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Turning a Manuscript into an EPUB with Contents and Cover, in the Right Order
When your manuscript is split into chapter files, the book's order comes from the order you select the fi […]
Generating an EPUB with Contents and Cover, Without Losing Track of the Latest Build
An EPUB is not always built just once. Fix a typo, build. Add a chapter, build. Which makes "which one is […]
Inserting Images in EPUB with Markdown Notation, Without the Usual Stumbles
To place an image in an EPUB, the manuscript carries notation of this form:  The name you […]
Missing Characters in EPUB: Where Text Actually Disappears
One route by which characters go missing before an EPUB is built is representability loss when a manuscript is […]
Making Your Own EPUB: What You Supply, and What Gets Built for You
When you build an EPUB yourself, the things you first decide and supply are the body, headings, metadata, and […]
EPUB Images Not Showing: Catching Broken Paths Before You Export
One cause of an image not appearing in an EPUB is that the relative path written in the manuscript and the act […]
Illustrations in EPUB: Deciding Where the Image Folder Lives Before You Add Any
An illustration goes into an EPUB by writing "this image, at this position" inside the manuscript. T […]
When an EPUB Comes Out Broken: Sorting Causes Instead of Guessing
When an EPUB looks wrong, four useful first checks are a writing-direction setting that does not match what yo […]
Finding EPUB Gaiji: Characters Shift_JIS Cannot Represent, Before You Submit
Historically, gaiji means characters supplied outside a standard character set; it is not a precise synonym fo […]
The Logical Table of Contents in EPUB: nav.xhtml and What It Actually Does
To diagnose an EPUB's logical table of contents, first check whether nav.xhtml is registered as the Navig […]
Editing EPUB Data: Getting Series and Volume Information Right Before You Export
When you need to change the title or publication date of an EPUB you already exported, you edit the settings a […]
Building an EPUB Table of Contents: Where Chapter Titles Actually Come From
The chapter titles in an EPUB's table of contents are copied from the headings in your manuscript. You do […]