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Originally Posted by delphidb96
Ah, good idea. Then I can assign it to the TPB version we'll be releasing through ClearSpace. I wonder if FiFo will want an ISBN for an ePub release? Hmmm... Better go ask! 
Derek |
Hey, Derek,
If you're doing an ePub edition as well, then I wouldn't worry about the Kindle version. Focus on the ePub edition and then convert that with
kindlegen. Kindlgegen also uses the toc.ncx file in the ePub to make those nice little chapter marks on the bottom scroll bar.
A few notes on the things you need to look out for while creating an ePub that'll convert to kindle/mobi nicely:
- Don't use soft-tabs in the ePub, Mobi doesn't support them, and things render poorly.
- Obviously Kindle doesn't support embedded fonts. So they will be lost.
- Try to avoid Unicode characters, and replace them with their
html-entity names instead.
- Make sure to add
Cover Page support for Mobi to your OPF properly.
One last thing off the top of my head: last I checked, kindlegen didn't support the file-as= attribute in the <dc:creator> tag of the OPF. So you might have to go back and change:
Code:
<dc:creator opf:role="aut" opf:file-as="Lastname, Firstname">Firstname Lastname</dc:creator>
to simply:
Code:
<dc:creator opf:role="aut">Lastname, Firstname</dc:creator>
in the OPF, or else the kindle will sort the book by the author's first name.