Hi All,
For anyone who has bought a digital copy, or is planning to buy a digital copy of my book, you might want to consider this:
It appears that Kindle doesn't automatically convert URLs into live links, so I have downloaded a copy of the HTML file for the text of the book, and I'm in the process of converting all URLS into live links so that readers will be able to simply click on any link to go there instantly. This will include the references in the back of the book that contain an URL.
Can anyone confirm that my observation about Kindle not converting URLS into live links is correct? I don't have a Kindle, so my PC doesn't display Kindle text quite like a Kindle, but on my PC, the URLs are displayed as simply URLs, (IOW clicking on them does nothing).
If this is correct, then I'll convert all the URLS and re-upload a zipped file so that in the future all links will be live. Presumably, those who have already downloaded a copy can re-download a corrected copy.
Thanks,
Tex
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Regarding Digital Copies Of The Book
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hi Tex,
Yes, I can confirm that there are formatting issues with the Kindle version. (I downloaded the first night.)
At present in kindle version you can't navigate to different chapters i.e. the only way to get around is to turn pages.
Also there are white vacant fields that initially that I took to be tables that didn't download. As I went further I realized it was formatting issues.
Realize it is a work in progress so no worries.
Brandy
Hi Tex....realized I didn't really answer your question. At present there are navigational issues/formatting issues in the kindle version. i.e. If I click on chapter 6 in table of contents usually the kindle version will take you to chapter 6. I'm unable to navigate around in my kindle version. Possibly I got a garbled download or something. Hope this helps. Brandy
Yes, I can confirm that there are formatting issues with the Kindle version. (I downloaded the first night.)
At present in kindle version you can't navigate to different chapters i.e. the only way to get around is to turn pages.
Also there are white vacant fields that initially that I took to be tables that didn't download. As I went further I realized it was formatting issues.
Realize it is a work in progress so no worries.
Brandy
Hi Tex....realized I didn't really answer your question. At present there are navigational issues/formatting issues in the kindle version. i.e. If I click on chapter 6 in table of contents usually the kindle version will take you to chapter 6. I'm unable to navigate around in my kindle version. Possibly I got a garbled download or something. Hope this helps. Brandy
Hi Brandy,
Are you viewing it on a Kindle, or some other device? That's exactly the way it performs on my PC version of Kindle. Joe posted that on his iPad, there are no vacant paragraphs (or unnecessary blank areas), but I don't know if he was able to navigate easily between chapters.
I'll try to remove the page formatting from the html file. Since Kindle doesn't use that anyway, it might be confusing their operating system. I should be able to figure out a way to add hyperlinks to the Table of Contents, so that clicking on a chapter in the Contents list will take you right to the chapter.
When you successfully add a book to Amazon, before you can even breathe a sigh of relief, the system immediately takes you to a Kindle Digital Publishing (KDP) page, where it encourages you to simply take the converted files for your book, which they supply right there, and re-upload them to KDP for immediate conversion to Kindle's digital format. I fell for that, but clearly, the digital books need different formatting, to make them work smoothly and conveniently.
I apologize for the problem — I should have known it wouldn't be that easy. I'll get there eventually, though, even if it means burning a little midnight oil. LOL.
Thanks for the feedback,
Tex
Are you viewing it on a Kindle, or some other device? That's exactly the way it performs on my PC version of Kindle. Joe posted that on his iPad, there are no vacant paragraphs (or unnecessary blank areas), but I don't know if he was able to navigate easily between chapters.
I'll try to remove the page formatting from the html file. Since Kindle doesn't use that anyway, it might be confusing their operating system. I should be able to figure out a way to add hyperlinks to the Table of Contents, so that clicking on a chapter in the Contents list will take you right to the chapter.
When you successfully add a book to Amazon, before you can even breathe a sigh of relief, the system immediately takes you to a Kindle Digital Publishing (KDP) page, where it encourages you to simply take the converted files for your book, which they supply right there, and re-upload them to KDP for immediate conversion to Kindle's digital format. I fell for that, but clearly, the digital books need different formatting, to make them work smoothly and conveniently.
I apologize for the problem — I should have known it wouldn't be that easy. I'll get there eventually, though, even if it means burning a little midnight oil. LOL.
Thanks for the feedback,
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hi Tex,
I have a traditional kindle from amazon and also have a kindle fire from amazon. I took a look and noticed the large white fields seem to occur after page numbers. The other thing that occurs occasionally is the text Alphabetical Index which is in the top right hand corner of some pages.
I prefer reading traditional books but my thought is someone who is newly diagnosed who has an electronic reader will probably order the electronic version as they can get delivery in minutes. Hyperlinks to chapters would probably help the newbies.
Great book BTW! Brandy
I read it the first night and don't want to give anything away! You did a great job listening to us!
I have a traditional kindle from amazon and also have a kindle fire from amazon. I took a look and noticed the large white fields seem to occur after page numbers. The other thing that occurs occasionally is the text Alphabetical Index which is in the top right hand corner of some pages.
I prefer reading traditional books but my thought is someone who is newly diagnosed who has an electronic reader will probably order the electronic version as they can get delivery in minutes. Hyperlinks to chapters would probably help the newbies.
Great book BTW! Brandy
I read it the first night and don't want to give anything away! You did a great job listening to us!
