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enuddleyarbl · 08-02-2022, 11:13 PM

This isn't really an ePub question, but I don't really know where else to ask it. I'm editing my copies of Pratchett's Discworld books. Apparently, Pratchett doesn't like chapters. Essentially, the book is one big blob of text with some classes that work out to thematic breaks (which I have replaced with <hr/>s). That blob of text has been arbitrarily broken into two or three files (either by the publisher or by Calibre). But, when I read the book on my ereader (Kobo Forma), there's a noticeable delay (3-5 seconds) when I hit those loading points.

I was considering changing the <hr/>s to <h3>s (everything else is <h2>) and having Calibre's editor automatically split the book at those points. But, Pratchett's books tend to have someplace around 70 thematic breaks throughout them. So, that means a silly amount of "chapters" (i.e., files). Is that something reasonable to do? Is there some limit to the number of files in a book? I guess since the <h3>s won't have any text associated with them, I don't have to put them into the ToC. But, is there a better alternative?

08-02-2022, 11:13 PM	#1
enuddleyarbl Guru Posts: 777 Karma: 1538394 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kobo Forma	Pratchett and Chapters? This isn't really an ePub question, but I don't really know where else to ask it. I'm editing my copies of Pratchett's Discworld books. Apparently, Pratchett doesn't like chapters. Essentially, the book is one big blob of text with some classes that work out to thematic breaks (which I have replaced with <hr/>s). That blob of text has been arbitrarily broken into two or three files (either by the publisher or by Calibre). But, when I read the book on my ereader (Kobo Forma), there's a noticeable delay (3-5 seconds) when I hit those loading points. I was considering changing the <hr/>s to <h3>s (everything else is <h2>) and having Calibre's editor automatically split the book at those points. But, Pratchett's books tend to have someplace around 70 thematic breaks throughout them. So, that means a silly amount of "chapters" (i.e., files). Is that something reasonable to do? Is there some limit to the number of files in a book? I guess since the <h3>s won't have any text associated with them, I don't have to put them into the ToC. But, is there a better alternative?