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Originally Posted by Hitch
Crutledge:
No gastric distress that I know of, and I wasn't in any way "distressed" by your post or suggestion. I already have to jump through hoops to make my epubs convert to MOBI, e.g., dropping "float" for images and all that good happy....so I guess, to me, the fact that "text" works in lieu of "start reading" seems so nominal that I don't understand why it matters.
Yes...that's what I don't understand, I think; if "text" works and you set it for your epub, anyway, why does the difference matter? Maybe that will help me crystallize my own thinking on the topic, if you can clarify why the actual textual difference matters--the the guide says "start reading" instead of "text." ?
Best,
Hitch
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As strange as it may seem. I go through the same gyrations as you to make an ePub that will translate well into MOBI. Floating images, drop caps, images for first char, etc. all go by the wayside. The major difference is that I don't have to deliver an ePub version with all the bells and whistles. The formatting of the ePub and the MOBI are essentially the same except ePub does not contain the inline toc and loi. I'm always looking for better and easier ways of diong things and have been considering two different formats. But in most cases, I have not seen that the fancy formatting adds much to the book.
So after all the editing and changing, I want a full-up MOBI. Not close, not almost, but a MOBI that is exactly the same as if I built the HTML strictly for MobiPocketCreator. My major problem with Calibre which is in itself a fine tool.
I guess I'm anal, but leaving Text in place of Start Reading seems to make all the other effort moot.
We each have our sore spots. I'm just glad that I'm not trying to make a living with eBooks. I wish you the best of luck with the customer who always knew how to do my job better than I. I enjoy my hobby.
Charlie