Converting HTML Chapters into Kindle?

monty88 · 01-30-2011, 11:57 PM

I have an ebook that is a collection of HTML chapters. I'm attempting to convert this into one file that I can read on my Kindle, but I'm having some trouble. Is there an easy way to do this?

ldolse · 01-31-2011, 12:09 AM

You need to start with an index/table of contents html file that has links to all the individual chapter files. Add that single file to Calibre and it will grab the rest and put them in a combined zip. Then convert from zip to mobi.

kovidgoyal · 01-31-2011, 12:13 AM

See http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual...specific-order

monty88 · 01-31-2011, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ldolse

You need to start with an index/table of contents html file that has links to all the individual chapter files. Add that single file to Calibre and it will grab the rest and put them in a combined zip. Then convert from zip to mobi.

Thanks--I've given this a try, and I'm making a lot of progress.

How can I incorporate images into the document? I have links to them in the chapters, but so far, no luck.

Manichean · 01-31-2011, 06:54 PM

Images in standard <img> tags should be properly included in the book, I believe.

vegematic · 02-04-2011, 08:50 PM

I'm trying to do this also, but for a Sony reader. I have the table of contents file which seems to have the correct format as shown in kovidgoyal's link but, forgive me, what is the GUI that I am supposed to put the file into?
-vegematic

ldolse · 02-04-2011, 09:41 PM

Drag just the html file with the TOC onto Calibre's book list, in the main window.

DoctorOhh · 02-04-2011, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by vegematic

I'm trying to do this also, but for a Sony reader. I have the table of contents file which seems to have the correct format as shown in kovidgoyal's link but, forgive me, what is the GUI that I am supposed to put the file into?

To add a individual book I would drag the TOC(html) to the calibre book list. Calibre will use this file grab up any other files in the directory and zip them up and add them as a book to calibre, ready to convert.

vegematic · 02-05-2011, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dwanthny

To add a individual book I would drag the TOC(html) to the calibre book list. Calibre will use this file grab up any other files in the directory and zip them up and add them as a book to calibre, ready to convert.

It turns out this is what I had been trying in the first place and it didn't work. It converted the ToC page but the links to chapters were dead. Maybe it's the way that the site is organized? Here is the site, in case anyone wants to look into it. If I can't get it figured out this afternoon I'll just copy and paste into a text document and convert that.
Thanks for the suggestions.
-vegematic

DoctorOhh · 02-05-2011, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by vegematic

Quote:

Originally Posted by vegematic

I'm trying to do this also, but for a Sony reader.

It turns out this is what I had been trying in the first place and it didn't work. It converted the ToC page but the links to chapters were dead. Maybe it's the way that the site is organized? Here is the site, in case anyone wants to look into it. If I can't get it figured out this afternoon I'll just copy and paste into a text document and convert that.

This thread had nothing to do with downloading an existing web site by just adding a TOC to calibre. This is why I dislike people that pop into an existing thread saying "I'm trying to do this also" without explaining what they are actually trying to do.

It looks now like you are trying to make a book from a web site. This is possible but to use the method in this thread it requires all pages or in this case chapters of the book to be saved local to your machine in one directory.

Good Luck.

01-30-2011, 11:57 PM	#1
monty88 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle	Converting HTML Chapters into Kindle? I have an ebook that is a collection of HTML chapters. I'm attempting to convert this into one file that I can read on my Kindle, but I'm having some trouble. Is there an easy way to do this?

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ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123457 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	You need to start with an index/table of contents html file that has links to all the individual chapter files. Add that single file to Calibre and it will grab the rest and put them in a combined zip. Then convert from zip to mobi.

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kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	See http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual...specific-order

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Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	Images in standard <img> tags should be properly included in the book, I believe.

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vegematic Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Sony PRS350	I'm trying to do this also, but for a Sony reader. I have the table of contents file which seems to have the correct format as shown in kovidgoyal's link but, forgive me, what is the GUI that I am supposed to put the file into? -vegematic

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ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123457 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	Drag just the html file with the TOC onto Calibre's book list, in the main window.

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