04-13-2018, 01:56 PM | #1 |
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Oddities when converting a book
I produce my books in Apple Pages and then export as an Epub. I then bring the Epub into Calibre and export as an Epub again as it reduces the file size by around 20% (and so the delivery fees that Amazon charges).
However, when I do this, I get some oddities: 1) Strange line breaks In the following example, Calibre will split the above into two pages, so "series number" and everything underneath it goes on a separate page. Is there any way to stop Calibre inserting breaks. I've checked the options but can find any? 2) Table of contents at the end My books already have a Table of Contents at the start (when exported from Apple Pages), but Calibre inserts it's own Table of Contents at the end. Is there a way to disable this? Thanks for any help |
04-13-2018, 03:00 PM | #2 |
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Check your top and bottom margins in the .css file for each class on the title page and decrease the size of those margins.
Sounds like you might have the box checked for Generate ToC at the end of book in the conversion options. I'm not at my main computer, so I can't quite remember where it is, but probably under Common Options somewhere. Uncheck that box when you find it. |
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04-13-2018, 07:06 PM | #4 |
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First thing to do is dump Apple Pages. It produces some rather poor code. Use either the Calibre Editor or Sigil to make your ePub master eBook. Hand crafting the code will make it better and simpler code means it will work better. Also, you want to install the epubcheck plunging for whichever editor you use and you can validate your ePub.
Amazon might reject your eBook as they do not like Calibre code in eBooks being sold. So hand crafting your eBook means it won’t be rejected for Calibre code. Last edited by JSWolf; 04-13-2018 at 07:10 PM. |
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I was only trying to optimize the file size with Calibre as it saves a few pennies on the delivery fees. But to be honest, with all the difficulties I have encountered, I'd probably be better off just paying the pennies (especially as I don't really sell that many copies anyway!). |
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04-14-2018, 07:57 AM | #6 |
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You can optimize with Calibre. Go into the Editor and in the preferences (in the editor, Edit > Preferences) turn off Update metadata embedded in the book when opening.
You can losslessly compress any graphics. You can subset any embedded fonts. But the one thing you cannot do automatically is to fix the crappy code from Pages. This is why you should dump pages and hand code your ePub. |
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