Picture Book For Kindle Conversion Problems

jmanque · 10-01-2011, 05:31 PM

I'm trying to create a picture book in .mobi format for use on Kindle. I created it in Writer, saved it as html, and converted it with Calibre.

It's really simple, a TOC with a series of pictures.

When I view the book in Mobipocket Reader it displays fine, with all TOC links working. When I view it in Calibre's viewer it display fine as well.

However, when I put it on either a Kindle gen 2 or Kindle gen 3 there's a problem. All the pictures are there, but between each is a blank page, and each link in the TOC links not to the picture, but to the blank page in front of it.

I've tried making several changes in the way Calibre does the conversion with no luck. The trouble is I don't know what's happening so it's largely trial and error and the output is always the same- fine on any computer reader, blank pages on Kindle eReaders.

Does anyone know what the problem might be and how to solve it?

jmanque · 10-02-2011, 08:43 AM

In doing a little more trial and error on this I found the problem was in the way the file was being converted to .html, or the way the .html was being converted to .mobi. A blank line was being added to the beginning of every paragraph (which in this case was a picture) and in the case of Kindle hardware readers displayed as a blank page between pictures. Anyway, there is an easy fix. It's in this thread-

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=149291

-for anyone who wants to read it. Long story short, from kovidgoyal's message, just enter-

p, div { margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt }

-in the 'extra css' text box of the conversion settings. This eliminates the line which turns into a blank page in a series of pictures.

dwig · 10-02-2011, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmanque

...just enter-

p, div { margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt }

-in the 'extra css' text box of the conversion settings. ...

If this is a work-in-progress and future edits will be done to the HTML, you might be better off adding similar styles to a <style> </style> section in the <head> section of the HTML. That way the style setting are persistent since its in the source document and you don't have to remember to add the extra CSS every time.

jmanque · 10-02-2011, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwig

If this is a work-in-progress and future edits will be done to the HTML, you might be better off adding similar styles to a <style> </style> section in the <head> section of the HTML. That way the style setting are persistent since its in the source document and you don't have to remember to add the extra CSS every time.

Thanks for the tip. While I'm done with this little project for now, I have a tendency to be a tweaker, so may do that if the urge strikes.

10-01-2011, 05:31 PM	#1
jmanque Fountain pen test pilot Posts: 4 Karma: 200 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Francisco Device: Kindle	Picture Book For Kindle Conversion Problems I'm trying to create a picture book in .mobi format for use on Kindle. I created it in Writer, saved it as html, and converted it with Calibre. It's really simple, a TOC with a series of pictures. When I view the book in Mobipocket Reader it displays fine, with all TOC links working. When I view it in Calibre's viewer it display fine as well. However, when I put it on either a Kindle gen 2 or Kindle gen 3 there's a problem. All the pictures are there, but between each is a blank page, and each link in the TOC links not to the picture, but to the blank page in front of it. I've tried making several changes in the way Calibre does the conversion with no luck. The trouble is I don't know what's happening so it's largely trial and error and the output is always the same- fine on any computer reader, blank pages on Kindle eReaders. Does anyone know what the problem might be and how to solve it?

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10-02-2011, 08:43 AM	#2
jmanque Fountain pen test pilot Posts: 4 Karma: 200 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Francisco Device: Kindle	In doing a little more trial and error on this I found the problem was in the way the file was being converted to .html, or the way the .html was being converted to .mobi. A blank line was being added to the beginning of every paragraph (which in this case was a picture) and in the case of Kindle hardware readers displayed as a blank page between pictures. Anyway, there is an easy fix. It's in this thread- https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=149291 -for anyone who wants to read it. Long story short, from kovidgoyal's message, just enter- p, div { margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt } -in the 'extra css' text box of the conversion settings. This eliminates the line which turns into a blank page in a series of pictures.

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