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Originally Posted by ATDrake
Yes, that looks fine.
I'm also on a Mac and I mostly use just TextWrangler/Smultron (haven't quite gotten the hang of TW's particular regexp flavour yet) and KindleGen, plus the Mobi2Mobi tools to fix the metadata afterwards. Although plenty of people set store by Sigil, which technically produces ePubs but can be used to make files suitable for Mobi conversion.
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Glad to hear i'm on the right track. The amount of info out there can be a little daunting. The reason i plan on using Calibre over Mobi2Mobi is because the addition of a cover, metadata, and a functional TOC is very simple in Calibre. Is there any additional functionality from Mobi2Mobi?
I actually did familiarize myself with Sigil, and while it's an a fantastic app, i think it creates an unnecessary step. Going from html/css=>epub=>mobi is an additional step with potential additional distrortion in code etc. By cutting Sigil out i can do html/css=>Mobi . . . i'm guessing its cleaner, but i could be wrong.
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Originally Posted by ATDrake
A minor nicety you might want to have if your book is divided into sections is to add an NCX TOC, which will give the reader those flickable chapter marks in the progress bar. Although this might already be handled by the Calibre conversion.
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I think it's handled by Calibre, but i will look into it. Thanks for the tip.
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Originally Posted by ATDrake
For what it's worth, KindleGen on the -c2 setting tends to have tighter compression than Calibre usually does, provided you use the Kindlestrip script afterwards. If file size is an issue (I've heard Amazon charges the publisher extra for the transfer over certain sizes), then it might make a difference. |
I've read great things about kindlegen and Kindlestrip. Again, i prefer not working from the command line, and Calibre is not only user freindly, but also pretty tidy. Kindlestrip is super nifty, but my books will only be text plus one image for cover.
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My personal workflow was posted some months ago in this thread here, if you're morbidly curious. Mind you, I use it purely to fix existing books I've acquired that have something annoyingly wrong with them, rather than to create distribution-quality works. |
I did check out your workflow, thanks! Truly appreciate your input.