Drop Caps epub->Mobi

iancs · 01-22-2021, 06:18 PM

Hi.
I am converting my own book to several formats on Calibre. And I am trying to convert from the Epub created in InDesign to a mobi file. When I do that, the Drop Caps get screwed. I don't really have any idea of how can I solve that. The conversion to AZW3 is perfect tho.
Thanks.

DNSB · 01-22-2021, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iancs

Hi.
I am converting my own book to several formats on Calibre. And I am trying to convert from the Epub created in InDesign to a mobi file. When I do that, the Drop Caps get screwed. I don't really have any idea of how can I solve that. The conversion to AZW3 is perfect tho.
Thanks.

Mobi is an old format and has very poor support for many CSS features. Go with azw3 unless you have such an old Amazon Kindle that mobi is needed.

iancs · 01-22-2021, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

Mobi is an old format and has very poor support for many CSS features. Go with azw3 unless you have such an old Amazon Kindle that mobi is needed.

Actually, I am doing this to sell the book on my website. So, I'm trying to cover as many devices as I can. I won't sell it on Amazon because of my own reasons. I guess it's impossible to convert to mobi and keep the Drop Caps, right?

iancs · 01-22-2021, 06:36 PM

If it's impossible, how can I make the first letter just like the others on the mobi using Calibre? I mean, simply delete the drop cap thing and force the mobi to use the same size for the letter that was supposed to be a drop cap?

DNSB · 01-22-2021, 06:49 PM

You might want to ask that question in the Kindle Formats forum in the E-Books Format area.

Or possibly before posting do a search for drop caps to CYA in case it's already been asked and answered. One thread in the Epub forum had Hitch showing the results of converting epub to mobi and what the drop caps looked like. Check it here.

deback · 01-22-2021, 11:01 PM

Drag your ePub file into Calibre. This will be an extra instance of the ePub file in Calibre. The original ePub file will still be in the original folder.

Find the class that defines the dropcap (in the first paragraph of each chapter, normally). Then do a find and replace in all the html files.

Example:

Find: <span class="dropcap">
Replace:

(Leave the "Replace" line blank to delete all of the dropcap codes.)

Then convert this ePub to MOBI.

iancs · 01-23-2021, 12:12 AM

Thank both of you for the help. I decided to remove completely the drop cap from all files but the Interactive PDF. I think it will grant a better consistency through the process of reading.

01-22-2021, 06:18 PM	#1
iancs Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: none	Drop Caps epub->Mobi Hi. I am converting my own book to several formats on Calibre. And I am trying to convert from the Epub created in InDesign to a mobi file. When I do that, the Drop Caps get screwed. I don't really have any idea of how can I solve that. The conversion to AZW3 is perfect tho. Thanks.

01-22-2021, 11:01 PM	#6
deback Book E d i t o r Posts: 432 Karma: 288184 Join Date: May 2015 Device: Laptop	Drag your ePub file into Calibre. This will be an extra instance of the ePub file in Calibre. The original ePub file will still be in the original folder. Find the class that defines the dropcap (in the first paragraph of each chapter, normally). Then do a find and replace in all the html files. Example: Find: <span class="dropcap"> Replace: (Leave the "Replace" line blank to delete all of the dropcap codes.) Then convert this ePub to MOBI. Last edited by deback; 01-22-2021 at 11:03 PM.

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01-22-2021, 06:36 PM	#4
iancs Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: none	If it's impossible, how can I make the first letter just like the others on the mobi using Calibre? I mean, simply delete the drop cap thing and force the mobi to use the same size for the letter that was supposed to be a drop cap?

01-22-2021, 06:49 PM	#5
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 36,697 Karma: 146499190 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	You might want to ask that question in the Kindle Formats forum in the E-Books Format area. Or possibly before posting do a search for drop caps to CYA in case it's already been asked and answered. One thread in the Epub forum had Hitch showing the results of converting epub to mobi and what the drop caps looked like. Check it here.

01-23-2021, 12:12 AM	#7
iancs Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: none	Thank both of you for the help. I decided to remove completely the drop cap from all files but the Interactive PDF. I think it will grant a better consistency through the process of reading.

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