01-09-2018, 09:25 PM | #1 |
Member
Posts: 13
Karma: 10
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: New Zealand
Device: Kobo Aura H2O2 (H2O v2)
|
AZW3 made with KKBC (converted) looks terrible on Kobo Aura H2O
(Sorry if this is the wrong forum, this issue could fit several but I figured help with formats and CSS made this one the best fit)
I bought an ebook from Amazon, the only place that seems to sell this book in digital format. I converted to kepub (and later tried epub) and sideloaded to my Kobo using Calibre. When I went to read it, all the pages (except the cover) are shifted down and to the right, cutting off some of the text at the right margin and bottom. I used Calibre to edit the book and look at the styling. I see in the header meta tags, Kindle Kids’ Book Creator was used and every single page is actually a jpg set as a background image. I used to be website developer so I foo foo'd with the CSS some but I cannot get it to centre the page on my Kobo What can I do to get it to display correctly? |
01-09-2018, 11:19 PM | #2 | |
Bookmaker & Cat Slave
Posts: 11,447
Karma: 157030631
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Device: K2, iPad, KFire, PPW, Voyage, NookColor. 2 Droid, Oasis, Boox Note2
|
Quote:
Your only other alternative is a nightmare; do the scan/ocr of each jpeg page; get the resulting text; proofread it, then when you have the entire book, you can make a proper eBook from it. I don't know what type of moron would use KKBC, to make a regular book, but unfortunately, that's the boat in which you find yourself. There are idiots everywhere, and equally unfortunately, they will tell other people to use a program like KKBC, for a book like this. Idiotic, but...that's the reality. As you bought it from Amazon, honestly--I'd return it and demand my money back and I would CERTAINLY complain about the utterly inappropriate formatting. With any luck, they'd require the publisher to fix the damned thing. Sorry--wish I had a better answer for you. ETA: I wanted to add that oddly enough, I do not see this author's book available on Amazon, or any of her books in ebook format. That's quite peculiar. Hitch Last edited by Hitch; 01-09-2018 at 11:23 PM. Reason: Curious incident of the book not in the Amazon library... |
|
Advert | |
|
01-10-2018, 12:10 AM | #3 | |
A Hairy Wizard
Posts: 3,068
Karma: 18727053
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Charleston, SC today
Device: iPhone 11/X/6/iPad 1,2,Air & Air Pro/Surface Pro/Kindle PW & Fire
|
Quote:
|
|
01-10-2018, 12:51 AM | #4 | ||
Member
Posts: 13
Karma: 10
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: New Zealand
Device: Kobo Aura H2O2 (H2O v2)
|
Quote:
Quote:
Will get my money back and buy the paperback instead |
||
01-10-2018, 01:12 AM | #5 | |
Member
Posts: 13
Karma: 10
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: New Zealand
Device: Kobo Aura H2O2 (H2O v2)
|
Quote:
The German version is the only format on Amazon at the moment - the paperback and hardcover are also gone :/ |
|
Advert | |
|
01-10-2018, 01:46 AM | #6 | |||
Bookmaker & Cat Slave
Posts: 11,447
Karma: 157030631
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Device: K2, iPad, KFire, PPW, Voyage, NookColor. 2 Droid, Oasis, Boox Note2
|
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Hitch |
|||
Tags |
azw3 conversion, calibre, kindle kids’ book creator, kkbc, kobo |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Kobo Aura H2O 2nd Edition vs old Kobo Aura H2O screen dimentions. | iXPert12 | Kobo Reader | 1 | 09-18-2017 09:35 AM |
Upgrade to Kobo Aura One from Kobo Aura H2O? | Amiieey | Kobo Reader | 19 | 07-27-2017 06:33 PM |
Kobo aura h2o display on aura hd? | gezzer | Kobo Developer's Corner | 3 | 02-22-2017 10:32 AM |
Buy Kobo Aura and/or Aura H2O | kobayashi | Flea Market | 4 | 02-04-2015 11:03 PM |
Replacing Nook Simple Touch: Onyx T68 vs Kobo Aura vs Kobo Aura H2O | iNovelReader | Which one should I buy? | 0 | 10-28-2014 01:40 AM |