ePub generation issue

ckent · Post by **ckent** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:39 am

I'm trying to create an ePub from a Word document that I created. If I output the ePub file from Atlantis, and load it on to my Sony PRS-505, I get the error: "Page Error!" if I try to open the book. It also shows on the main screen for the ePub that the last page is "1" and not something like "2700".
I then tried saving the file in Word as a filtered HTML, and used calibre to convert that to ePub, and my reader doesn't have a problem viewing it.
Here is a link to the various versions of the file, hopefully someone can figure out the issue:
http://www.mediafire.com/?50nct896mpny6

Post by **Robert** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 5:31 am

Saved to EPUB from Atlantis on my system, “Complete Works - Plato.doc” displays normally in ADE version 1.7.2.1131.
Which version of Atlantis are you using? Which e-reader on your Sony?

Post by **admin** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 7:53 am

Possibly the problem is that one of the XHTMLs within the "Complete Works - Plato (Atlantis version).epub" is 291 KB large. The (old) Sony Reader has a limit of 300 KB for individual XHTML files. But possibly 291 KB is still too much.

Please click here to download the setup file of the adjusted version of Atlantis. It has a lower limit for XHTML files. Please run the setup, and follow the onscreen instructions to upgrade your Atlantis. Launch Atlantis, and try saving your document as eBook. Then load the EPUB file to your Sony Reader.

Post by **Robert** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 9:02 am

Saved to EPUB from Atlantis on my system, “Complete Works - Plato.doc” also displays normally in the Sony eBook Library Reader for Windows version 3.0.01.10191.
Maybe you should update the version of your Sony eReader?

ckent · Post by **ckent** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 11:44 am

The new file works great, thanks! So is this adjustment going to be made to future versions of Atlantis, or should I hold on to this version of the program?

As a side note, I noticed that my chapters had an additional blank page at the end of each. I was using page breaks, which I had always used before in my ePub output. I replaced them all with section breaks, and the blank pages went away.

Thanks again!

Post by **admin** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:20 pm

Any future release of Atlantis Word Processor will have this lower limit regarding EPUB XHTMLs.

You get extra blank pages because there is a paragraph end mark between a manual "page break" symbol and the following chapter heading. It is preferable not to use "page break" characters in such documents completely. Please see the following links:

http://atlantiswordprocessor.blogspot.c ... fully.html
http://atlantiswordprocessor.blogspot.c ... books.html