Re: [libreoffice-users] Book-writing with Writer

On 7/9/13 2:12 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Writer, Word and WordPerfect and others do seem to be designed for business letters and fairly 
> short works.  LaTeX (and the various front-ends (such as LyX) that attempt to make it easier to 
> use) do seem to have advantages for larger works but are more difficult to wrestle with in the 
> beginning when you are learning how to use them.  Many people try and give up or find them a 
> total nightmare.  However, people DO manage to use Writer to do larger books.  Piers Anthony, the 
> famous sci-fi writer, mentions it in the preface to most of his books.  Also our Documentation 
> Team.  Our Documentation Team have even published an ePub and since found an easier way of doing 
> it.  We should be learning from them and gain from their experience.  
I have heard rave reviews about Scrivener,  but was not impressed when I
looked at it,  but then I don't usually write books......  It looked
very robust and comprehensive, but a bit complex as far as setting up
your templates,  but I suppose the same can be said of writer.

There is also a latex lab for google docs which I have played with if
you want to be that granular....

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