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TenaciousBadger · 08-22-2010, 04:42 AM

hello all,

in preparation for my K3, i've tried to convert some of my books to MOBI using Calibre, knowing that it is a file-type supported by the Kindle software. as a long-time reader of ebooks i've grown some (annoying) habits when it comes to how my ebooks have to look, e.g spacing between paragraphs, and most importantly some empty lines within a chapter.
my big problem is that my conversions kill any such modification that i add to my input file (which is an already edited Open Office file). and i haven't really had any experience with to-MOBI conversions, i admit.
here's an example of one such MOBI from an .odt that already has spacing and formatting added to it.

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my cry for help involves two things:
- some space between the paragraphs -- eventually i solved this one by tinkering with "line height" in "Look and Feel"
- AND i'd love for that blank line not to disappear, if possible.

thanks a lot and sorry if it's the 754th question on the matter

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UPDATE: 2 days later and i have discovered the wonders of Mobipocket Creator where all formatting is kept. yay!

08-22-2010, 04:42 AM	#1
TenaciousBadger Mrawr? Posts: 1,109 Karma: 15039064 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: kindle 3 wifi	my mobi output for kindle hello all, in preparation for my K3, i've tried to convert some of my books to MOBI using Calibre, knowing that it is a file-type supported by the Kindle software. as a long-time reader of ebooks i've grown some (annoying) habits when it comes to how my ebooks have to look, e.g spacing between paragraphs, and most importantly some empty lines within a chapter. my big problem is that my conversions kill any such modification that i add to my input file (which is an already edited Open Office file). and i haven't really had any experience with to-MOBI conversions, i admit. here's an example of one such MOBI from an .odt that already has spacing and formatting added to it. my cry for help involves two things: - some space between the paragraphs -- eventually i solved this one by tinkering with "line height" in "Look and Feel" - AND i'd love for that blank line not to disappear, if possible. thanks a lot and sorry if it's the 754th question on the matter ------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE: 2 days later and i have discovered the wonders of Mobipocket Creator where all formatting is kept. yay! Last edited by TenaciousBadger; 08-23-2010 at 12:19 PM.