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Old 05-05-2012, 05:00 PM   #31
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This is true. After getting a number of badly formatted epubs from several different sources, I now automatically load them into Calibre, strip DRM, delete any embedded fonts, fix the margin settings, insert a blank line between paragraphs (I like it that way) and set it to left-justify. Some of that is purely personal preference, not bad formatting per se, but since I'm the one who will be reading it I might as well fix it up the way I like it.
If I ever got an ePub the way you like it, I would say it's poorly formatted. Most people would.
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Old 05-05-2012, 05:02 PM   #32
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If I ever got an ePub the way you like it, I would say it's poorly formatted. Most people would.
Why do you assume "most people" like what you like?
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Old 05-05-2012, 05:03 PM   #33
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It's really a matter of personal preference. If you're OK with the book as received from the publisher, there's no reason to tweak anything.

Also, stripping the DRM and reformatting is just a few clicks in Calibre (once you have the proper plugins installed), which really isn't that much of a pain. To me, it's worth it to have something customized to my own preferences.
I don't know if that's a good thing or not. I've seen some ePub after being edited in Calibre and they can be seriously messed up. I prefer to do it by hand or Sigil depending on the ePub.
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Old 05-05-2012, 05:03 PM   #34
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Why do you assume "most people" like what you like?
Because a lot of people think they are not well formatted and they are formatted with odd margins and line spaces in most cases.
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Old 05-05-2012, 05:04 PM   #35
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Also, stripping the DRM and reformatting is just a few clicks in Calibre (once you have the proper plugins installed), which really isn't that much of a pain. To me, it's worth it to have something customized to my own preferences.
I didn't know Calibre stripped DRM too. I've been farting about with various scripts. You probably can't link me to anywhere, but can you give me something of a clue as to what's involved? Will it work in Linux do you know?
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Old 05-05-2012, 05:06 PM   #36
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I didn't know Calibre stripped DRM too.
It doesn't, but certain third-party plug-ins can.
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I didn't know Calibre stripped DRM too. I've been farting about with various scripts. You probably can't link me to anywhere, but can you give me something of a clue as to what's involved? Will it work in Linux do you know?
Calibre does not strip DRM. It is third party plugins doing it.
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Old 05-05-2012, 05:09 PM   #38
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Old 05-05-2012, 05:19 PM   #41
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Nope.. he is not. He gave up. Those who shall not be named are your friends.
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Nope.. he is not. He gave up. Those who shall not be named are your friends.
Okay, I just feel rejected now. Alf hates me and he who should not be named is my best bud? I feel like I've gone from hero to zero.
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Are any ebook suppliers reliable then? I don't mind fixing the odd book, but if stripping the DRM from every book and reformatting is pretty much the norm... that's going to soon become a pain in the bottom. Does anyone take any pride in their product?
Sure. Just not most of the publishers who use DRM, especially the BPHs that issue backlist books they've scanned and auto-formatted without proofreading.
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Okay, I just feel rejected now. Alf hates me and he who should not be named is my best bud? I feel like I've gone from hero to zero.
Apprentice Alf lives on and is your friend. He'll give you all the tools you need to automate the process with Calibre. Just read the instructions.
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Nope.. he is not. He gave up. Those who shall not be named are your friends.
But they do still use Alf's blog.
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