HTML to MOBI Conversion General Questions

yaelkmiller · 12-13-2012, 12:52 PM

I use Calibre to convert from an HTML file to MOBI and upload that MOBI file to Kindle. I haven't had any issues and then suddenly on one ebook I've gotten reviews that the formatting is off and Amazon sent me a notice that "HTML Tags are present throughout." I'm trying to nail down what the issue is.

I use HTML5 doctype so this is what the HTML file looks like -- things in [] are not actually in the document and are just there for this thread.

Code:

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
html, body, div, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, ul, ol, dl, li, dt, dd, pre, table, th, td, tr { margin: 0; padding: 0em; }
[more styles]
</style>
</head>
<body>
[ebook]
</body>
</html>

Are there any issues with the above?

Are there issues using HTML5 doctype? If I shouldn't use HTML5 doctype, then what HTML doctype?

I don't use any HTML5 tags. But are there any other HTML tags that Kindle doesn't like? Does Kindle have any issues with em instead of i or strong instead of b?

dgatwood · 12-24-2012, 01:24 PM

If people are seeing HTML tags, that typically means that a bunch of <s got turned into <s.

yaelkmiller · 12-24-2012, 02:27 PM

dgatwood, thanks for answering. It turns out the issue is with Kindle Fire and its new file format. Also, Amazon doesn't support third-party conversion software like Calibre anymore.

Amazon does say which tags they like or don't in their Kindle Publishing Guidelines.

12-13-2012, 12:52 PM	#1
yaelkmiller Member Posts: 17 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Device: Kindle 4	HTML to MOBI Conversion General Questions I use Calibre to convert from an HTML file to MOBI and upload that MOBI file to Kindle. I haven't had any issues and then suddenly on one ebook I've gotten reviews that the formatting is off and Amazon sent me a notice that "HTML Tags are present throughout." I'm trying to nail down what the issue is. I use HTML5 doctype so this is what the HTML file looks like -- things in [] are not actually in the document and are just there for this thread. Code: <!doctype html> <html> <head> <style type="text/css"> html, body, div, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, ul, ol, dl, li, dt, dd, pre, table, th, td, tr { margin: 0; padding: 0em; } [more styles] </style> </head> <body> [ebook] </body> </html> Are there any issues with the above? Are there issues using HTML5 doctype? If I shouldn't use HTML5 doctype, then what HTML doctype? I don't use any HTML5 tags. But are there any other HTML tags that Kindle doesn't like? Does Kindle have any issues with em instead of i or strong instead of b?

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12-24-2012, 01:24 PM	#2
dgatwood Curmudgeon Posts: 629 Karma: 1623086 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: iPad, iPhone, Nook Simple Touch	If people are seeing HTML tags, that typically means that a bunch of <s got turned into <s.

12-24-2012, 02:27 PM	#3
yaelkmiller Member Posts: 17 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Device: Kindle 4	dgatwood, thanks for answering. It turns out the issue is with Kindle Fire and its new file format. Also, Amazon doesn't support third-party conversion software like Calibre anymore. Amazon does say which tags they like or don't in their Kindle Publishing Guidelines.