Converting AZ3 to MOBI adds numerous page breaks

jensp · 11-24-2013, 05:24 AM

I have a strange formatting issue with the Calibre MOBI conversion of an AZW3 book.

The book looks fine in Calibre viewer in AZW3, but when I convert it to MOBI it start to break up pages excessively. Often just a few lines at the top of the page, the rest blank. Sometimes just a single sentence on each page. This seems to especially happen with dialogues in quotation marks.

This behavior is exactly the same both in the Calibre viewer and if sent to a Kindle (old type).

Anybody have any idea what is going on and if there is any way to change this?

Edit: Should of course be AZW3, as for attaching files - copyrighted book. There are no error messages. I'll look at posting as private bug instead, just wanted to check if someone knew a reason for the behavior.

DoctorOhh · 11-24-2013, 08:18 AM

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jensp · 11-24-2013, 10:37 AM

Found a solution that got rid of the excessive page breaks. Under conversion, common options, structure detection, Detect chapters -- deleted all code here, just left it a blank line (just blanking 'insert page breaks before' did not solve the issue). The book is now readable in the new format.

DoctorOhh · 11-24-2013, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jensp

Found a solution that got rid of the excessive page breaks. Under conversion, common options, structure detection, Detect chapters -- deleted all code here, just left it a blank line (just blanking 'insert page breaks before' did not solve the issue). The book is now readable in the new format.

Thanks for sharing your solution.

11-24-2013, 05:24 AM	#1
jensp Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: Kindle	Converting AZ3 to MOBI adds numerous page breaks I have a strange formatting issue with the Calibre MOBI conversion of an AZW3 book. The book looks fine in Calibre viewer in AZW3, but when I convert it to MOBI it start to break up pages excessively. Often just a few lines at the top of the page, the rest blank. Sometimes just a single sentence on each page. This seems to especially happen with dialogues in quotation marks. This behavior is exactly the same both in the Calibre viewer and if sent to a Kindle (old type). Anybody have any idea what is going on and if there is any way to change this? Edit: Should of course be AZW3, as for attaching files - copyrighted book. There are no error messages. I'll look at posting as private bug instead, just wanted to check if someone knew a reason for the behavior. Last edited by jensp; 11-24-2013 at 09:10 AM. Reason: Updated info

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11-24-2013, 08:18 AM	#2
DoctorOhh US Navy, Retired Posts: 9,889 Karma: 13806776 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Carolina Device: Icarus Illumina XL HD, Kindle PaperWhite SE 11th Gen	Moderator Notice Moved to the Conversion sub-forum For conversion problems please follow the guidelines in the How to ask a question about conversion problems sticky post at the top of this forum.

11-24-2013, 10:37 AM	#3
jensp Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: Kindle	Found a solution that got rid of the excessive page breaks. Under conversion, common options, structure detection, Detect chapters -- deleted all code here, just left it a blank line (just blanking 'insert page breaks before' did not solve the issue). The book is now readable in the new format.