03-07-2012, 12:28 AM | #61 |
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For Nook you simply use the NCX. You don't make an html toc.
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That's it. Nothing "command-line" about either usage. As HarryT rightly pointed out, these are publisher tools, not end-user tools. Now with the advent of K8, it's likely that even more self-pubs will complain about the lack of "GUI" tools to make MOBI, IMHO. Hitch |
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04-11-2012, 03:58 PM | #63 |
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I have had a lot of 'battles' getting the TOC for Kindle to work.
The first thing I do is convert the source to epub if it's not already in epub format. I create my own css for the chapter heading - thus I can be 100% sure its unique. I set all the headings to 'h1' and apply my css I use the Sigil TOC function to generate the content list I check the TOC links in Sigil sometimes they dont jump to the chapter text - in my experience this has always been because the 'id' value is missing in the toc.ncx so edit as needed. If everything is ok in Sigil I then check to make sure that Calibre reads this edited epub correctly. Now comes the Calibre conversion from epub to mobi. Earlier I said I create my own css for the chapter headings I call this class 'chapter' - Calibre's Structure Detection function is already set up to look for this class in H tags !!! So there's no need for xpath expressions in Calibres TOC function. On Calibres Mobi output function I leave the 'Do not add TOC' option UNTICKED So I run the conversion I usually open the 'Job' function so I can see how Calibre is working I want to see.... 'Chapters detected'. When its finished I check my mobi conversion and it always works ! My process may not be 'good' Sigil or 'good' Calibre, but it works for me. I'm not publishing or distributing books, and I'd rather read books than spend time processing them ! I whole heartedly agree with Whackatagin's comment about "simple is best". |
04-11-2012, 04:47 PM | #64 |
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If you're a NoteTab user, the best way I've found is to write a clip to extract the ePub, autogen an inline TOC from the NCX, add it to the appropriate lists and give it the "toc" tag, rezip and export as an intermediate ePub for conversion.
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04-15-2012, 04:33 PM | #65 |
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Update
Wow. I started this thread in January.. and several months later I see TOC is a issue. Since January, I've learned TOC nuances and am at peace in that regard.
Some thoughts, in no particular order of importance:
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04-21-2012, 03:15 AM | #66 |
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Face it, the reason there is no ToC is because Amazon refuses to use toc.ncx to generate a ToC. Blame Amazon, not the ePub. And if you are going to publish your ePub, please make one for use with Amazon's broken software and one for publishing without an internal ToC.
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04-22-2012, 12:22 PM | #67 |
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"blah blah" MS Word .. then "blah blah" in Sigil .. then "blah blah" in Calibre .. then "blah blah" Kindlegen. Good god!
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04-22-2012, 12:31 PM | #68 |
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I recommend Mobi Maker, a new released tool from my company.
Like ePub Maker, you just need write in MS Word. Mobi Maker will handle all other things for you. It's also a commercial tool, but you can have a try, to see if it saves more time than the price. http://www.epingsoft.com/mobi/index.htm Last edited by eping; 04-22-2012 at 12:36 PM. |
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TOC is so tricky and the kindlegen is pretty terrible. (I agree totally with the publisher quote : ) I haven't been able to get it to work on just the Amazon site and searching for answers also TOC issues are what prompted me to join this group. Hoping to learn more. Thanks to all of u for the helpful posts.
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The ncx is essentially self-creating in Sigil, and translates easily to Kindlegen/Previewer. I find very few issues in using ePUBs to make mobi's nicely optimized for K7/K8. What are you having issues with? Hitch |
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