Editing a .Mobi file is a lot more work than editing other files. You cannot just do an edit on the Mobi file. There are 3 steps to this process: Unpack the Mobi file Apply the edits to the files Repack the Mobi file For this you will need software and a knowledge of HTML […]
The other day I came across a challenge of how one edits a PDF – I had to make one small edit and reformatting the document was just not an option! If you have the original word document that was used to create the PDF in the first place then use this option – make […]
Some of the typical errors one comes across when uploading an ebook into Smashwords: Corrupted images: This probably means that your image is not a .jpg format. Your best option is to delete the image in your book and then insert it back into your document making 100% sure that your image is really a […]
Also a relatvely easy error to fix: attribute “vlink” not allowed here; expected attribute “class”, “dir”, “id”, “lang”, “style”, “title” or “xml:lang” Fix Open the document in Word. Save the document as a Web Page, Filtered (*.htm, *.html) – see below. Close the document. Open the HTML document with Notepad. Find vlink Replace – vlink […]
This error is easier to fix that you would think!!! Error attribute “clear” not allowed here; expected attribute “class”, “id”, “style” or “title” Fix Open the document in Word. Save the document as a Web Page, Filtered (*.htm, *.html) – see below. Close the document. Open the HTML document with Notepad. Find clear Replace All – […]
Yes another ePUB Error element “img” missing required attribute “alt” This error is caused by the images in your document not having ALT tags. You can fix this error in 2 ways: Option 1 Open your document in MS Word and click on each of the images. Select Format Image (see below). Select the Web […]
ePub errors are a nightmare to fix if you are not technical minded…… I will attempt to help you fix the more basic errors that you are bound to find when you start creating epub files. Error 1) The first one that you could find: Filename contains spaces. Consider changing filename such that URI escaping […]
The domain name mobi is a top-level domain (TLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name is derived from the adjective mobile, indicating it’s used by mobile devices for accessing Internet resources via the Mobile Web. The domain was approved by ICANN on 11 July 2005, and is managed by the mTLD […]
Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to represent documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating system. Each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout flat document, including the text, fonts, graphics, and other information needed to display it. In 1991, Adobe Systems co-founder John Warnock outlined […]
EPUB (short for electronic publication) is a free and open e-book standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). Files have the extension .epub. EPUB is designed for reflowable content, meaning that an EPUB reader can optimize text for a particular display device. EPUB also supports fixed-layout content. The format is intended as a single […]