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iroha · 08-09-2014, 04:50 AM

Hello, I am attempting to make my first ebook conversion of a fairly short book. (This is actually a group project, but I am looking into the ebook conversion side of things - it is written by us, so this is not a question about scanning). I am posting in this forum, because it looks like the best place for beginners to post, but please let me know if there is a better place to start.

Firstly, I’d like to check if my current aims seem reasonable. I am thinking of starting in HTML and getting that into ePub format through Calibre, and then converting the ePub version into Mobi through Kindle Preview. I have some basic knowledge of HTML and can certainly plug text into a template.

I have done some experimenting and produced a few test pages and a working chapter list. However, one problem I have is that I don’t find Calibre very user-friendly when I have several similar versions of the same book. I don’t seem to be able to save different versions with clearly different names. Then I find it difficult to find my latest version and delete earlier ones.
Perhaps it is not a good idea to edit within Calibre (?) Would it be normal to prepare my HTML elsewhere and then import into Calibre? So far, my experience with HTML has come from tinkering with webpages.

Sorry if I’m using the wrong terminology or I haven’t defined my questions clearly enough. I would be grateful for any advice. Thank you.

08-09-2014, 04:50 AM	#1
iroha Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: none	First ebook conversion Hello, I am attempting to make my first ebook conversion of a fairly short book. (This is actually a group project, but I am looking into the ebook conversion side of things - it is written by us, so this is not a question about scanning). I am posting in this forum, because it looks like the best place for beginners to post, but please let me know if there is a better place to start. Firstly, I’d like to check if my current aims seem reasonable. I am thinking of starting in HTML and getting that into ePub format through Calibre, and then converting the ePub version into Mobi through Kindle Preview. I have some basic knowledge of HTML and can certainly plug text into a template. I have done some experimenting and produced a few test pages and a working chapter list. However, one problem I have is that I don’t find Calibre very user-friendly when I have several similar versions of the same book. I don’t seem to be able to save different versions with clearly different names. Then I find it difficult to find my latest version and delete earlier ones. Perhaps it is not a good idea to edit within Calibre (?) Would it be normal to prepare my HTML elsewhere and then import into Calibre? So far, my experience with HTML has come from tinkering with webpages. Sorry if I’m using the wrong terminology or I haven’t defined my questions clearly enough. I would be grateful for any advice. Thank you.