tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631024772188885753.post5110940943877457958..comments2022-10-18T05:26:30.460-05:00Comments on CJs Easy As Pie Kindle Tutorials: Kindle Publishing: Kindle Default FontsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631024772188885753.post-33640458055700378492013-02-27T18:20:47.042-06:002013-02-27T18:20:47.042-06:00epobris,
What do you suggest then as a ebook creat...epobris,<br />What do you suggest then as a ebook creator if you want multiple files - epub, mobi, and kindle format? I'm creating in microsoft word, and I'm going to use Abode' creative suite.<br /><br />Calibre? Mobipocket creator? Sigil?Nick Pfennigwerthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02204742190693416532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631024772188885753.post-4417877963891839132012-10-27T03:39:22.601-05:002012-10-27T03:39:22.601-05:00document written other language fonts do get into ...document written other language fonts do get into problem while converting to kindle format. You end up with only jumbled up machine characters. No luck. see if somebody can help. Thanks<br />RamaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971383503539837679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631024772188885753.post-79420180590792471112012-01-09T08:59:21.262-06:002012-01-09T08:59:21.262-06:00Unknown,
Nope, I won't shoot anyone for using...Unknown,<br /><br />Nope, I won't shoot anyone for using Word, as I prefer it myself.<br /><br />To get Courier font instead of the Kindle default font, you might try Calibre... it's a free program that seems to be picking up where Mobipocket left off.<br /><br />It's a free download... just Google the name.<br /><br />CJCJ's Easy As Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08937190400653087716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631024772188885753.post-61610499247053851142012-01-07T22:04:57.411-06:002012-01-07T22:04:57.411-06:00I use MS Word to qrite (I know shoot me). I would ...I use MS Word to qrite (I know shoot me). I would love to know how you format text to use the mono-space font. I have code examples in my work and I can't figure out how to make them show as courier on the kindle without editing HTML which is something thatI just don't want to do. Please help!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14224122927536702131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631024772188885753.post-23024693429677079082011-11-14T16:13:44.433-06:002011-11-14T16:13:44.433-06:00The default Kindle font only "resembles Times...The default Kindle font only "resembles Times Roman" insofar as it has serifs. It's PMN Caecilia, a slab serif typeface. I have always thought it was a really good choice on Amazon's part. (Well, Lab126's, actually, the subsidiary that does the Kindle hardware and OS.)Thomas Phinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432856897419849483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631024772188885753.post-91415018115131845452011-07-14T23:44:14.902-05:002011-07-14T23:44:14.902-05:00Ah but if you use an EPUB (which I'm always go...Ah but if you use an EPUB (which I'm always going to make anyway, especially with tools like Sigil to help) Kindle Previewer automatically invokes KindleGen and creates the MOBI for you, saving it in a subdirectory of the location where the EPUB was located. All GUI, no command line, and it generates a log file to alert you to any issues. It's really very nice except for the oversized file problem.<br /><br />Calibre, frankly, is nice try but no cigar. It's conversions seriously mangled any but the simplest formatting. If there were an equivalent of Sigil for MOBI files I could fix things after Calibre produce a file but I could say the same if I had a deeper grasp of the coding side in general.<br /><br />Besides, if you're concerned about a command line tool being scary for the novices, Calibre is the GUI from Hell. It really needs an overhaul by someone with more design sense. That is one of the worst difficulties many FOSS projects face.<br /><br />There is zero chance of MobiPocket seeing any upgrades. Recall that Amazon bought the company several years ago. The team is devoted to KindleGen, Previewer, and whatever other tools they produce. Perhaps they have a plan for a complete turnkey suite to replace Creator but it seems just as likely they'll stop MOBI/PRC development altogether and move to EPUB, which has active development and far more tools (both by people Amazon doesn't need to pay) going for it.<br /><br />I'd be just as happy if they did. Making one EPUB and tweaking it for different venues would be a lot easier. There are some nice EPUB features I don't use because it means doing a lot of reworking for Kindle. (Some things like tables are actually supported by the format but not allowed because of how the Kindle does menus. It reduced resource requirements on the first Kindle model but was a bad choice for the long-term.)epobirshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584564334924010440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631024772188885753.post-48832651913342666172011-07-14T16:13:49.107-05:002011-07-14T16:13:49.107-05:00Well, you got me there.
I don't use Kindlegen...Well, you got me there.<br /><br />I don't use Kindlegen because, being a command line tool, it is a little too abstract for my usual audience of newbies.<br /><br />Have you tried Calibre? It creates fairly small MOBI and ePub files. If Amazon doesn't upgrade Mobipocket soon, I may switch to Calibre for my tutorials.CJ's Easy As Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08937190400653087716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631024772188885753.post-55859282062471237582011-07-14T05:42:35.439-05:002011-07-14T05:42:35.439-05:00This gets close to a odd problem I'm having.
...This gets close to a odd problem I'm having.<br /><br />It started with the realization that KindleGen was making really big files when converting from EPUB. Twice the size they should be. More specifically, as became clear later, oversize by exactly the amount of the EPUB file.<br /><br />One part of the book makes use of the monospace font to denote a computer display of the old terminal style. (It's supposed to be an 80s circa BBS being used decades in the future to circumvent technology restriction laws.) This came out perfectly in the MOBI file KindleGen produced.<br /><br />To try and shrink the file, I unzipped the MOBI and fed the bits into MobiPocket Creator to produce a PRC version. This worked well. Even better when I switched out the cover for an optimized version that looked identical but was less than half the size. So I now had a version of the file a mere 40% the size of the MOBI version.<br /><br />Except the font change was gone. Instead it was default text throughout. I looked at the files but I cannot find a meaningful difference. The HTML for the chapter loaded into a browser looks exactly as it should. The Kindle did it properly on the MOBI version but ignored the font change in the PRC version.<br /><br />Any ideas? Is this a PRC limitation? Is there a way to make KindleGen stop embedding the EPUB source? Except for the file size problem nothing else I've found works as well as KindleGen. Everything else tends to trash the formatting if it isn't utterly plain throughout.<br /><br />There is a Python script somebody wrote to remove the embedded EPUB from KindleGen generate MOBI files but it's designed to run from AppleScript on a Mac and I couldn't get it to do anything useful on a PC.<br /><br />Outside of that all I can find is a lot of complaints and no solution. Amazon has been utterly silent on the matter.epobirshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584564334924010440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631024772188885753.post-52849745851684361682011-05-19T13:51:48.825-05:002011-05-19T13:51:48.825-05:00I personally prefer the Courier New, 12pt font whe...I personally prefer the Courier New, 12pt font when I do my writing because, to me at least, it is easier to read and correct than Times New Roman.<br />That, plus it looks more 'old school', sort of like a typewriter. It's all about readability to me.TremoluxManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09685852047127008989noreply@blogger.com