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marst · 03-11-2014, 01:41 AM

This newbie's attempts to convert an AZW1 file to EPUB isn't working out so well. Or rather, though the conversion works ok, what happens to the book just after it's imported into the calibre library isn't so good -- and the errors are passed along into the EPUB file. After doing a few searches here for "AZW1" I have the feeling that the format is troublesome in the best of circumstances, but perhaps I've misread...

Opened in calibre, the book appears not as AZW or AZW1 but as HTMLZ. I can convert it successfully to EPUB format, but the problems have already occurred. Examples:

Some numerals are coming out incorrectly. Text such as Essay 10 comes out as Essay io. The text August 22 and 29, 2005 is rendered as August 22 and zz, zoos. All italics are lost. Those are the errors I spotted just within the first couple of pages. There must be a ton of errors throughout the book.

Is there something I might do to improve this? Thanks in advance...

03-11-2014, 01:41 AM	#1
marst Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Left coast, USA Device: Kobo Forma; Android tablet w/Mantano Reader	AZW1/HTMLZ-related errors This newbie's attempts to convert an AZW1 file to EPUB isn't working out so well. Or rather, though the conversion works ok, what happens to the book just after it's imported into the calibre library isn't so good -- and the errors are passed along into the EPUB file. After doing a few searches here for "AZW1" I have the feeling that the format is troublesome in the best of circumstances, but perhaps I've misread... Opened in calibre, the book appears not as AZW or AZW1 but as HTMLZ. I can convert it successfully to EPUB format, but the problems have already occurred. Examples: Some numerals are coming out incorrectly. Text such as Essay 10 comes out as Essay io. The text August 22 and 29, 2005 is rendered as August 22 and zz, zoos. All italics are lost. Those are the errors I spotted just within the first couple of pages. There must be a ton of errors throughout the book. Is there something I might do to improve this? Thanks in advance...