Newbie Question: Separate XHTML files become separate ePub files

marck · 09-02-2011, 11:04 AM

Hi-o ... New user trying to convert my (unpublished) book into ePub, but I'm having a problem, and I've been searching the forums but can't find another post addressing this.

I've created every chapter as a separate XHTML file, and I'm trying to turn these into one ePub file. But no matter how I put these files in Calibre, they come in as separate XHTML files and the generated output is separate ePub files.

How do I make Calibre understand that I want all these files to flow as one ePub file?

Thanks for reading my (undoubtedly dumb) question.

kovidgoyal · 09-02-2011, 11:33 AM

http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....specific-order

ldolse · 09-02-2011, 11:34 AM

If you do it in Calibre you need one master xhtml file which only has a TOC with hyperlinks to all the chapter xhtml files. You then add this one master file and Calibre will bundle all the files into a single zip which can be converted to ePub.

If you're the author/publisher you may just want to use Sigil to combine all these xhtml files into a single ePub instead. Using Sigil won't flatten/rewrite your existing css styles.

marck · 09-02-2011, 12:58 PM

Thanks for the help! Apparently I wasn't using the right combination of words in my search query looking for the solution. The FAQ was great. Created my TOC and it all worked perfectly. Thanks!

09-02-2011, 11:04 AM	#1
marck Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: iPod	Newbie Question: Separate XHTML files become separate ePub files Hi-o ... New user trying to convert my (unpublished) book into ePub, but I'm having a problem, and I've been searching the forums but can't find another post addressing this. I've created every chapter as a separate XHTML file, and I'm trying to turn these into one ePub file. But no matter how I put these files in Calibre, they come in as separate XHTML files and the generated output is separate ePub files. How do I make Calibre understand that I want all these files to flow as one ePub file? Thanks for reading my (undoubtedly dumb) question.

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09-02-2011, 11:33 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,842 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....specific-order

09-02-2011, 11:34 AM	#3
ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123455 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	If you do it in Calibre you need one master xhtml file which only has a TOC with hyperlinks to all the chapter xhtml files. You then add this one master file and Calibre will bundle all the files into a single zip which can be converted to ePub. If you're the author/publisher you may just want to use Sigil to combine all these xhtml files into a single ePub instead. Using Sigil won't flatten/rewrite your existing css styles.

09-02-2011, 12:58 PM	#4
marck Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: iPod	Thanks for the help! Apparently I wasn't using the right combination of words in my search query looking for the solution. The FAQ was great. Created my TOC and it all worked perfectly. Thanks!