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EPub Editor

Dear experts,

I need to create an application that would read and display documents in EPUB format. It also will have to be able to record audio and attach wave files to corresponding lines of text. But first I would start with displaying and editing the text. I am not sure how to do it, or even what technology to use: WPF or MFC. Could you please give me an advise? Thanks.
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x77Commented:
I know that Calibre is Open Source.
It reads all Ebook formats.

Try you to do Ebook reader from zero ?

You can find it at: http://code.google.com/p/calibre-ebook/updates/list
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x77Commented:
You can read: Inside epub
http://netkingcol.blogspot.com/

Note that basics is work with Zip Files ,Xml and Html.
I think NetFramework has some class to work with it.

It is easy work with c# than c++.
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tantormediaAuthor Commented:
Thank you for your answers. Yes, I need to make it from scratch.
Maybe you could tell me where I can get the list of chapters titles? I see it on a picture here
http://netkingcol.blogspot.com/,
so it must be available, but I don't see the source of it in my .epubs.
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x77Commented:
Rename extenxion from epub to Zip.
Use Winzip.
I found this at Toc.ncx.

It has Presentación, Dedicatoria,  1, 2, 3....23.
I do´nt know ebook format, but this explained in Inside epub 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE ncx PUBLIC "-//NISO//DTD ncx 2005-1//EN" "http://www.daisy.org/z3986/2005/ncx-2005-1.dtd">
<ncx xmlns="http://www.daisy.org/z3986/2005/ncx/" version="2005-1">
<head>
<meta name="dtb:depth" content="1" />
<meta name="dtb:totalPageCount" content="0" />
<meta name="dtb:maxPageNumber" content="0" />
</head>
<docTitle>
<text>Tau Cero</text>
</docTitle>
<navMap>
<navPoint id="c1" playOrder="1"><navLabel><text>Portada</text></navLabel><content src="000.xhtml"/></navPoint>

<navPoint id="c2" playOrder="2"><navLabel><text>Título y autor</text></navLabel><content src="001.xhtml"/></navPoint>

<navPoint id="c3" playOrder="3"><navLabel><text>Metadatos</text></navLabel><content src="002.xhtml"/></navPoint>

<navPoint id="c4" playOrder="4">
<navLabel>
<text>PRESENTACIÓN</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="003.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c5" playOrder="5">
<navLabel>
<text>Dedicatoria</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="004.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c6" playOrder="6">
<navLabel>
<text>1</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="005.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c7" playOrder="7">
<navLabel>
<text>2</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="006.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c8" playOrder="8">
<navLabel>
<text>3</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="007.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c9" playOrder="9">
<navLabel>
<text>4</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="008.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c10" playOrder="10">
<navLabel>
<text>5</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="009.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c11" playOrder="11">
<navLabel>
<text>6</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="010.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c12" playOrder="12">
<navLabel>
<text>7</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="011.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c13" playOrder="13">
<navLabel>
<text>8</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="012.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c14" playOrder="14">
<navLabel>
<text>9</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="013.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c15" playOrder="15">
<navLabel>
<text>10</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="014.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c16" playOrder="16">
<navLabel>
<text>11</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="015.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c17" playOrder="17">
<navLabel>
<text>12</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="016.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c18" playOrder="18">
<navLabel>
<text>13</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="017.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c19" playOrder="19">
<navLabel>
<text>14</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="018.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c20" playOrder="20">
<navLabel>
<text>15</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="019.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c21" playOrder="21">
<navLabel>
<text>16</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="020.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c22" playOrder="22">
<navLabel>
<text>17</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="021.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c23" playOrder="23">
<navLabel>
<text>18</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="022.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c24" playOrder="24">
<navLabel>
<text>19</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="023.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c25" playOrder="25">
<navLabel>
<text>20</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="024.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c26" playOrder="26">
<navLabel>
<text>21</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="025.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c27" playOrder="27">
<navLabel>
<text>22</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="026.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>

<navPoint id="c28" playOrder="28">
<navLabel>
<text>23</text>
</navLabel>
<content src="027.xhtml"/>
</navPoint>


</navMap>
</ncx>

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tantormediaAuthor Commented:
Wow, that must be it! I wonder why I didn't notice this file myself. Thanks.
I could unzip epub programmatically, even without renaming the extension.
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