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Originally Posted by JSWolf
It would be a lot easier to use the Calibre editor to edit the errors. You would be sure of editing the copy you put on your H2O because it would be the same copy in your library. Also, another issue is that Sigil changes the layout so you if you wanted to replace the book with the edited copy, you cannot do so. You would first have to remove it and then replace it.
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Huh??? I thought he was opening the book from inside Calibre so it wouldn't matter whether he used Calibre's internal editor or Sigil. As for the structure change, the first time you open and save a book with Sigil, it will change the file structure to match the recommended though not mandated structure for an epub file. Much the same functionality that Kovid supports in calibre's editor with the "Arrange files into folders by type" option.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
When you replace the eBook on your H2O with Calibre, the driver tells the H2O it's the same book so it doesn't import it as a different book. When you make significant enough changes, you things may not work well with that book.
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Hence part of my workflow is to delete the book from the device before sending if I've made major changes (first time opening with Sigil, changes in files (merge or split), changes in the TOC, etc. About the only time I don't do this is when I correct a simple typo (rain being changed to reign or rein as needed -- this was in a single ebook where the author had homonym issues).
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Using Calibre's editor, it does not change the layout and just making some simple edits, you can replace the book with no problem.
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It's not just the file structure inside the epub file. Try changing the table of contents using calibre's editor. Can we spell "Ooopppsssiieesss"?
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
There's nothing wrong with Sigil in general. It's just in this instance, it's not the correct tool to use.
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I would disagree with you. I use both Sigil and calibre's editor. If nothing else, the FlightCrew and epubcheck plugins make Sigil my first choice for epub2 files -- calibre's error check is pretty much an equivalent to the F7 builtin error checker for Sigil. For epub3? Sigil is pretty much your only choice for a free tool.