I added in the table of contents on Sigil

automa · 01-29-2012, 10:36 AM

The books that I read are free .ePub /.mobi files downloaded from Google Books and Archive.org. But it downloads with terribly constructed table of contents with most chapters missing. So I tried going over a book in Sigil and made the table of contents by highlighting each book, chapters and sections and clicking on heading1, 2, 3 respectively. But I don't know how to input the new .ePub file into my Stanza. I just synced my iPhone to iTunes to see if that would update my .ePub file, but no. Also one thing is I would like to preserve the highlightings that I made on the .ePub file while reading it on Stanza.

How do I get the newly ePub file that were edited with updated table of contents in my Stanza, and could I do this without it deleting the highlights?

Katsunami · 01-29-2012, 11:00 AM

Just remove the old epub from your reader, and then add it again as you did previously. If you use Calibre, remove and re-import the book. Then use Calibre to remove and add the book again.

Edit: highlights will probably be removed when you delete the book. They would probably be of no use anyway, because the new book has a new layout; the highlights will refer to locations that have been moved.

DaleDe · 01-30-2012, 01:57 PM

Be aware that ePub TOC created by Sigil is a meta file that is not part of the book. It is referenced in a separate file. Mobi needs an inline TOC that is part of the book and Sigil will not automatically create it. Using Calibre to convert the ePub to mobi will create this inline TOC or you can create it manually in Sigil by just modifying the existing inline TOC if present or build a new page in the book and build a new one using html links. (href)

Dale

Katsunami · 01-30-2012, 03:30 PM

Do you mean a separate file within the epub, or a file alongside? I've got quite some epubs, but they are just one file, while still containing a proper TOC. (I don't mean just HTML links, but a TOC that's treated as such by the reader.)

DaleDe · 01-30-2012, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katsunami

Do you mean a separate file within the epub, or a file alongside? I've got quite some epubs, but they are just one file, while still containing a proper TOC. (I don't mean just HTML links, but a TOC that's treated as such by the reader.)

Inside the ePub in a file usually called toc.ncx thus it is not in the flow of the doucment which is made up of .xhtml files (sometimes with extensions of html or htm). No epub is really just one file although they may have the eBook content in one file. They can be unzipped if you wish to see the contents.

Dale

Katsunami · 01-30-2012, 05:46 PM

Yes, if you mean it that way, then the TOC is indeed in a separate file (but still inside the EPUB archive). I think that most people will refer to EPUB books as just being one file though, not knowing that it actually is a renamed zip-archive with other files inside

Therefore if you refer to "seperate files", that may cause confusion.

DaleDe · 01-30-2012, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katsunami

Yes, if you mean it that way, then the TOC is indeed in a separate file (but still inside the EPUB archive). I think that most people will refer to EPUB books as just being one file though, not knowing that it actually is a renamed zip-archive with other files inside

Therefore if you refer to "seperate files", that may cause confusion.

Indeed. But the original poster said:

Quote:

The books that I read are free .ePub /.mobi files downloaded from Google Books and Archive.org.

which included both ePub and Mobi files. I wanted to ensure he/she understood the difference in that TOC is inline with the book on Mobi files but not inline with the book on ePub books. Sorry if I confused you by saying it was a different file.

Dale

Katsunami · 01-30-2012, 07:00 PM

No matter; I didn't really know the difference between the two TOC's myself

I just create the EPUB's with Sigil, convert the stuff to other formats using Calibre, and it always works. I've never given it a second thought to be honest

01-29-2012, 10:36 AM	#1
automa Zealot Posts: 110 Karma: 972092 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: iPhone	I added in the table of contents on Sigil The books that I read are free .ePub /.mobi files downloaded from Google Books and Archive.org. But it downloads with terribly constructed table of contents with most chapters missing. So I tried going over a book in Sigil and made the table of contents by highlighting each book, chapters and sections and clicking on heading1, 2, 3 respectively. But I don't know how to input the new .ePub file into my Stanza. I just synced my iPhone to iTunes to see if that would update my .ePub file, but no. Also one thing is I would like to preserve the highlightings that I made on the .ePub file while reading it on Stanza. How do I get the newly ePub file that were edited with updated table of contents in my Stanza, and could I do this without it deleting the highlights?

01-29-2012, 11:00 AM	#2
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	Just remove the old epub from your reader, and then add it again as you did previously. If you use Calibre, remove and re-import the book. Then use Calibre to remove and add the book again. Edit: highlights will probably be removed when you delete the book. They would probably be of no use anyway, because the new book has a new layout; the highlights will refer to locations that have been moved. Last edited by Katsunami; 01-29-2012 at 11:24 AM.

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01-30-2012, 01:57 PM	#3
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	Be aware that ePub TOC created by Sigil is a meta file that is not part of the book. It is referenced in a separate file. Mobi needs an inline TOC that is part of the book and Sigil will not automatically create it. Using Calibre to convert the ePub to mobi will create this inline TOC or you can create it manually in Sigil by just modifying the existing inline TOC if present or build a new page in the book and build a new one using html links. (href) Dale

01-30-2012, 03:30 PM	#4
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	Do you mean a separate file within the epub, or a file alongside? I've got quite some epubs, but they are just one file, while still containing a proper TOC. (I don't mean just HTML links, but a TOC that's treated as such by the reader.)

01-30-2012, 05:46 PM	#6
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	Yes, if you mean it that way, then the TOC is indeed in a separate file (but still inside the EPUB archive). I think that most people will refer to EPUB books as just being one file though, not knowing that it actually is a renamed zip-archive with other files inside Therefore if you refer to "seperate files", that may cause confusion.

01-30-2012, 07:00 PM	#8
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	No matter; I didn't really know the difference between the two TOC's myself I just create the EPUB's with Sigil, convert the stuff to other formats using Calibre, and it always works. I've never given it a second thought to be honest

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