Does Calibre try to preserve print-edition page numbers when converting KFX to EPUB

dannydav709 · Yesterday, 03:39 PM

As the title says. What is the current status regarding the preservation of print-edition page numbers when converting an original/official KFX file that contains those page numbers, into EPUB. What about vise versa, an original EPUB that contains print-edition page numbers, when converted to KFX?

If not calibre, is there other software that can accomplish this?

JSWolf · Today, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by dannydav709

As the title says. What is the current status regarding the preservation of print-edition page numbers when converting an original/official KFX file that contains those page numbers, into EPUB. What about vise versa, an original EPUB that contains print-edition page numbers, when converted to KFX?

If not calibre, is there other software that can accomplish this?

There is no other software to convert KFX to ePub.

enuddleyarbl · Today, 09:10 AM

I'm almost completely clueless about this, but my general thoughts on page numbers in ebooks is that, in an absolute sense, they don't exist. In something like a PDF, yes, there will be absolute pages. But, a KFX/EPUB/etc.., pages will be a product of fonts, font sizes, margins, headers, footers, etc.. Unless all of those are fixed in the CSS/HTML of the book, they'll be changeable in an ereader. So, page numbers will change.

Now, if the ebook has set up page numbers to match a physical book with ids and parts of the spine (? my ignorance is really showing here ?), I'm pretty sure Calibre doesn't rip those things out. So, I'd think page numbers in that sense will continue to exist.

Yesterday, 03:39 PM	#1
dannydav709 Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kindle PW5	Does Calibre try to preserve print-edition page numbers when converting KFX to EPUB As the title says. What is the current status regarding the preservation of print-edition page numbers when converting an original/official KFX file that contains those page numbers, into EPUB. What about vise versa, an original EPUB that contains print-edition page numbers, when converted to KFX? If not calibre, is there other software that can accomplish this?

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Today, 09:10 AM	#3
enuddleyarbl Guru Posts: 783 Karma: 1538394 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kobo Sage	I'm almost completely clueless about this, but my general thoughts on page numbers in ebooks is that, in an absolute sense, they don't exist. In something like a PDF, yes, there will be absolute pages. But, a KFX/EPUB/etc.., pages will be a product of fonts, font sizes, margins, headers, footers, etc.. Unless all of those are fixed in the CSS/HTML of the book, they'll be changeable in an ereader. So, page numbers will change. Now, if the ebook has set up page numbers to match a physical book with ids and parts of the spine (? my ignorance is really showing here ?), I'm pretty sure Calibre doesn't rip those things out. So, I'd think page numbers in that sense will continue to exist.

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