Breaks in Words

Drybonz · 10-06-2022, 01:57 AM

I read on a Kindle Paperwhite, and in my recent conversions with Calibre, I'm noticing a space dividing syllables of some random words. Is this a recent problem that has developed with conversion, or am I doing something wrong (as far as I know I'm following the same process I always have)? I would like to avoid ruining too many books, if possible. If you have run into this, and know of a solution, please let me know. Thanks for the help.

jhowell · 10-06-2022, 07:44 AM

I have not encountered this problem. Sometimes odd Kindle problems can be resolved by restarting the device.

If that does not work then it would be helpful if you share more information, such as that mentioned in the post How to ask a question about conversion problems. If you can convert a book that is in the public domain and it exhibits the problem on your Kindle then you could post the conversion log and the files involved so that others can take a look.

jhowell · 10-06-2022, 08:50 AM

One possibility that occurs to me since the problem occurs between syllables is to check your conversion setting for inserting soft hyphens.

DNSB · 10-06-2022, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drybonz

I read on a Kindle Paperwhite, and in my recent conversions with Calibre, I'm noticing a space dividing syllables of some random words. Is this a recent problem that has developed with conversion, or am I doing something wrong (as far as I know I'm following the same process I always have)? I would like to avoid ruining too many books, if possible. If you have run into this, and know of a solution, please let me know. Thanks for the help.

What format are you converting from? I've seen that happen with PDF conversion on more than one occasion.

Drybonz · 10-07-2022, 07:18 PM

Thanks for the replies, everyone. I am converting these from their base epub format into azw3 for reading on my Kindle. I had considered that it might be an issue with the hyphenation, but it seems like that would happen with every word, instead of just the occasional word. I also haven't made any changes to my conversion settings, but this issue has just started with the last several books.

kovidgoyal · 10-07-2022, 09:33 PM

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=186697

10-06-2022, 01:57 AM	#1
Drybonz Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: iPad	Breaks in Words I read on a Kindle Paperwhite, and in my recent conversions with Calibre, I'm noticing a space dividing syllables of some random words. Is this a recent problem that has developed with conversion, or am I doing something wrong (as far as I know I'm following the same process I always have)? I would like to avoid ruining too many books, if possible. If you have run into this, and know of a solution, please let me know. Thanks for the help.

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10-06-2022, 07:44 AM	#2
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,552 Karma: 84810789 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Device: Kindles	I have not encountered this problem. Sometimes odd Kindle problems can be resolved by restarting the device. If that does not work then it would be helpful if you share more information, such as that mentioned in the post How to ask a question about conversion problems. If you can convert a book that is in the public domain and it exhibits the problem on your Kindle then you could post the conversion log and the files involved so that others can take a look.

10-06-2022, 08:50 AM	#3
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,552 Karma: 84810789 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Device: Kindles	One possibility that occurs to me since the problem occurs between syllables is to check your conversion setting for inserting soft hyphens.

10-07-2022, 07:18 PM	#5
Drybonz Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: iPad	Thanks for the replies, everyone. I am converting these from their base epub format into azw3 for reading on my Kindle. I had considered that it might be an issue with the hyphenation, but it seems like that would happen with every word, instead of just the occasional word. I also haven't made any changes to my conversion settings, but this issue has just started with the last several books.

10-07-2022, 09:33 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,994 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=186697

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