Has anyone tried Jutoh?

[Terrence OBrien]

I downloaded the trial version, and will probably give it a whirl, but before I do, I wonder if anyone has any experience with it? It seems a good idea. It's a word processor expressly designed for producing eBooks in various formats. Any good?

[kookoo88]

I haven't tried it.  I'm still writing with microsoft word.  I considered using a different processor, but Smashword's meatgrinder re-formated everything for me.

I don't want to learn a whole new processor honestly.  I know word is probably flawed, but I'm used to it and it's working for me.

[Gerald]

Same with me. I'm usually on Mac, and don't have MS Word, so I used Open Office. But I think there are still inconsistencies between OO and Word. And I heard that the Lulu print process doesn't particularly like Macs and PDF files, so I transferred it to PC, and then PDF'd it from there.

Normally, I write with "Bean" http://www.bean-osx.com/Bean.html. It's less 'heavy' than OO (i.e. loads and works quicker), and it does just about everything I need it to. And it has a live word count, which is great, and what a lot of free word processors don't have.

TBH, I don't see the need for any 'home formatting' to ebook standard. I'm making everything available via Smashwords and Kindle, which do the formatting for you. And printing via Lulu needs a PDF.