HTML to ePUB

the iCab web browser has a "module" that will convert a webpage or HTML file to epub format.
http://www.icab-mobile.de/index.html

 

I use Calibre, it will convert just about any format to epub. Since an epub is basically a zip file with html pages inside, converting html to epub would be quick and simple.

Forgot to mention that, yes, you can highlight in ibooks, anything you highlight will be in the bookmark section of the Table of Contents, it will show in yellow while a regular book mark will be red.

 

Try calibre. It will do what you need and will output a nicely formatted epub file with working links

 

If you tap and hold a highlighted section, a pop-up menu comes up with several options, one of which is to change the color of the highlight. You can pick from several color options.

 

what i cant figure out for the life of me is to include fixed-width/monospace text in the epub.

i've tried both AVS and calibre, as well as embedding fonts outlined here ... the ebook reader emulators within calibre and AVS will always show the epub with the monospace fonts, but as soon as my iPad reads it, everything is back to a single font.

what is going on??

 

Assuming your text is in HTML, have you tried highlighting the text with the <pre> tag?

 

You may want to try this: http://www.2epub.com/

Free, and fast. Didn't use it personally, however.

 

zamzar.com

Free conversion between many formats. I've only used it for PDF to Mobi (for Kindle) and it converts nicely.

You just upload your files then they email you a link for the converted files like 10-15 minutes later. Instant conversion costs a small fee.