page-break...:avoid / captions
Does anyone know anything new about the possibility of being able to use page-break-after:avoid on the Kindle? (Not the fire or touch). I thought I'd give this a go again to havecaptions stay with...
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I convert many books (epub to KindlePreviewer) to mobi format... but I'm having just one pesky problem... Chapter Headings... everything else is wonderful. When I tweak the epub (in Sigil) to show my...
View Articlemobi2pdf: open source code of convertion mobi to pdf
hello, is there any such source code of convertion mobi to pdf? Thank you beforehand!
View ArticleAmazon Preview "page limit"?
I'm making a children's book with forty-two pages. Every file is good, no errors. When I drag the opf file into the Preview app it is also good with no errors but it is only showing forty pages not...
View ArticleConverting Epub to Mobi: Calibre v KindleGen/Kindle Previewer
For converting epub to mobi, do you prefer Calibre or KindleGen/Kindle Previewer? Also, any insights -- pros, cons, other thoughts on the two methods -- would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
View ArticleBlank lines & top margins
I have achieved quite nice-looking ePub. But when I converted it to old mobi (with Calibre), all the 'margin-top: X em' were ignored. Now, I was not very surprised, 'cause I am fairly sure that's...
View Article"Typeface" problems in KindleGen mobi
I just created a mobi file from an EPUB using KindleGen - an EPUB that passed the idpf.org validator and whose <guide>, <manifest> etc I had appropriately tweaked (mainly cover- and...
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Problem with embedded fonts in KF8/Mobi
I have just received my Kindle Paperwhite and am experimenting with the new KF8 format, which is a major improvement in that it allows me to use Arabic/Persian mobi files natively, with no extra...
View ArticleLine breaks on Kindle, no line breaks on 4 PC
Hey guys, this is driving me crazy and I'm hoping someone can help. I recently converted an ebook with Calibre to get rid of the line-breaks. It was originally mobi, and I just set it to remove the...
View Articleworking with fonts in css
Whats the difference in using quotes and apostrophe? @font-face { font-family:font family; example:"font family" or 'font family' font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; src: url(fonts/font...
View ArticleAnchor in Kindle
I've created a quiz ebook. At some places in the eBook, I've put a link to show feedback to user's input, eg Code: <a title="correct!">↕</a> or Code: <a...
View ArticleError: Large File or Table?
Hello, I have a regimen which pushes out multiple technical publications on a periodic basis. I do the XML myself (generated by a program) and emerge with no problems.. until now. My program generates...
View Articlecommand-line tool for inspecting .mobi files
While working on my fb2 to mobi converter I noticed that there was no easy (e.g. using command-line) way to examine headers or content of freshly generated .mobi files. Well, may be there was but I...
View ArticleCreating an HTML TOC for kindlegen
I have created my book in Sigil, put it through kindlegen and have been informed that - amongst other things - I need an HTML TOC. I believe the latest Sigil could do it for me but I'm stuck with 32...
View Articlenew kf8 guidlines
Just went over the guidelines really quick and from what I read KF8 now supports embedded audio and video for the Kindle Fire and HD version? Is this correct?
View Articlemerge MOBI7 and AZW3
Hello to everybody! It is my first post in this forum! I just published a book in EPUB and I'm working on the conversion in Kindle Format. I made two different files: a AZW3 that looks good and a MOBI7...
View ArticleRemoving TOC page numbers in MobiPocket Creator HTML Editor
I've finally managed to create a proper TOC in my ebook, but now I want to remove the page numbers. Can anyone tell me how to do this in the HTML Editor? I'm comfortable editing the HTML if only I know...
View ArticleExplain This To Me In Practical Terms
Okay, so if I understand it correctly, KF8 is basically EPUB3 with an extra wrapper, and it can also contain a MOBI file for the benefit of devices that won't read KF8? If that's so, how would I go...
View ArticleHow to make own periodicals fo Kindle?
Hi all, I would like to ask you for a help. First I want to say, I am kind of newbie in these things. I want to create a periodical MOBI file same as it is possible to create in calibre, using RSS....
View ArticleCreator Picture Book - How to upload pictures?
Hi I have written and illustrated a picture story book for young children in MS Word and would like to publish it on Amazon Kindle. Each of the 18 pages contains 1 picture, saved as a jpeg, and a...
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