That said, it’s nice to open a book in KP3 to preview the enhanced typesetting. Read this for extra style sheet encouragement and instruction: Īs 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. 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. That’s why it’s essential to apply the character style consistently, so the single CSS adjustment will cover all instances. If you want to adjust post-export, crack open the EPUB and adjust the CSS. Not the most elegant solution, but it works. 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. Lastly, did you embed the small-caps variant of the font in question? Did you remember to create a media-query, for the KF7 fallbacks, as they can’t use the SC variant/embedded fonts? It’s worth doing, however, b/c the difference between an AZK file and a MOBI file, on iOS, is vast. Drag-drop the AZK file there, and then and only then can you open the AZK on your iOS device and see what it looks like.’ You open your device in iTunes, then navigate to the apps section, then to File Sharing, then to Kindle. You have to go through this absurdly torturous process of sideloading it through a hardwired (USB) iPad/iPhone, that’s wired to your computer/laptop, running iTunes. Then, and only then, will you get an AZK file.Īlso, you cannot sideload the AZK, either. Install KP 2.94, if ou are able (not notoriously Mac-friendly) and do it that way. Thank you in advance for any help you can offer!Īre you converting the ePUB–>MOBI using Previewer 2.94? Or are you trying to do that with KP 3.11/3.12? If you are trying to do that with KP 3.11/12, it won’t work. In export options, I selected Include Embeddable Fonts, and the Greek appears in iBooks and on my Kindle for Mac desktop app (and Previewer), but not in the Kindle app for iDevices or the ancient Kindle reader. So again, it isn’t just a style preference, but a requirement to accurately quote those authors. My second problem is that there are a few places in the book that use a custom Greek font, with permission from the creator, in quotations of other authors. Is there something I can do in InDesign that will cause small caps to correctly display in the iDevice apps? Or do I have to crack open the EPUB, add code, and zip it back up before I convert to MOBI? If so, what file do I amend, and what code do I add where? Worked on the desktop app and ancient Kindle (and Previewer), but not on the iDevices. I tried faking small caps by shrinking caps for those letters to a font size about 75% of the first letter (both as an override and as a character style). I tried removing the local override and creating a character style defined to small caps. However, the small caps are changing to regular font in the Kindle app on my iPhone and iPad. They are also appearing correctly on my ancient, original Kindle reader (and Kindle Previewer suggests they’ll look right on a Fire, but my order is shipping, so I haven’t tested that physical device yet). The small caps are appearing correctly in my Kindle for Mac desktop app. or A.D.), but the English word “Lord” needs to be in small caps in certain places in the body of the book to signal translation of a different Hebrew word than when appearing as the regular font “Lord.” So, this is not just a style preference for headings, but an actual problem for meaning in the body of the book. Not only do my paragraph styles for chapter titles and sub-headings use small caps (and some date references to B.C. Next time I’ll use character styles for everything from the start, I promise!) My main problem is small caps. (I’m sorry, Anne-Marie! I know you told me not to, but 99% of my formatting is converting perfectly, so I hope to save time with this book. In the InDesign export options, I am selecting Preserve Local Overrides. I use Kindle Previewer to convert to MOBI, and almost everything is right in Kindle. On my Mac, I export my book file from InDesign CC 2014 as a reflowable EPUB 3, and it looks and functions perfectly in iBooks (desktop and iDevices). The course by Anne-Marie Concepción, “InDesign CC: EPUB Fundamentals,” was incredibly helpful for my first attempt at self-publishing an e-book of a print book.
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