Calibre quick start guide by John Schember

Author:John Schember [Schember, John]
Language: spa
Format: epub
Tags: - Divers
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

2.5: Limitations of conversion

Converting between e-book formats does have some limitations. One limitation of using a tool like Calibre is the inability to edit the e-book content before conversion. Calibre simply moves the existing content and layout from one format to another. Calibre is not a editing tool. If there are typos you wish to correct or layout changes you'd like to make, you will need to use a dedicated editing tool such as Sigil or Book Designer.

Another issue that often arises during conversion is missing or incomplete formatting. Not all e-book formats support the same formatting, so layout details may be lost when converting from one format to another. Formatting attributes, like bold and italics, will be preserved in most cases but complex page layout may not be. MOBI and EPUB both support complex formatting, so you won’t have to worry about this as much when using these formats. However, MOBI does not support all formatting supported by EPUB. Margins and fonts are two notable exceptions.

Finally, conversion will only shift what the input provides into another format. It will not add anything that was not already in the input to the output. If the input is poorly formatted, the output will be too.

There are some conversion options, Search & Replace and Heuristic processing that allow for some modification of the book's content. These options should be used with care. Since they modify the book's content there is the possibility of losing something by accident. It's best to avoid these options unless you know what you're doing.

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