EPUB to MOBI, kindle shows extra space after quotation mark
Hi all, I have a bit of a bizzare issue and was hoping someone can shed some light on this one. I just bought a Kindle Paperweight 2015 version. I also use Calibre. I have bunch of books in .EPUB that...
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In Amazon's little free book on do-it-yourself publishing, the workflow recommended is to create a Word doc, save it / export it to html, and if there are images, then zip them together with the html...
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Hello, From the "inside" (i.e. from within an editor) AZW3 ebooks look very similar to EPUBs. Same code, same files, more or less. EPUBs have a "content.opf" file, whereas the one in the AZW3 is called...
View ArticleCover in TOC?
I'm converting a book for Kindle via InDesign > EPUB > Kindlegen (Kindle Previewer). My client has correctly pointed out that many Kindle titles include an entry for the cover in their in-line...
View ArticleAmazon Kindle eBook: return link problem
Hello everyone, I'm a student from Switzerland and I'm trying to write an ebook (in HTML CSS). I already generated the .mobi and everything is working well. I still have only one problem, I want to add...
View ArticleProblem with Look Inside
Rats. I got adventurous with floating an image, using this style in the CSS: img.mug { width:20%; min-width:130px height:auto; float:left; margin-right:0.5em; border-style:solid; border-width:1px }...
View ArticleAmazon Kindle eBook: return link problem
Hello everyone, I'm a student from Switzerland and I'm trying to write an ebook (in HTML CSS). I already generated the .mobi and everything is working well. I still have only one problem, I want to add...
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KFX Format
After installing the latest PW2 firmware with enhanced typesetting I downloaded a book that I had previously purchased so that I could see the new features in action. I looked in my Kindle's documents...
View ArticleFormatting lost during epub to mobi conversion
Hello, I have some experience with eBook publishing, so I am not a complete beginner. I am new to using Sigil. After spending quite a bit of time scouring blogs, forums, and FAQ's, I have yet to find...
View ArticlePossible to remove header text?
Hi there, I have been creating an ebook, and when testing (using Kindle Previewer) I can see the file name appear in a header at the top of every page. Is this avoidable, or is it something that always...
View ArticleKF7 Image Sizing
Okay, so a rather mundane problem: I have a book that I'm starting to QC for KF7, and among the lack of font embedding and lack of right margins, I'm having trouble sizing the images. The images in my...
View ArticleKeeping images on the same page as headers
Hi, Can anyone please tell me if there is a way to keep headers on the same page as images (that are placed directly below)? I've tried 'page-break-after:avoid' after the headers, but no joy! I'm...
View ArticleMOBI formatting
Hope this question hasn't been asked too many times before as I don't know what to search for to find an answer. I finally finished my MS and uploaded it to Smashwords (using Open Office saved as MS...
View Articlehow to use device independent (dp) in HTML to MOBI
I need help making images look the same across devices. I am developing an ebook to publish on Fire HD, HDX, HDX 8.9 and the new HD 10. I create the content in HTML format, which includes includes...
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Mobi Metadata Manager
Here's a little program I wrote to manage my eBooks - if it's any use to you, feel free to use it. As I say I use it to manage my collection, but it hasn't been thoroughly tested. All care taken but no...
View ArticleEpub to mobi using KindleGen creates really low quality images advice needed!
My wife is about to self publish an eBook. It contains 60+ photos - mainly people and medical equipment. Most are 1200px wide and under 160KB in size. I've so far built the epub file and everything...
View ArticleKindle Previewer fails to convert epub to mobi
I've been trying to convert my epub book to mobi using Kindlegen and I keep getting the error: "Kindle Previewer has failed to compile the book" I've validated the book with Sigil as well as with...
View ArticleHow do I set up a series title?
Not a formatting question, but a publishing question: On the Amazon publishing platform (KDP) how do I indicate the name of the series? All I see in the setup is the title - the sub-title - and the...
View ArticleWhich is your go-to tool for converting epub to azw3: calibre or kindlegen?
Converting epub to azw3 via command line for personal reading on a kindle, that is. I'd like to just pick one and stick with it for batch converting ebooks, and only use the other one in case of really...
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Kindle Font Quirks
This post is fairly technical and will only be of interest to those designing books for the Kindle that use embedded fonts. Vertical font metrics is a troublesome area that has never been properly...
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