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  • July 14, 2017 at 11:58 am in reply to: Small caps in Kindle apps on iDevices #96068
    Kevin Callahan
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    HI, I imagine the small-caps problem has been solved by now, but just in case: a fail-safe way to create small caps is to type in as ALL CAPS and apply a character style that reduces by your chosen percentage to simulate small caps. Not the most elegant solution, but it works.

    If you want to adjust post-export, crack open the EPUB and adjust the CSS.

    That’s why it’s essential to apply the character style consistently, so the single CSS adjustment will cover all instances. You don’t want to be messing with the id-generated-override-style-whateverthenameis-whatsfordinner class that InDesign will generate if you don’t use stylesheets.

    Read this for extra style sheet encouragement and instruction: https://epubsecrets.com/prepping-an-indesign-file-for-epub.php

    As for using Kindle Previewer 3, I’ve heard reports (from Laura Brady) that it may introduce errors that show up only after upload to Amazon; so it’s preferable to stick with KP 2.94. That said, it’s nice to open a book in KP3 to preview the enhanced typesetting.

    It is possible to create an .azk from within KP3. After you wait a day or two to open an EPUB or MOBI in KP3 (it is really, really slow), go to File / Export, and choose Books (.azk) from the pull-down menu next to File Format. That will take another day or two. A box will open with a link that takes you to your .azk file.

    To sideload the .azk onto your iPad or iPhone, I wrote up the procedure in epubsecrets a while back: https://epubsecrets.com/how-to-sideload-a-kindle-file-to-ios-ipad-iphone-ipod-touch.php

    September 8, 2015 at 7:48 am in reply to: Page anchor not found #77965
    Kevin Callahan
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    MIchael, you’re halfway there using the method you describe to create the TOC.

    You can insert the created TOC text in place in the InDesign document. I often add it as a standalone, unthreaded page, after the Title Page. If the Title Page and TOC are the first, unthreaded, pages in the document, the EPUB export will make those 2 the first pages of your EPUB. (The reason your TOC is showing up at the end of the EPUB is probably because your whole book is threaded EXCEPT for the TOC; InDesign exports the first text box it finds moving in from the top left corner of a page, and includes that box’s entire thread of text, even if it’s 300 pages, until it moves on to the next text box on the page).

    There’s another approach: when exporting a document in which you’ve let InDesign create a TOC, point to that TOC in the export to epub dialog box. It’s in the first screen of the export process; in CC2015 it’s under Navigation TOC. This will generate the toc.xhtml, which is used for device navigation. But, you can also use it as your live, in-book TOC if you add it in order to the spine in the content.opf.

    Whichever method you use, make sure you have Landmarks designated in the toc.xhtml. Here’s a link explaining them: https://ebookflightdeck.com/handbook/landmarks

    April 3, 2015 at 1:08 pm in reply to: Magazine InDesign to Kindle (April 2015) #74390
    Kevin Callahan
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    Thanks for all that info, Kathryn. I’m glad you’re able to establish that successful workflow.

    When I’m explaining this material I try to keep to what’s written in guidelines, if they exist. In this case the Kindle Guidelines are pretty detailed.

    I do that so I can flesh out and describe what’s in the Guidelines. If I presented methods that are different from what the retailers *say* they want, then I’ll get lots of questions about why I’m not following the guidelines. I’m glad to hear your different results, and hope that readers of the article will be encouraged to try different routes to their final MOBI.

    I think we’re all pretty used to seeing items in guidelines while knowing they are not completely supported, or workable, or true at all. That’s why this community is so valuable, and why experimenting and testing are vital.

    Kevin.

    April 3, 2015 at 6:41 am in reply to: Magazine InDesign to Kindle (April 2015) #74360
    Kevin Callahan
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    HI Kathryn, thanks for writing. You’re right: some EPUBs uploaded and converted to MOBI by Amazon work out just fine. But I’d rather upload a file that I’ve created instead of relying on someone else to do it; I want to have my hands on a file as long as I can. This way, I can preview what will be for sale before uploading, and not be wondering if something in Amazon’s conversion went wrong. As Anne-Marie said, straightforward, text-mostly books are safer to leave to Amazon to do the converting, while anything with any kind of complicated layout issues can be more problematic.

    I’m wondering: if you’re using KindleGen and then going back to (maybe) do some touch-up work, why don’t you supply your own MOBI, since you already have it on hand?

    Kevin.

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