I understand the tool analogy very well, and it's a good one. If I were starting this project over, I would have a lot more insight into the question of available tools. I think I went to Calibre because I used it ten years ago, and the process seemed easy enough.
My main priority right now is to get this book out there. As I said, the paperback edition is 100% ready to go. The Kindle edition ideally would be released simultaneously, and quite frankly, it looks about 95% fine on multiple devices. But that last 5%, mostly relating to handling the images, is not unimportant, so I'm hanging in there to try to make it workable. There isn't enough time to start over with a better, more appropriate approach because quite frankly, it is already about a year overdue. About a year ago I had to suddenly back-burner all projects so I could devote full-time attention to helping my 99-year old mother rearrange her life, and only now is my head back above water. So one way or another, I'm on the final runway to publishing this. I'd just like to get a handle on sizing these images, and then hopefully it will be acceptable to release along with the paperback.
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