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MorningSong · 09-18-2012, 06:43 AM

Hi! I wasn't sure whether this should go here, or in the devices forum, but I'm not sure whether the issue is with the Kindle's software, or with Calibre's conversion progress

I've got the Nook Epub version of a book, that I used calibre to convert to AZW3 for viewing on a Kindle 3, but when I do this conversion, all the italic formatting in the book is lost--the dropcaps are left intact, however. This issue doesn't happen when I convert to old MOBI format, but then I lose the dropcaps.

And even stranger, when I open the AZW3 in Calibre's builtin ebook-reader, the italics do show up.

Thankfully, the problem is there in the free sample chapter too, so I'll link those files:

Here's the original epub
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/187059/ebook...ba%20Bray.epub

and here's the converted azw3
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/187059/ebook...ba%20Bray.azw3

The first place the issue shows up is the dedication and two opening quotes after the table of contents.

09-18-2012, 06:43 AM	#1
MorningSong Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Amazon Kindle Keyboard	[Invalid]AZW3/KF8 Conversion: Italics show up in ebook-reader, but not on Kindle3 3.4 Hi! I wasn't sure whether this should go here, or in the devices forum, but I'm not sure whether the issue is with the Kindle's software, or with Calibre's conversion progress I've got the Nook Epub version of a book, that I used calibre to convert to AZW3 for viewing on a Kindle 3, but when I do this conversion, all the italic formatting in the book is lost--the dropcaps are left intact, however. This issue doesn't happen when I convert to old MOBI format, but then I lose the dropcaps. And even stranger, when I open the AZW3 in Calibre's builtin ebook-reader, the italics do show up. Thankfully, the problem is there in the free sample chapter too, so I'll link those files: Here's the original epub http://dl.dropbox.com/u/187059/ebook...ba%20Bray.epub and here's the converted azw3 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/187059/ebook...ba%20Bray.azw3 The first place the issue shows up is the dedication and two opening quotes after the table of contents. Last edited by MorningSong; 09-18-2012 at 07:54 AM.