KelliJaeBaeli
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Post by KelliJaeBaeli on Feb 28, 2013 2:15:22 GMT -8
I keep getting rejected for inconsistent font sizes. Problem is, the book is not fiction and it uses lots of block format quotes within the text, which are NECESSARILY different font sizes. This is intentional. If I didn't have these differences, then visually, the reader would not be able to tell where the block quotes are. How do I reconcile this with the limitations of smashwords' style?
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Post by Ted on Feb 28, 2013 10:36:46 GMT -8
Couple of thoughts.
Kindle handles block quotes differently than epub, so that is one consideration if you are moving from mobi to epub.
You may want to get Jutoh (commercial) or Sigil (free) or Calibre (free) and use it to convert your work to epub and see how it looks then. If it looks fine, the upload that epub to Smashwords.
Or...
Write to Smashwords support indicating why you have inconsistent font sizes for your non-fiction work, if you haven't already done so, and request they approve your work for Premium Distribution based upon your reasoning.
It's not so much the limitation of Smashwords style as it is the limitations of the various current ebook formats and ebook readers. Hopefully it won't be too long before technology catches up with the stylistic choices of authors.
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KelliJaeBaeli
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Post by KelliJaeBaeli on Feb 28, 2013 13:41:00 GMT -8
Thanks, Ted, for a prompt reply. I do use Calibre, but haven't tried to convert it to epub and upload that, yet. I usually use the Word Doc style I created for Smashwords. But will try that, too. And I did write to them, but maybe I should do it again, as I know they get really busy sometimes. I have the same issue with a memoir that included a handfont, (because it represented some journal entries), so will have to figure out how to do that one in acceptable text and still be able to set it apart from other text. I also get "inconsistent font size" errors when i make what was footnotes, into smaller inline text. The limitation on footnotes has been a real problem with nonfiction books where footnotes are necessary and endnotes don't really work. Anyway, hopefully, as you say, the technology will catch up. Thanks for your help!
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Post by Ted on Feb 28, 2013 16:46:10 GMT -8
Footnotes are handled really easily in Scrivener, so you may want to download the free 30-day trial and see how it works. You will have to redo any hyperlinks as I believe it imports MSWord files as RTF. You could try importing it in another format, PDF or HTML maybe.
Handfonts or other specialty fonts can be a real bugbear with ereaders. First off you need a handfont that is embeddable. I believe there is a thread or two on the forum regarding embedding fonts. Try searching on embed or embedding and see what turns up.
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KelliJaeBaeli
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Post by KelliJaeBaeli on Mar 3, 2013 18:00:06 GMT -8
thanks, Ted. Appreciate it!
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