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sherman · 11-04-2015, 05:52 AM

I'm a create an epub, but keep the orginal file person myself.

I tried the KindleUnpack plugin for the first time (I didn't even know about it until now!), and I have to admit, for my purposes, it seems rather pointless.

Single large monolithic xhtml file? - Most likely
Inline styles? - Highly probable

Both of those issues are what prompt me to do a conversion in the first place. Calibre (usually) has the smarts to split the xhtml in logical places (such as chapters), and I prefer calibres style numbering over inline styles any day.

(note on the single xhtml file: RMSDK, at least the one on my Kobo, STILL has performance issues with long xhtml chunks, so I try and keep them under the old 260 KB limit where possible)

11-04-2015, 05:52 AM	#51
sherman Guru Posts: 876 Karma: 2676800 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taranaki - NZ Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	I'm a create an epub, but keep the orginal file person myself. I tried the KindleUnpack plugin for the first time (I didn't even know about it until now!), and I have to admit, for my purposes, it seems rather pointless. Single large monolithic xhtml file? - Most likely Inline styles? - Highly probable Both of those issues are what prompt me to do a conversion in the first place. Calibre (usually) has the smarts to split the xhtml in logical places (such as chapters), and I prefer calibres style numbering over inline styles any day. (note on the single xhtml file: RMSDK, at least the one on my Kobo, STILL has performance issues with long xhtml chunks, so I try and keep them under the old 260 KB limit where possible)