Having problem; mobi2oeb then opening the html in BookDesigner

texasnightowl · 03-03-2009, 01:34 AM

So, I had an AZW file that had some format issues that bugged me. So, I de-drm'ed it. I ran mobi2oeb which generated the html and images folder and then tried to open the html file in BookDesigner. BookDesigner essentially just stays blank with a message at the bottom that says looking for styles, be patient, may take long time...exactly how long a time? I gave up and killed the process after a while.

At one point, I played with the settings and when I "unchecked" keep original format it did open almost immediately. But then as I began trying to edit it (delete some lines, etc.) it hung and became "not responding".

Any suggestions.

Vista Business 32 FWIW.

Brief update...if I understand correctly, BookDesigner utilizes MS Word for some stuff? I have Office 2003 installed. I tried using Word to open the html file directly and word hangs.

Andybaby · 03-03-2009, 10:05 PM

there seems to be something wrong with the HTML then, Open it in a Txt Reader (I Love Notepad++), and Strip out all the CSS at the top.

Oh yeah, and if you dont like the formatting of a file, contact Amazon and tell them, they will give you a refund, and pass on the word to the publisher.

texasnightowl · 03-03-2009, 10:27 PM

Oh yeah, there was something wrong with the html alright. I did open the html in a text editor. There were using "div" code for empty lines between paragraphs. Fine. Except, they weren't closing them on the same line. At the end of the file I had hundreds of "/div" s. Lines and lines of them. Once I deleted those, it opened much easier.

And yeah, for the first time I did contact Amazon and tell them to take it back because the formatting sucked. (I could have lived with the extra lines between paragraphs; 2 instead of 1 or 0; but by the third time a paragraph "broke" while the same character was still speaking, I was "upset".)

Andybaby · 03-04-2009, 12:51 AM

lol thats terrible.

im glad you got it sorted out.

was it a small publication or one of the best sellers?

texasnightowl · 03-04-2009, 01:07 AM

bestseller...Promises in Death by J.D. Robb

03-03-2009, 01:34 AM	#1
texasnightowl Guru Posts: 813 Karma: 2873645 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Device: PW5, Oasis 3, K4B(NT), K3/KK	Having problem; mobi2oeb then opening the html in BookDesigner So, I had an AZW file that had some format issues that bugged me. So, I de-drm'ed it. I ran mobi2oeb which generated the html and images folder and then tried to open the html file in BookDesigner. BookDesigner essentially just stays blank with a message at the bottom that says looking for styles, be patient, may take long time...exactly how long a time? I gave up and killed the process after a while. At one point, I played with the settings and when I "unchecked" keep original format it did open almost immediately. But then as I began trying to edit it (delete some lines, etc.) it hung and became "not responding". Any suggestions. Vista Business 32 FWIW. Brief update...if I understand correctly, BookDesigner utilizes MS Word for some stuff? I have Office 2003 installed. I tried using Word to open the html file directly and word hangs. Last edited by texasnightowl; 03-03-2009 at 02:47 AM. Reason: more info

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
BookDesigner HTML0 to clean HTML conversion utility	Pablo	Workshop	15	08-24-2010 01:05 PM
Calibre conversions not opening in BookDesigner	Ticallion	Calibre	5	08-06-2010 06:58 PM
Problem with BookDesigner Trying to Access the Web	QuantamPulse	Workshop	6	09-04-2008 01:41 AM
Problem with BookDesigner on large book	Megatron-UK	Sony Reader	6	04-07-2008 03:52 PM
Bookdesigner problem vs. html2lrf	alophind	Sony Reader	7	02-04-2008 01:20 PM

03-03-2009, 10:05 PM	#2
Andybaby Wizard Posts: 1,279 Karma: 1002683 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Device: PRS-700	there seems to be something wrong with the HTML then, Open it in a Txt Reader (I Love Notepad++), and Strip out all the CSS at the top. Oh yeah, and if you dont like the formatting of a file, contact Amazon and tell them, they will give you a refund, and pass on the word to the publisher.

03-03-2009, 10:27 PM	#3
texasnightowl Guru Posts: 813 Karma: 2873645 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Device: PW5, Oasis 3, K4B(NT), K3/KK	Oh yeah, there was something wrong with the html alright. I did open the html in a text editor. There were using "div" code for empty lines between paragraphs. Fine. Except, they weren't closing them on the same line. At the end of the file I had hundreds of "/div" s. Lines and lines of them. Once I deleted those, it opened much easier. And yeah, for the first time I did contact Amazon and tell them to take it back because the formatting sucked. (I could have lived with the extra lines between paragraphs; 2 instead of 1 or 0; but by the third time a paragraph "broke" while the same character was still speaking, I was "upset".)

03-04-2009, 12:51 AM	#4
Andybaby Wizard Posts: 1,279 Karma: 1002683 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Device: PRS-700	lol thats terrible. im glad you got it sorted out. was it a small publication or one of the best sellers?

03-04-2009, 01:07 AM	#5
texasnightowl Guru Posts: 813 Karma: 2873645 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Device: PW5, Oasis 3, K4B(NT), K3/KK	bestseller...Promises in Death by J.D. Robb

Advert

Advert