Problems with pagebreaks in MOBI

ebookn00b · 04-20-2012, 10:55 AM

I am creating epubs in Indesign, exporting them to epub, I am then editing the HTML file in Dreamweaver. After I add pagebreaks in the HTML file I convert the epub to MOBI through Calibre. After the conversion in Calibre my MOBI does not have any of the pagebreaks that I added to the html file. Does anyone have any insight on how to succesfully add pagebreaks to a MOBI file?

DiapDealer · 04-20-2012, 11:12 AM

Three ways:

1) Actually have separate html files for where page-breaks should occur (ie, dedication, intro, chapter1, chapter2, etc... )

2) Put <mbp:pagebreak/> in the code.

3) using CSS classes:
In the HTML file: <div class="break"></div>

In the CSS file:
div.break { page-break-before: always; }

I use method #1 where it makes sense and #3 where it might not. Just realize that regardless of which method you use... it's still going to wind up being converted to <mbp:pagebreak/> in the actual MOBI's markup.

The above advice is for traditional MOBI, and the new KF8 format has not even been considered.

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04-20-2012, 10:55 AM	#1
ebookn00b Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle Fire, iPad 2	Problems with pagebreaks in MOBI I am creating epubs in Indesign, exporting them to epub, I am then editing the HTML file in Dreamweaver. After I add pagebreaks in the HTML file I convert the epub to MOBI through Calibre. After the conversion in Calibre my MOBI does not have any of the pagebreaks that I added to the html file. Does anyone have any insight on how to succesfully add pagebreaks to a MOBI file?

04-20-2012, 11:12 AM	#2
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,549 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Three ways: 1) Actually have separate html files for where page-breaks should occur (ie, dedication, intro, chapter1, chapter2, etc... ) 2) Put <mbp:pagebreak/> in the code. 3) using CSS classes: In the HTML file: <div class="break"></div> In the CSS file: div.break { page-break-before: always; } I use method #1 where it makes sense and #3 where it might not. Just realize that regardless of which method you use... it's still going to wind up being converted to <mbp:pagebreak/> in the actual MOBI's markup. The above advice is for traditional MOBI, and the new KF8 format has not even been considered.

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