Mobi or KF8? - Page 2

indieauthor83 · 03-07-2015, 03:53 AM

Thanks Dickloraine, I've looked in Adobe Digital Editions, the header problem is still there. Can I ask, if the header is set in the css, does epub over-ride this by default? (I have a Nook, and by default it over-rides my code, but it does give the reader the option to use the 'publishers default'). Or is it just a case of leaving it to the reader, to fiddle about with their device settings?

I hope to hear back from you,

Thanks

Zoe

dickloraine · 03-07-2015, 08:35 AM

One way around this would be to not use the header tag. Use the p tag and assign a class to it. You can use the search and replace functionality in Sigil or Calibre to do this. This way your headers are displayed like you have specified.

Notjohn · 03-07-2015, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dickloraine

As to the format: I am not a kindle expert, but as far as I know, old readers use mobi, moder kf8. And amazon takes care of sending the right file to the user. If you use kindlegen to convert your epub, the file (with a mobi extension) includes both versions.

This seems to be difficult for the poster to grasp. And it is exactly right. There is no reason to choose a Mobi 7 or a KF8 format for publication: both will be available, and the correct version will be supplied to the customer.

(I let the book convert on the KDP site. I don't use KindleGen, nor do I use Kindle Previewer for this purpose, but only for checking the converted book in various emulations.)

DaleDe · 03-07-2015, 07:25 PM

Are you using h1 for headers? If so try h2 instead and see how it looks. You can control the size of h1 with CSS but Kindlegen may not honor it.

Dale

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03-07-2015, 03:53 AM	#16
indieauthor83 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: UK Device: kindle fire hd	Thanks Dickloraine, I've looked in Adobe Digital Editions, the header problem is still there. Can I ask, if the header is set in the css, does epub over-ride this by default? (I have a Nook, and by default it over-rides my code, but it does give the reader the option to use the 'publishers default'). Or is it just a case of leaving it to the reader, to fiddle about with their device settings? I hope to hear back from you, Thanks Zoe

03-07-2015, 08:35 AM	#17
dickloraine Guru Posts: 631 Karma: 7544528 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Berlin Device: PRS 350, Kobo Aura	One way around this would be to not use the header tag. Use the p tag and assign a class to it. You can use the search and replace functionality in Sigil or Calibre to do this. This way your headers are displayed like you have specified.

03-07-2015, 07:25 PM	#19
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	Are you using h1 for headers? If so try h2 instead and see how it looks. You can control the size of h1 with CSS but Kindlegen may not honor it. Dale