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Old 08-28-2019, 05:27 PM   #1
Princess kindle
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Join Date: Mar 2019
Device: kindle 8th
Lightbulb Book Conversion Settings for Kindle

Hi, I decided to make a list for myself of the steps I take when converting a book into caliber so that I don't forget something, then I decided to share it here in case someone else serves. Any comments or other critical comments are welcome.
  1. If I have a book or personal document in docx or doc format I open it in word and in the title I define that way I guarantee a perfect table of contents in caliber.
  2. I save it in rtf format for easy conversion.
  3. I add it to Caliber.
  4. If the book is in mobi or epub I add it to caliber
  5. I modify metadata manually with the option to modify metadata separately to be able to change everything that is wrong: such as the title, the name of the book or the series. For that I erase what is wrong.
  6. In the metadata I delete the ids I have to add the Amazon and the goodreads.
  7. I have previously installed the kindle hires cover plug-in (because it allows better cover)
  8. I give you download metadata
  9. I open it with the caliber book reader to see what errors it may have, for example separate lines, headings e.t.c.
  10. I convert it to azw3:
  11. in the appearance option, the test part changed the justification of the text to justify text.
  12. active improve score
  13. in active distribution remove spacing between paragraphs and leave the indentation size in 1
  14. In Page Setup, reduce left and right margins to 1.
  15. on active output the option to share the content via facebook.
  16. Then I use the hypenate this complement to divide the words at the end of the line and make the reading more natural: the same as we do when writing by hand. (The book must be selected, and in azw3 format to work)
  17. Then I use the goodreads plugin in the link to good reads option so that the book is linked to goodreads and can qualify it at the end of the reading and it appears as read there (so I keep track of what I have read).
  18. I use the add-on cover to match the size of the cover so that the miniature looks the same as the others.
  19. Finally, thanks to the KFX input and output plugins I convert the book to KFX to have the possibility of navigating within the document in the kindle (kindle flip page.)
There I send the book to the kindle.
I hope it is useful for someone.
Bye.
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