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Old 07-23-2011, 10:50 PM   #1
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CBZ conversion to Mobi -- margins too wide
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When I convert a CBZ to Mobi, it seems to introduce rather wide margins, so the image is much smaller than it needs to be. When I zoom in on the image, it displays it with no margins and it looks much better that way. How can I create a MOBI so it's just like that by default, without having to zoom?
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Old 07-23-2011, 11:37 PM   #2
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When I convert a CBZ to Mobi, it seems to introduce rather wide margins, so the image is much smaller than it needs to be. When I zoom in on the image, it displays it with no margins and it looks much better that way. How can I create a MOBI so it's just like that by default, without having to zoom?
Go to Preferences - Output options - Mobi output and check ignore margins.
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Old 07-24-2011, 02:21 AM   #3
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Go to Preferences - Output options - Mobi output and check ignore margins.
I tried that, didn't seem to help.
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Old 07-24-2011, 02:43 AM   #4
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Have you tried doing a mobi to mobi conversion, with that option checked?
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I tried that, didn't seem to help.
Make sure after you change it you restore defaults before conversion to use the new setting.
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Make sure after you change it you restore defaults before conversion to use the new setting.
Huh? I'm sorry, but I have no idea what you mean.
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The "ignore margins" setting really should work. I use it all the time when converting ePub books to Mobi.
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Have you tried doing a mobi to mobi conversion, with that option checked?
Okay, just tried that. I ended up with a smaller mobi, but same issue with the margins.
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The "ignore margins" setting really should work. I use it all the time when converting ePub books to Mobi.
Dunno what to say, I really, truly, honestly have that checked.
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It's possible that I'm just hitting a Kindle limitation. Maybe there is no way to have the images take up as much space as I want.
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It's possible that I'm just hitting a Kindle limitation. Maybe there is no way to have the images take up as much space as I want.
The Kindle does have fairly wide margins. So it's probably the Kindle's normal margins that you are seeing.
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