MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - mobi to epub conversions have spelling errors

dawnybros · 09-16-2011, 07:53 AM

Hi,
I don't know if I'm using a Topaz file or not, but the problem happens even on newly released books where the file extender is .mobi, so I'm assuming not. The files are legally bought and downloaded from amazon in Kindle for PC, then I remove the DRM and check the de-DRM'd files (still in .mobi format) and they look fine. I then import the file into Calibre, run convert, and the output epub file is the one with errors. The original .mobi file is just fine.

I've check the utf-8, Windows Latin, etc., but it's not just a matter of transposing characters it doesn't recognise, it also sometimes garbles/joins words or parts of words, or you'll find a partially closed div (/div>) sitting on the page. It's just here and there but I'd say probably there are probably errors such as this every few pages. I'm using a Sony PRS600 reader and it's the same problems on my PC so it's not a reader error either.

These are small errors, but too frequent, and they 'jar' you out of what you are reading.

Any other ideas please?

09-16-2011, 07:53 AM	#7
dawnybros Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS600	Hi, I don't know if I'm using a Topaz file or not, but the problem happens even on newly released books where the file extender is .mobi, so I'm assuming not. The files are legally bought and downloaded from amazon in Kindle for PC, then I remove the DRM and check the de-DRM'd files (still in .mobi format) and they look fine. I then import the file into Calibre, run convert, and the output epub file is the one with errors. The original .mobi file is just fine. I've check the utf-8, Windows Latin, etc., but it's not just a matter of transposing characters it doesn't recognise, it also sometimes garbles/joins words or parts of words, or you'll find a partially closed div (/div>) sitting on the page. It's just here and there but I'd say probably there are probably errors such as this every few pages. I'm using a Sony PRS600 reader and it's the same problems on my PC so it's not a reader error either. These are small errors, but too frequent, and they 'jar' you out of what you are reading. Any other ideas please? Last edited by dawnybros; 09-16-2011 at 07:57 AM.