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Forum: Feedback 02-15-2012, 07:19 AM
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Views: 1,548
Posted By Bas
Thanks all - I'll take your help on board

Thanks all - I'll take your help on board
Forum: Feedback 02-14-2012, 05:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,548
Posted By Bas
Thanks Billi Much appreciated

Thanks Billi
Much appreciated
Forum: Feedback 02-14-2012, 04:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,548
Posted By Bas
A great blog

The layout of this blog site is great. Does anyone know who I would contact to set up similar? - I can't find any contact details on the site.
Thanks in anticipation
Forum: Sigil 01-31-2012, 08:42 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,423
Posted By Bas
Thank you Bev

Thank you Bev
Forum: Sigil 01-31-2012, 07:37 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,423
Posted By Bas
Many,many thanks. Sorry I forgot to mention that...

Many,many thanks. Sorry I forgot to mention that I live in UK so imagine that the SS issue would not apply. I appreciate that the Amazon route is best for sales but my type of book (now done 5,...
Forum: Sigil 01-30-2012, 01:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,423
Posted By Bas
US Tax ID Number?

I'm progressing onto submitting an epub book to Apple iBookStore and wondered if anyone knows if getting a US tax ID number will mean filling in reams of US tax forms at the end of the tax year. Or...
Forum: Sigil 01-30-2012, 11:15 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,665
Posted By Bas
Many thanks all - will fiddle

Many thanks all - will fiddle
Forum: Sigil 01-30-2012, 09:04 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,665
Posted By Bas
How to create black hyperlink font colour?

In my epub I'v created a lot of hyperlinks to web sites plus contents links to various sections and would like to make the fonts black rather than the light blue they appear. I can't see any...
Forum: Sigil 01-28-2012, 02:52 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
Thanks Diap So sounds like I need to stat...

Thanks Diap
So sounds like I need to stat reformatting the epub to convert to a better looking Mobi plus work out why I'v ended up with two linked Contents - I'll get there.
Forum: Sigil 01-28-2012, 12:13 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
Thanks everyone. I'v created the linked Contents...

Thanks everyone. I'v created the linked Contents by hand and converted ok on Calibre.
On calibre the Epub version looks great but Mobi version is not so great. (2 linked menus inserted plus...
Forum: Sigil 01-27-2012, 11:23 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
TheDucks Wondered if you have a feel for how I...

TheDucks
Wondered if you have a feel for how I create the inline page for my inline content?
Forum: Sigil 01-27-2012, 10:54 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
ps I input the meta data you mentioned and it did...

ps I input the meta data you mentioned and it did the trick getting me into Kindle Thanks
Forum: Sigil 01-27-2012, 10:53 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
Thanks Diap I'v now used a clean Word doc...

Thanks Diap
I'v now used a clean Word doc rather than my Quark and converted it on Calibre but on Kindle it is doing the same as my Quark input eg it says a contents table has not been created....
Forum: Sigil 01-27-2012, 09:56 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
Come to conclusion that going via Quark was a bad...

Come to conclusion that going via Quark was a bad idea - so I'v taken my original word doc and converted it to HTML via Save as Web Page Filtered then saved as epub in Sigil.
But it won't open in...
Forum: Sigil 01-27-2012, 06:40 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
Hi Whakatagin I'v brought the original epub...

Hi Whakatagin
I'v brought the original epub into Sigil and it doesn't have a Table of Contents in the bottom left corner.
Maybe because I created the TOC and converted it to epub in QuarkXpress...
Forum: Sigil 01-26-2012, 11:48 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
Many Thanks - won't be able to do it till...

Many Thanks - won't be able to do it till tomorrow as I look after 2 boys for a few hours.
Get onto it first thing.
Looks like a disaster coming as I added all my tables and a load more in Sigil.
Forum: Sigil 01-26-2012, 10:35 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
Yes when I click the NCX and get up the menu and...

Yes when I click the NCX and get up the menu and click it does jump ok but when I click the button next to it it says I'm missing a table of contents.
Don't you have to have a TOC table of contents...
Forum: Sigil 01-26-2012, 10:21 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
Hi Whackatagin In the Amazon Kindle Publishing...

Hi Whackatagin In the Amazon Kindle Publishing guidelines it says that you must have an NCX plus (Guideline 2) "Publishers must place an html page with table of contents at the beginning of the book...
Forum: Sigil 01-26-2012, 09:39 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
Many thanks again - I did run my original...

Many thanks again - I did run my original document through notepad and I'v now run it ok through threepress epub check plus Calibre where it loads ok including TOC.
I think all I need to do now is...
Forum: Sigil 01-26-2012, 09:05 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
Many thanks again - I did put the book through...

Many thanks again - I did put the book through notepad as recommended by smashworks before putting it on Sigil.
I'v now run it through the threepress.org epubcheck and also transferred it to Calibre...
Forum: Sigil 01-26-2012, 06:44 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
Many thanks - the book is only a compilation -...

Many thanks - the book is only a compilation - most of my time has been spent trying to improve the formatting but your Whakatagin para 6 has thrown me a bit.
It says remove all <br/> but does it...
Forum: Sigil 01-24-2012, 10:30 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
Many thanks - just a bit more to go I started...

Many thanks - just a bit more to go
I started writing the book in Sept and feel that I am almost there
Forum: Sigil 01-24-2012, 09:36 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
I'v converted my book to epub in Sigil but am...

I'v converted my book to epub in Sigil but am having difficulty with the contents TOC - still.

I'v stated to create the contents hyperlinks for chapters using:
<a...
Forum: Sigil 01-23-2012, 12:44 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,308
Posted By Bas
I'v had similar problem to PaulB Does this mean...

I'v had similar problem to PaulB
Does this mean from JSWolf quote that you need to cancel the TOC you created in epub before going to Calibre?
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