Can a page be accessible only via link?

bostonquad · 10-28-2017, 10:42 PM

An example should make clear what I'm asking.

Suppose I want to make an e-book equivalent of the following HTML...

fileA has:
The only way to see the rest is to <a href="fileB.html">click here.</a>

... and fileB.html has additional content.

I've made a mobi file of the above content, and the link works. The problem is, the user can advance to fileB without using the link. I'd like the user to be restricted from seeing fileB unless they use the link.

Is this possible? If so, how? (I'm interested in epub and kindle formats.)
Thanks!

jhowell · 10-29-2017, 09:33 AM

I do not know of any sure-fire way to accomplish this.

In EPUB you can mark an item in the spine as non-linear, but the EPUB specification leaves it up to the reading software how to handle that. Treating everything as linear, even if marked non-linear, is mentioned specifically as being an allowed method of handling it in the specification.

Perhaps something could be done using JavaScript, but that would likely only work on a few specific reading applications.

bostonquad · 10-31-2017, 06:27 PM

That's disappointing to hear. But at least now I know. Thank you for responding.

10-28-2017, 10:42 PM	#1
bostonquad Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2017 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Can a page be accessible only via link? An example should make clear what I'm asking. Suppose I want to make an e-book equivalent of the following HTML... fileA has: The only way to see the rest is to <a href="fileB.html">click here.</a> ... and fileB.html has additional content. I've made a mobi file of the above content, and the link works. The problem is, the user can advance to fileB without using the link. I'd like the user to be restricted from seeing fileB unless they use the link. Is this possible? If so, how? (I'm interested in epub and kindle formats.) Thanks!

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10-29-2017, 09:33 AM	#2
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,496 Karma: 84420419 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Device: Kindles	I do not know of any sure-fire way to accomplish this. In EPUB you can mark an item in the spine as non-linear, but the EPUB specification leaves it up to the reading software how to handle that. Treating everything as linear, even if marked non-linear, is mentioned specifically as being an allowed method of handling it in the specification. Perhaps something could be done using JavaScript, but that would likely only work on a few specific reading applications.

10-31-2017, 06:27 PM	#3
bostonquad Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2017 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	That's disappointing to hear. But at least now I know. Thank you for responding.