) generate a manuscript in pages

2) ensure all images are flowable

3) save out as an ePub file

4) upload to draft digital, and the system tells me that the ePub file is encrypted.

5) and while it will except the file, many outlets will not accept and file that is encrypted.

God forbid that Apple allows us to control the software…

OK, then what do folks recommend for a software package that will easily and quickly produce compatible .epub files for e-books?

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Mulligan2022 Author

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Aug 12, 2024 5:41 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

Yew and D2D said what we've said here... that it has to do with the way PAGES generates

the ePub3 files...

What doi ya'll recommend for a app site or software for EZ eBook generation? (Is there a .pdf to .ePub converter software out there somewhere?

THANKS

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Aug 12, 2024 7:58 AM in response to Mulligan2022

Mulligan2022 wrote:

What do you recommend for an app site or software for EZ eBook generation?

Decide where you want to sell your book and see what they prefer.

For Apple Books, people normally use Pages without problems. For Amazon Kindle, they have

https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Create/b?ie=UTF8&node=18292298011

Word is accepted by a lot of places I think.

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Mulligan2022 Author

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Aug 11, 2024 11:59 AM in response to VikingOSX

Thanks so much for the reply!

So are we saying that there is no way to save out an unencrypted epub file?

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Aug 12, 2024 2:32 AM in response to Mulligan2022

Do you have any problem reading your epub in Apple's books app? Or sending to the Apple Book store.

Have you contacted the outlet that thinks it's encrypted about the problem?

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Level 10

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Aug 12, 2024 5:59 AM in response to Mulligan2022

Ask Yew and D2D what they recommend for producing books they can accept.

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Mulligan2022 Author

Level 1

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Aug 12, 2024 6:11 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

What do you recommend for an app site or software for EZ eBook generation?

Is there a .pdf to .ePub converter software out there somewhere?

Thanks!

Tom

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PAGES = ePub output: encripted?

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