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Originally Posted by Tango Mike
Thanks to all, and I understand what you are saying. For my next book I won't do that. But with all the versions live and for sale, it's far simpler to fix the only TOC problem I have, which is in the epub uploaded to iTunes. It's the only one in which the chapter heading links don't put you at the TOC. All the others work as advertised.
I have just changed all the chapter heading links so they take you to the TOC rather than the previous section with the Dedication. It took about 10 minutes.
The only tiny glitch now is that a "back to beginning" link at the end of the novel puts you at the very last chapter of the TOC rather than at the top of it. That link looks like this:
<p class="SceneBreak"><span class="sgc-19"><a href="../Text/Section0005.xhtml#TABLEOFCONTENTS">Back to beginning</a></span></p>
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</body>
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I'd like to change it to take the reader to the top of the TOC. Anyone want to help with that so you can be rid of me? For a while, at least? |
Basically, you've ruined your ePub. You've made it into a mobipocket eBook in ePub clothing. There's no need for an internal ToC and no need to link the ToC headers to this unnecessary internal ToC.
Personally, I find it poor form to do what you've done with the ToC and chapter headers. I find it also looks bad to see links at the top of every chapter that should not be there. What you are doing is ruining your ePub. Please don't do that. It doesn't need to be done and it's more work for you anyway.