I just encountered a problem with Smashwords....[SOLVED]

Dr. Drib · 05-03-2015, 03:12 PM

.....here it is:

META-INF/calibre_bookmarks.txt' in EPUB not listed in manifest!

Can someone please explain this in English and what I would need to do to fix it.

Thank you.

gbm · 05-03-2015, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

.....here it is:

META-INF/calibre_bookmarks.txt' in EPUB not listed in manifest!

Can someone please explain this in English and what I would need to do to fix it.

Thank you.

Open the epub using the calibre viewer under preferences Miscellaneous options uncheck:

Code:

Keep a copy of bookmarks/current page inside the ebook file, for easy sharing

to not have this problem in the future
Open your epub using the calibre editor and delete calibre_bookmarks.txt, close and save.

Resubmit to Smashwords.

bernie

PeterT · 05-03-2015, 03:45 PM

Two steps:

Prevent this from happening. Disable the option in calibre eBook viewer to store reading location in the ePub.
Open the epub in either sigil or calibre editor and drop the file

Dr. Drib · 05-03-2015, 07:01 PM

Thank you both for helping.

In checking further, I found out that the issue was due to cover size requirements. -- My cover wasn't big enough!

Question: What does unchecking the option do?

Again, much thanks to you both.

eschwartz · 05-04-2015, 12:48 AM

Unchecking the option in the calibre viewer means the calibre_bookmarks.txt file will not be created. Validators sometimes choke on it, and it is only useful to save reading location when moving books to another computer with calibre installed.

Dr. Drib · 05-04-2015, 08:06 AM

I see.

Thank you for that explanation.

I'll be more careful next time and run a validation check on it to see if it passes, before going to the next step.

05-03-2015, 03:12 PM	#1
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,342 Karma: 59447733 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	I just encountered a problem with Smashwords....[SOLVED] .....here it is: META-INF/calibre_bookmarks.txt' in EPUB not listed in manifest! Can someone please explain this in English and what I would need to do to fix it. Thank you.

05-03-2015, 03:45 PM	#3
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,306 Karma: 78876004 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Two steps: Prevent this from happening. Disable the option in calibre eBook viewer to store reading location in the ePub. Open the epub in either sigil or calibre editor and drop the file

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Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,342 Karma: 59447733 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Thank you both for helping. In checking further, I found out that the issue was due to cover size requirements. -- My cover wasn't big enough! Question: What does unchecking the option do? Again, much thanks to you both.

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eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Unchecking the option in the calibre viewer means the calibre_bookmarks.txt file will not be created. Validators sometimes choke on it, and it is only useful to save reading location when moving books to another computer with calibre installed.

05-04-2015, 08:06 AM	#6
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,342 Karma: 59447733 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	I see. Thank you for that explanation. I'll be more careful next time and run a validation check on it to see if it passes, before going to the next step.