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angharad09 · 09-02-2011, 05:46 PM

Hello all,

I'm new to Calibre and to e-books in general. Right now my goal is to create the simplest possible version of my document in .epub and .mobi. The document contains a couple of maps, and on my first rough attempts to create e-book versions I see that the maps split between pages. If you're scrolling you can see the whole map, but if you're going page by page, you see part of it on one page and the rest on the next page. So my question is: Is this normal? Is it what people would expect to see? And if not, how do I make the image stay all in one piece?

I have a simple HTML file, with no CSS right now; the maps are JPGs and they are linked to the main document with <img> tags. I have converted it using Calibre to .epub and .mobi and been able to call it up in Adobe Digital Editions and the Kindle desktop app.

I can live with the split image if necessary. And I'm still familiarizing myself with what format aspects you should try to control and what you should let go. But if there's a better way to do the images, I'd like to know it.

Thanks, and, great program!!!

Amanda

09-02-2011, 05:46 PM	#1
angharad09 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: none	best way to add graphics to an e-book Hello all, I'm new to Calibre and to e-books in general. Right now my goal is to create the simplest possible version of my document in .epub and .mobi. The document contains a couple of maps, and on my first rough attempts to create e-book versions I see that the maps split between pages. If you're scrolling you can see the whole map, but if you're going page by page, you see part of it on one page and the rest on the next page. So my question is: Is this normal? Is it what people would expect to see? And if not, how do I make the image stay all in one piece? I have a simple HTML file, with no CSS right now; the maps are JPGs and they are linked to the main document with <img> tags. I have converted it using Calibre to .epub and .mobi and been able to call it up in Adobe Digital Editions and the Kindle desktop app. I can live with the split image if necessary. And I'm still familiarizing myself with what format aspects you should try to control and what you should let go. But if there's a better way to do the images, I'd like to know it. Thanks, and, great program!!! Amanda Last edited by angharad09; 09-02-2011 at 05:48 PM.