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I covert every ebook to epub then edit the epub when I have it the way I like then convert the epub to AZW3.

Here is how I fix Em dashes :

First in the calibre editor create a function name it Em dashes

def replace(match, number, file_name, metadata, dictionaries, data, functions, *args, **kwargs):
    return match.group().replace(' – ', '—').replace(' –', '—').replace('– ', '—').replace('--', '—').replace(' - ', '—').replace(' —', '—').replace(' — ', '—').replace('— ', '—')

This is the search that I use:

<body.*?>.*?</body>

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/function_mode.html

be sure to save it.

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/edi...saved-searches

This change a - a to a—a and will remove all spaces before and after em dashes.
bernie

Originally Posted by Siavahda

It's not every ebook, but it happens often enough that I thought I'd try asking for help.

I'm reading on a Paperwhite (10th gen) running 5.15.1.1. I do not want to update at this time.

Example book is Recipes For an Unexpected Afterlife by Deston J. Munden. EPUB converted to AZW3. In the Calibre viewer, both the EPUB and AZW3 file display perfectly. If I open the files up, there are no spaces around the em dashes. So I'm confident it's not an issue with the file/s.

But on my Paperwhite, there is a space before each em dash. Photo at the link below.

https://everybookadoorway.com/wp-con...5640491405.jpg

I've tried changing fonts and text size and layouts and margins on the Paperwhite. I've tried altering the AZW3 file from justified text to left-align. None of it worked, and I'm pretty clueless about what else to try. I've spent hours looking for a solution online, but I suspect I don't know the right search terms because nothing's coming up.

If I convert the EPUB to MOBI, the em dashes display perfectly in the MOBI.

Does anyone know what causes this, and how to fix it in AZW3?