Retail Book Conversion

jhempel24 · 12-21-2011, 02:28 AM

So I'm wondering about an image or something that goes missing after converting a book (epub to epub)

I put a book cover and convert epub to epub so it will show up on my Nook Color, but after the cover, there is a page with a large skinny rectangle and a question mark (like a broken image link).

How do I get rid of this without having to go into Sigil? The TOC gets all screwy when in Sigil.

kovidgoyal · 12-21-2011, 03:11 AM

There's an option to remove first image in the conversion settings, use it, under Structure Detection, IIRC

jhempel24 · 12-21-2011, 03:49 AM

Hmmm....I did that and it didn't work...thanks though!

kiwidude · 12-21-2011, 04:01 AM

@jhempel24 - it is trivial to sort out in Sigil (assuming 0.4.2 here).
- Right-click to remove the cover html file in the book browser
- If the TOC explorer shows an entry for the cover, double-click on toc.ncx in the book browser, and remove the <navpoint>...</navpoint> for it.

You don't have to try to regenerate the whole TOC, just make that change directly in the toc.ncx. The whole lot can be done in 5 secs, and works for any kind of double cover scenario (though if you have double covers, I also remove the now orphaned extra image using the book browser in Sigil as well).

jhempel24 · 12-21-2011, 04:08 AM

Ah thanks! I wasn't using 0.4.2 I was using 0.3.4!

That helps a TON!!!

12-21-2011, 02:28 AM	#1
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Retail Book Conversion So I'm wondering about an image or something that goes missing after converting a book (epub to epub) I put a book cover and convert epub to epub so it will show up on my Nook Color, but after the cover, there is a page with a large skinny rectangle and a question mark (like a broken image link). How do I get rid of this without having to go into Sigil? The TOC gets all screwy when in Sigil.

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12-21-2011, 03:11 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,331 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There's an option to remove first image in the conversion settings, use it, under Structure Detection, IIRC

12-21-2011, 03:49 AM	#3
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Hmmm....I did that and it didn't work...thanks though!

12-21-2011, 04:01 AM	#4
kiwidude Calibre Plugins Developer Posts: 4,729 Karma: 2197770 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Oasis	@jhempel24 - it is trivial to sort out in Sigil (assuming 0.4.2 here). - Right-click to remove the cover html file in the book browser - If the TOC explorer shows an entry for the cover, double-click on toc.ncx in the book browser, and remove the <navpoint>...</navpoint> for it. You don't have to try to regenerate the whole TOC, just make that change directly in the toc.ncx. The whole lot can be done in 5 secs, and works for any kind of double cover scenario (though if you have double covers, I also remove the now orphaned extra image using the book browser in Sigil as well).

12-21-2011, 04:08 AM	#5
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Ah thanks! I wasn't using 0.4.2 I was using 0.3.4! That helps a TON!!!

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