Kindle not starting on start

warenjc · 07-16-2013, 03:29 AM

I have Kindle E ink (four button w/navigation button in center.)

All books I download to my Kindle, start where they are supposed to start accept mine. They even "Go To" Beginning where they are supposed to. I use Kindlegen compiler. I load the content.opf file to Kindlegen from the OEBPS folder. But when I open my ebook on my kindle it always starts on the page PRIOR to the start page. Maddening. I believe everything is as it should be. What am I missing or what do I look for?

My start page is the first entry in the content.xhtml file. Prior xhtml files are the toc, reviews, title, and copyright xhtml files.

OPF/Guide:
<reference href="Text/content.xhtml" title="start" type="text" />

XHTML:
<body>
<h3 id="start"><a id="prologue"></a><span class="bold"><small>PROLOGUE</small></span></h3>

CSS:
h3 {
page-break-before: always;
}

Semantics OK at "text"

I am puzzled. I have extracted other books and the opf and xhtml coding are apparently set up the same way. The only difference I have found in one is the guide's title was "startup page".

HELP

Toxaris · 07-16-2013, 04:01 AM

Not a Sigil issue of course. Perhaps an option in Kindlegen?

Jellby · 07-16-2013, 04:05 AM

Moved to Kindle Formats.

RbnJrg · 07-16-2013, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by warenjc

I have Kindle E ink (four button w/navigation button in center.)

All books I download to my Kindle, start where they are supposed to start accept mine. They even "Go To" Beginning where they are supposed to. I use Kindlegen compiler. I load the content.opf file to Kindlegen from the OEBPS folder. But when I open my ebook on my kindle it always starts on the page PRIOR to the start page. Maddening. I believe everything is as it should be. What am I missing or what do I look for?

My start page is the first entry in the content.xhtml file. Prior xhtml files are the toc, reviews, title, and copyright xhtml files.

OPF/Guide:
<reference href="Text/content.xhtml" title="start" type="text" />

XHTML:
<body>
<h3 id="start"><a id="prologue"></a><span class="bold"><small>PROLOGUE</small></span></h3>

CSS:
h3 {
page-break-before: always;
}

Semantics OK at "text"

I am puzzled. I have extracted other books and the opf and xhtml coding are apparently set up the same way. The only difference I have found in one is the guide's title was "startup page".

HELP

Has your ebook several .xhtml files or just one? If it has several, then, does this code...

Code:

<body>
  <h3 id="start"><a id="prologue"></a><span class="bold"><small>PROLOGUE</small></span></h3>

...belong to content.xhtml file? Because according to your entry in the <guide> section "<reference href="Text/content.xhtml" title="start" type="text" />" your book will start at the BEGINNING of content.xhtml file AND NOT at id="start" (or id="prologue"). If you want that the book starts at id="start" then your entry in the guide section should be:

Code:

<reference href="Text/content.xhtml#start" title="beginning" type="text" />

(in "title" you can write anything; I wrote "beginning" but "start" also will work).

Regards
Rubén

DiapDealer · 07-16-2013, 08:24 AM

I say this with all the love in the world (and for the sanity of everyone beating their heads against this particular wall): just forget about dictating where the ebook initially opens. If Amazon doesn't like the location you've chosen, they'll change it. Readers who don't care; don't care. And readers who DO care will always back up to see if they've missed anything relevant.

warenjc · 07-17-2013, 01:46 PM

Thank you so much to everybody. I WILL take everything said and try it. I have been beating my head against the wall for a month now. Thank you guys.

warenjc · 07-17-2013, 01:48 PM

Several xhtml files. Starts in content. Thank you!!!!! Been beating my head against the wall on this one. Obviously I'm just learning. I'm off to try your fix. Thanks again.

07-16-2013, 03:29 AM	#1
warenjc Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: kindle	Kindle not starting on start I have Kindle E ink (four button w/navigation button in center.) All books I download to my Kindle, start where they are supposed to start accept mine. They even "Go To" Beginning where they are supposed to. I use Kindlegen compiler. I load the content.opf file to Kindlegen from the OEBPS folder. But when I open my ebook on my kindle it always starts on the page PRIOR to the start page. Maddening. I believe everything is as it should be. What am I missing or what do I look for? My start page is the first entry in the content.xhtml file. Prior xhtml files are the toc, reviews, title, and copyright xhtml files. OPF/Guide: <reference href="Text/content.xhtml" title="start" type="text" /> XHTML: <body> <h3 id="start"><a id="prologue"></a><span class="bold"><small>PROLOGUE</small></span></h3> CSS: h3 { page-break-before: always; } Semantics OK at "text" I am puzzled. I have extracted other books and the opf and xhtml coding are apparently set up the same way. The only difference I have found in one is the guide's title was "startup page". HELP Last edited by warenjc; 07-16-2013 at 03:52 AM.

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07-16-2013, 04:01 AM	#2
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Not a Sigil issue of course. Perhaps an option in Kindlegen?

07-16-2013, 04:05 AM	#3
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,570 Karma: 20150435 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Moved to Kindle Formats.

07-16-2013, 08:24 AM	#5
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,891 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I say this with all the love in the world (and for the sanity of everyone beating their heads against this particular wall): just forget about dictating where the ebook initially opens. If Amazon doesn't like the location you've chosen, they'll change it. Readers who don't care; don't care. And readers who DO care will always back up to see if they've missed anything relevant.

07-17-2013, 01:46 PM	#6
warenjc Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: kindle	Thank you so much to everybody. I WILL take everything said and try it. I have been beating my head against the wall for a month now. Thank you guys.

07-17-2013, 01:48 PM	#7
warenjc Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: kindle	Several xhtml files. Starts in content. Thank you!!!!! Been beating my head against the wall on this one. Obviously I'm just learning. I'm off to try your fix. Thanks again.