After my last post in this thread, I updated the table of contents with live links to the proper chapters, made live links out of all the URLs, including the references, and started removing the page numbers. Then I noticed the "Alphabetical Index" notation in the upper right hand corner of pages, and T threw the whole thing away. LOL.Brandy wrote:The other thing that occurs occasionally is the text Alphabetical Index which is in the top right hand corner of some pages.
All left hand pages in the book should contain the title of the book in the upper left hand corner, and all right hand pages should contain the name of the chapter or other section in the upper right hand corner. Obviously the Kindle conversion software somehow corrupted that, and I'm not sure that I can fix it. It's a major defect, IMO, and I may have to withdraw the book from Kindle distribution, unless I can figure out a way to correct that glaring error.
One of the problems is that they convert the files to HTML code, so an author has to edit HTML code (rather than good old plain text), and even if you use an HTML editor, some formatting issues are difficult or impossible to overcome, because the tools to do so are not readily available. I'll keep trying to correct it, though, because a lot of people seem to prefer digital readers.
Thank you for the overly-generous review.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
OK, I removed all the page numbers and the "Alphabetic Index" notation at the tops of some pages. I also turned all the URLs into live links (including the references) and I added live links to the chapter listings in the table of contents so that they will take you directly to the associated chapter. I think I've figured out a way to remove the unnecessary blocks of blank spaces, (the page breaks are all corrupted, since Kindle allows readers to format page length as desired) and I'll work on that later today.
I notice that when i made these changes, it somehow changed the font size of most of the headings. I hope it didn't distort them to an intolerable level. If the font sizes of the headings appear too large on a Kindle, please let me know.
I appreciate your patience,
Tex
P. S. All these changes are regarding digital version only — the printed version didn't have these problems.
I notice that when i made these changes, it somehow changed the font size of most of the headings. I hope it didn't distort them to an intolerable level. If the font sizes of the headings appear too large on a Kindle, please let me know.
I appreciate your patience,
Tex
P. S. All these changes are regarding digital version only — the printed version didn't have these problems.
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hi Joe,
I thought that Kindle had a policy that once you own a title, you can download it whenever an update is issued, or whenever you need another download. Maybe someone else here knows all the details for sure.
I think I've taken out all the unnecessary blank spaces by removing all the page breaks except for those at the end of chapters. (But I haven't uploaded that upgrade yet.)
I'm currently working on converting all the "doi" reference addresses to conventional live links, for the digital version, and I hope to add live links to the numbers tacked onto the end of sentences that are associated with the references in the back of the book, so that while reading, a reader may be able to click on the number, and go straight to the reference on the www without consulting the live link at the back of the book that links to that number. At least that's what I hope to do — whether or not I can pull it off remains to be seen. LOL.
Tex
I thought that Kindle had a policy that once you own a title, you can download it whenever an update is issued, or whenever you need another download. Maybe someone else here knows all the details for sure.
I think I've taken out all the unnecessary blank spaces by removing all the page breaks except for those at the end of chapters. (But I haven't uploaded that upgrade yet.)
I'm currently working on converting all the "doi" reference addresses to conventional live links, for the digital version, and I hope to add live links to the numbers tacked onto the end of sentences that are associated with the references in the back of the book, so that while reading, a reader may be able to click on the number, and go straight to the reference on the www without consulting the live link at the back of the book that links to that number. At least that's what I hope to do — whether or not I can pull it off remains to be seen. LOL.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Joe,
Here's one way to go about redownloading a book from Kindle:
http://www.simplehelp.net/2011/01/30/ho ... er-device/
You should be able to do it as described on this Amazon help page:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/ ... =200875610
Hopefully by the weekend I'll have the final version uploaded and active.
Tex
Here's one way to go about redownloading a book from Kindle:
http://www.simplehelp.net/2011/01/30/ho ... er-device/
You should be able to do it as described on this Amazon help page:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/ ... =200875610
Hopefully by the weekend I'll have the final version uploaded and active.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Joe,
I've redone the whole thing (removed all the headers and footers and page numbering) from the original DOC file and uploaded it. The amazing thing is that when I scroll the pages backward on a PC version of a Kindle, everything works great, with no blank areas. If I try to read it forward, the blankety-blank thing displays a lot of pages with only a few lines.
I give up. I suspect that anyone who wants to publish a book on Kindle, needs to use their application that they offer just for that purpose, because their conversion software leaves a lot to be desired. It still doesn't work correctly, even when everything that they recommend is removed from the original formatting. Maybe a real Kindle will work better, but I doubt it.
Don't try downloading it yet, though, because I notice that a few of the live links to references didn't convert properly, so I need to go through all the references and make sure that they all go to the correct site and correct the ones that don't. That will take most of my spare time today, I'm sure, because there are a couple hundred or so to check out.
Tex
I've redone the whole thing (removed all the headers and footers and page numbering) from the original DOC file and uploaded it. The amazing thing is that when I scroll the pages backward on a PC version of a Kindle, everything works great, with no blank areas. If I try to read it forward, the blankety-blank thing displays a lot of pages with only a few lines.
I give up. I suspect that anyone who wants to publish a book on Kindle, needs to use their application that they offer just for that purpose, because their conversion software leaves a lot to be desired. It still doesn't work correctly, even when everything that they recommend is removed from the original formatting. Maybe a real Kindle will work better, but I doubt it.Don't try downloading it yet, though, because I notice that a few of the live links to references didn't convert properly, so I need to go through all the references and make sure that they all go to the correct site and correct the ones that don't. That will take most of my spare time today, I'm sure, because there are a couple hundred or so to check out.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.