Amazingly similar to my process. But instead of docx for the EPUB, I save as filtered HTML in 2 parts (front matter and body) and then further strip it to get more vanilla.

Richard -

It seems like I didn't explain it properly. Yes, I create a Filtered HTML which then goes into Calibre. That should be listed as one of the steps there. Isn't it?

The step is:

1) Main DOCX for the print copy, which I make a PDF from.

2) Secondary DOCX for the ebook, which I modify for ebook formatting reasons. I then export that to Filtered HTML.

3) Use that Filtered HTML for creating the EPUB and MOBI.

Lisa

Also, why would you do two parts? Why not just have it in one document to keep everything together and organized?

You're right, I messed up reading your process and got confused. I use only one Docx file. I think it's basically similar process: you strip a 2nd Docx and create HTML from that. I create the HTML for ebook from the original Docx file, and strip formatting and fonts from the HTML file more or less by hand.

The 2 file thing: I've just found it more convenient to deal with my body text separately and start on page 7 or whatever, and put the unpaginated front matter in a separate file. A lot of times I have maps, frontispiece, and/or other stuff before the start of the main text. I probably started out doing things incorrectly, but pagination in Word always seemed to go weird while trying to format front matter and keep body text as it was. Anyway I don't mean to belabor this! :-)