07-16-2013, 02:29 AM | #1 |
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Kindle not starting on start
I have Kindle E ink (four button w/navigation button in center.)
All books I download to my Kindle, start where they are supposed to start accept mine. They even "Go To" Beginning where they are supposed to. I use Kindlegen compiler. I load the content.opf file to Kindlegen from the OEBPS folder. But when I open my ebook on my kindle it always starts on the page PRIOR to the start page. Maddening. I believe everything is as it should be. What am I missing or what do I look for? My start page is the first entry in the content.xhtml file. Prior xhtml files are the toc, reviews, title, and copyright xhtml files. OPF/Guide: <reference href="Text/content.xhtml" title="start" type="text" /> XHTML: <body> <h3 id="start"><a id="prologue"></a><span class="bold"><small>PROLOGUE</small></span></h3> CSS: h3 { page-break-before: always; } Semantics OK at "text" I am puzzled. I have extracted other books and the opf and xhtml coding are apparently set up the same way. The only difference I have found in one is the guide's title was "startup page". HELP Last edited by warenjc; 07-16-2013 at 02:52 AM. |
07-16-2013, 03:01 AM | #2 |
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Not a Sigil issue of course. Perhaps an option in Kindlegen?
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07-16-2013, 03:05 AM | #3 |
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Moved to Kindle Formats.
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07-16-2013, 06:54 AM | #4 | |
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<body> <h3 id="start"><a id="prologue"></a><span class="bold"><small>PROLOGUE</small></span></h3> Code:
<reference href="Text/content.xhtml#start" title="beginning" type="text" /> Regards Rubén Last edited by RbnJrg; 07-16-2013 at 12:34 PM. |
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07-16-2013, 07:24 AM | #5 |
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I say this with all the love in the world (and for the sanity of everyone beating their heads against this particular wall): just forget about dictating where the ebook initially opens. If Amazon doesn't like the location you've chosen, they'll change it. Readers who don't care; don't care. And readers who DO care will always back up to see if they've missed anything relevant.
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07-17-2013, 12:46 PM | #6 |
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Thank you so much to everybody. I WILL take everything said and try it. I have been beating my head against the wall for a month now. Thank you guys.
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07-17-2013, 12:48 PM | #7 |
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Several xhtml files. Starts in content. Thank you!!!!! Been beating my head against the wall on this one. Obviously I'm just learning. I'm off to try your fix. Thanks again.
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