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Fonts malformed when extracted from epub files

I have an .epub from which I want to extract its embedded fonts. I've tried to unzip the .epub, and found the fonts in .otf and .ttf format in the OEBPS/Fonts directory; when I try to open some of them I get an error that says that they are…
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Need a Workaround for CSS Overrides

I'm working on an epub in Sigil. Things are going pretty good, but I'm puzzled by some kind of CSS bug. For example, I want all the fonts in the table of contents section to be sans-serif. So I put the following rule in the style sheet attached to…
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How can I read my djvu books on kobo aura one

It prompts me: no rendering component parsed this document, when I read my djvu books in kobo aura one. Oh, I installed koreader in kobo aura one.I think I should move a file to kobo aura one, but I do not know what this file is and how it…
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Can you use CSS to target iOS night reading mode?

Is there a way to target Night mode (or Sepia or Gray mode for that matter) on iBooks with custom CSS? I have decorative elements in my chapter headings that I would like to match with the text colors in the various modes, but as it is they are…
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Debug javascript epub3 code

How can I debug a script write in a epub3 .js file? The script in question read with an xmlhttprequest a file and do some operation with the extracted text. Parsing the file is ok but other operations no. So I'm looking for a debugger but I can't…
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Is isbn-us.com valid?

I'm still debating whether I should get an ISBN for my first ebook. I've learned that you don't need an ISBN for selling through Amazon. Apple iBooks doesn't require one, either, though it's recommended. To be on the safe side, I think it might be a…
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German TTS for kindle PC

Is it possible to listen an ebook with another language then english ? If yes, how can I switch to german for example ?
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Locating or Copying Epubs in iBooks

I made a mistake on an epub I'm working on. I discovered that I left my backup on an external hard drive at work. No problem, I have a "good" version in iBooks. But how do I access this copy? I was working in Sigil, and there's a particular xhtml…
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Keep image from Word to upub conversion

I have a lot of images in my MS Word non-fiction book. How do I keep them when converting to upub ? Thanx
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How can I highlight visited anchors in an epub?

Suppose I insert the following anchor in an epub... The first horses in America . . . Then I insert a link in the index... Horse, in America, 23 Is there something I can do to make the…
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Tricky Conversion

I'm trying to best convert my book to an e-reader format, initially for Kindle, but I really want something that will display on any e-reader. My book includes a mix of both English and Korean and many structured tables of data. It is something…
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Epub Software that Supports Folders/Subfolders

Does anyone know of any epub software programs that allow to organize your text files and images into folders and subfolders (other than Calibre)? I started out with InDesign, which, unbelievably, doesn't let you work with HTML. I then tried Sigil,…
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Overriding Device Styles

On some epub devices, you can change the background color to black, with the font switching to white. My iBook program allows four distinct styles. Is there a way to override these styles for particular elements? For example, I'm converting a book…
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Internal Links Between InDesign Documents Don't Work

First, a little background: I created a series of documents, each one representing a chapter in my book. Then I created a book and imported all the documents into it. It seems to be working OK; when I export it as an epub, I can page through all the…
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Can I use bold and italics tags?

I'm new to epubs; I'm wading through the InDesign tutorials and will then have to learn how to work with iBooks Author (and perhaps Sigil as well). Anyway, I ran into an unexpected snag in InDesign: It doesn't like bold and italics tags. As I…
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