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Tango Mike · 11-12-2011, 03:19 PM

I'm using Mac OS 10.5.8, Word 2008, and Calibre to prepare an ePub for upload to PubIt for the Nook and iTunes for the iPad.

The ePub file I've created is viewable with absolutely no formatting errors of any kind on my computer with ADE, a Nook, and an iPad.

But when I try to deliver the file to iTunes, it fails due to errors that I'm sure many other forum members understand but I do not. I've tried and so far failed to find a source to help me understand the errors so that I can learn how to find and fix them. How cool would that be for the novice to copy and paste in the error and get the solution in plain language?

In the meantime, my question is: Why does ePub validation fail on a file that works as intended on the devices used to read it? That seems to apply a standard far more restrictive than required to obtain the desired result.

Can anyone explain this to me?

Thank you in advance for your time.

11-12-2011, 03:19 PM	#1
Tango Mike Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: none	Newbie needs to understand something I'm using Mac OS 10.5.8, Word 2008, and Calibre to prepare an ePub for upload to PubIt for the Nook and iTunes for the iPad. The ePub file I've created is viewable with absolutely no formatting errors of any kind on my computer with ADE, a Nook, and an iPad. But when I try to deliver the file to iTunes, it fails due to errors that I'm sure many other forum members understand but I do not. I've tried and so far failed to find a source to help me understand the errors so that I can learn how to find and fix them. How cool would that be for the novice to copy and paste in the error and get the solution in plain language? In the meantime, my question is: Why does ePub validation fail on a file that works as intended on the devices used to read it? That seems to apply a standard far more restrictive than required to obtain the desired result. Can anyone explain this to me? Thank you in advance for your time.