Humor Jerome, Jerome K.: Three Men in a Boat (illustrated) v6 07 april 2010 - Page 8

billingd · 07-29-2010, 12:06 AM

I really enjoyed reading this book. It inspired be to publish "Three in Norway", which I have uploaded today. I had an interesting time hand-crafting the book and learning from "Three Men in a Boat".

Arthursbedtime · 10-31-2010, 02:20 PM

Loved the format on my Kobo. Good job and some.

I loaded the epub through Calibre. everything seems to work.

I ran it through Calibre's converter and the toc was lost.

I often do this to add a cover pic.

MacEachaidh · 10-31-2010, 02:24 PM

Maybe you could try using Sigil to add the cover, bedtime. It's more hands-on than Calibre, but you won't lose anything of the existing formatting.

Arthursbedtime · 11-05-2010, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

Maybe you could try using Sigil to add the cover, bedtime. It's more hands-on than Calibre, but you won't lose anything of the existing formatting.

Yes, I have been investigating, Sigil, but it is a learning curve.

MacEachaidh · 11-05-2010, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arthursbedtime

Yes, I have been investigating, Sigil, but it is a learning curve.

For me too, mate!!

Adding a cover is pretty straightforward, though - much more so than adjusting the layout of an entire book.

blanca_luz · 12-05-2010, 10:30 AM

Wow Zelda... this is a great work!!!

Arthursbedtime · 12-12-2010, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

For me too, mate!!

Adding a cover is pretty straightforward, though - much more so than adjusting the layout of an entire book.

I have been using Sigil a lot.
If you use the file merge function then Calibre
will often give a good TOC.

So the best layout for Calibre is a cover page and
a single text file.

Arthursbedtime · 12-12-2010, 11:14 AM

Can anyone tell me the reason for using multiple files for epub?
I get the separate cover page. I haven't tried files on other EReaders
other than my old Kobo.

khalleron · 12-12-2010, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arthursbedtime

Can anyone tell me the reason for using multiple files for epub?
I get the separate cover page. I haven't tried files on other EReaders
other than my old Kobo.

It's because some older readers can't handle files bigger than 300k. Breaking the book into separate chapter files makes it easier for some readers to handle.

The Terminator · 03-03-2012, 08:31 PM

Looks great, thanks for the book.

OddCosine · 03-13-2012, 11:03 AM

Wow, this book looks terrific! Thanks for all your work on this.

I used KindleGen 2 to convert the EPUB to KF8, and it looks great on my Fire. It doesn't use the embedded fonts, but it flows the text nicely around the images; even the non-rectangular ones.

Can't wait till they roll-out KF8 support for the Touch.

BookCat · 02-24-2014, 01:02 PM

I haven't read the entirety of this thread, but can this be converted easily to a kindle format? I notice that the one in the kindle uploads isn't this illustrated version. Would it be possible for someone to convert this accurately?

DaleDe · 02-24-2014, 01:42 PM

Try using the latest KindleGen on the file and see for yourself how well it will work. When this was first done Amazon Kindle was still using KF7 format but now the new KF8 and AZK formats may render this ok. It is fairly easy to try using either KindleGen or Kindle Previewer. See our wiki for more details on these newer formats and tools.

jgaiser · 02-25-2014, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BookCat

I haven't read the entirety of this thread, but can this be converted easily to a kindle format? I notice that the one in the kindle uploads isn't this illustrated version. Would it be possible for someone to convert this accurately?

It converts perfectly if you use azw3. Either kindlegen as DaleDe recommends (though you'll end up with a file that contains both standard mobi and azw3 - easily split with KindleUnpack PI) or calibre for just azw3.

radius · 02-26-2014, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BookCat

I haven't read the entirety of this thread, but can this be converted easily to a kindle format? I notice that the one in the kindle uploads isn't this illustrated version. Would it be possible for someone to convert this accurately?

Doesn't solve your problem, but this book worked great on my PRS-505 (which you have listed in your profile)

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07-29-2010, 12:06 AM	#106
billingd Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 8616 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kobo	I really enjoyed reading this book. It inspired be to publish "Three in Norway", which I have uploaded today. I had an interesting time hand-crafting the book and learning from "Three Men in a Boat".

10-31-2010, 02:20 PM	#107
Arthursbedtime Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 166 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: kobo	Loved the format on my Kobo. Good job and some. I loaded the epub through Calibre. everything seems to work. I ran it through Calibre's converter and the toc was lost. I often do this to add a cover pic.

10-31-2010, 02:24 PM	#108
MacEachaidh Browser Posts: 745 Karma: 578294 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura HD	Maybe you could try using Sigil to add the cover, bedtime. It's more hands-on than Calibre, but you won't lose anything of the existing formatting.

12-05-2010, 10:30 AM	#111
blanca_luz Member Posts: 18 Karma: 8980 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Spain Device: Kindle DXi-Touch-Keyboard-FireHD; Nook Touch Glowlight; Sony PRS-T1...	Wow Zelda... this is a great work!!!

12-12-2010, 11:14 AM	#113
Arthursbedtime Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 166 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: kobo	Can anyone tell me the reason for using multiple files for epub? I get the separate cover page. I haven't tried files on other EReaders other than my old Kobo.

03-03-2012, 08:31 PM	#115
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	Looks great, thanks for the book.

03-13-2012, 11:03 AM	#116
OddCosine Connoisseur Posts: 91 Karma: 1186533 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle	Wow, this book looks terrific! Thanks for all your work on this. I used KindleGen 2 to convert the EPUB to KF8, and it looks great on my Fire. It doesn't use the embedded fonts, but it flows the text nicely around the images; even the non-rectangular ones. Can't wait till they roll-out KF8 support for the Touch.

02-24-2014, 01:02 PM	#117
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,911 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	I haven't read the entirety of this thread, but can this be converted easily to a kindle format? I notice that the one in the kindle uploads isn't this illustrated version. Would it be possible for someone to convert this accurately?

02-24-2014, 01:42 PM	#118
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	Try using the latest KindleGen on the file and see for yourself how well it will work. When this was first done Amazon Kindle was still using KF7 format but now the new KF8 and AZK formats may render this ok. It is fairly easy to try using either KindleGen or Kindle Previewer. See our wiki for more details on these newer formats and tools.