Epub conversion question

supercarl · 09-01-2010, 04:01 PM

This might be a really obvious one, but here goes...

I have converted all my books in various formats to epub, for consistency on my reader (PRS505)

Problem is that when a book has titles at the top of each page, it gets jumbled in with the text, for example

This is the title

paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text

becomes

paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text This is the title paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text

with some strange spacing / line breaks, which makes it very tough to read. Is there any settings I can change to help prevent this?

DoctorOhh · 09-01-2010, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supercarl

I have converted all my books in various formats to epub, for consistency on my reader (PRS505)

Problem is that when a book has titles at the top of each page, it gets jumbled in with the text, for example

Since we know that this is not true of every type of conversion you have be a lot more specific. Stick with one example. What was the original format of the book, what input and output options did you use?

Without any specifics you have an example of GIGO. When your source file lacks proper formatting so will your output.

speakingtohe · 09-02-2010, 11:28 PM

Some books are like that
These are page headers
Try remove headers under structure detection.

Another option is to convert to rtf and do a search and replace.

Or if input is pdf use a pdf editing program to out put an rtf or html file as often this will remove them.

There are quite a few active threads on converting pdf or removing headers
No surefire solution for all books

Helen

09-01-2010, 04:01 PM	#1
supercarl Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: PRS-505	Epub conversion question This might be a really obvious one, but here goes... I have converted all my books in various formats to epub, for consistency on my reader (PRS505) Problem is that when a book has titles at the top of each page, it gets jumbled in with the text, for example This is the title paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text becomes paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text This is the title paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text paragraph text with some strange spacing / line breaks, which makes it very tough to read. Is there any settings I can change to help prevent this?

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09-02-2010, 11:28 PM	#3
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	Some books are like that These are page headers Try remove headers under structure detection. Another option is to convert to rtf and do a search and replace. Or if input is pdf use a pdf editing program to out put an rtf or html file as often this will remove them. There are quite a few active threads on converting pdf or removing headers No surefire solution for all books Helen

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