Is there a way to push epubs to iBookstore moreover using iTunes Producer?

There is most likely an API working between iTunes Producer and the iBookstore, but AFAIK Apple has not published it. It is of course much easier for Apple to control a protocol— and change if needed—when you control both client and server sides (client: iTunes Producer, server: iBookstore). This keeps development cheaper than with a published API and it might even allow Apple offload some of the work to the client side that they don't want to re-check on the server.

If you are not willing to do repetitive work using iTunes Producer, I see two possible alternatives:

checkout if any of the iBookstore aggregators (approved or others) has an API you can use. Of course a commercial service costs you, reducing earnings from the list price down from 70% when directly dealing with Apple¹.
programmatically drive the iTunes Producer application to do the uploading  using the Quartz Event Services². This might actually be quicker to develop than trying to interface with an API programmatically.

¹ I am not sure if any aggregators have an API available. Earning will  e.g. be down to 63%  using Lulu; to 60% using Smashwords

² I have done that kind of automation, programming the 'driver'
for the .tiff to .djvu conversion in a Windows GUI application.


Alternative to Kobo to solve line wrapping problem

I also own a Kobo ereader.

From what I can see, the rather messy output that you get is probably caused by a badly formatted ebook file, being it .pdf or .epub. It is just a supposition, but I really think that this layout is not your ereader fault. If this is really the case, there is not much you can do about it, other than trying to find a better version of the file.

You can do a quick test by downloading a properly formatted ebook file (i.e. this freely available version of Dracula) and seeing if you keep having this problem.

Ereaders are mainly intended to be used with reflowable text ebook formats, like .azw for Amazon Kindle and .epub for the rest of the world; when acquired from legitimate sources, they are usually properly formatted.
Even if ereaders support the .pdf format, it is mainly for the sake of completeness, it is a format mainly used for fixed layout pages and is not really suited to be read from a small screen; whenever you can you should rely on the above-mentioned formats.


Body Text Formatting and Text Indentation for Kindle eBooks

You can certainly specify custom fonts for Kindle books; that's what section 3.1.9 is all about. Section 3.1.1 is only talking about the things that it mentions:

Forced alignment (because Amazon would rather force the ancient print relic of justified text throughout)
Body text size
Bold and italics on body text
White or black color for body text
White or black background color for body text
Oh, and customers say they like being able to change fonts, so maybe think about that before deciding to include your own fonts

The last point is the only thing that talks about choice of typeface, and it's purely advisory. Note also that  "body text" refers to the main text styling of the document, not any text that appears in the <body> of the document (which would obviously be everything).

As far as p.body {text-indent: 1.2em;} not working (that's my preferred value, anyway): I've not had that problem. If you can provide some of the relevant xhtml and css, I'd be happy to see if there are any errors I can spot. Using a CSS validator is also a great option.


Is it better to shut down my Kindle Fire or just put it to sleep?

In most cases, you will not need to shut down your Kindle Fire. The Fire uses a lithium-ion battery, which means you should be connecting it to your charger quite often. (Shallow discharges and frequent recharges are better for your battery in the long run than deep discharges.)

The only time you would gain anything from shutting down your Fire would be if you were sure you would not be using the device for an extended period of time (more than a couple days). In that case, the recommended charge for storing a lithium-ion battery is around 40%* - so you should discharge the device until it comes close to that amount and then shut it down.

* source


what 's the alternative to paperwhite in my old kindle?

The light used on Kindles is amazing since the light is projected down toward the screen rather than up in your eyes.  Amazon developed this technology and patented it (hopefully it will be sold to computer monitor makers one day), and it's basically equivalent to pointing a light bulb away from you rather than in your eyes.  This technology helps reduce eye strain (that burning feeling you may get if you stare at a screen for awhile), but it will still happen.

The Voyage has the same light technology as the paperwhite, however, they have added a sensor to adjust the amount of light projected based on the conditions of light around you.  This seems like a gimmick, but so far seems to be a great feature as most people don't change the light often, but when it's automatically done, it helps greatly, and allows for an even greater amount of time before you have eye strain.  The Voyage so far seems to be great, although there does appear to be a flaw in some of the screens (uneven yellowing of the page-you'll find lots of info from google), and of course there is a bit of a sticker shock associated with it.  Also, if you want a solution immediately, you'll have to wait with the Voyage as there is presently about a month wait if you order it today (11/4/14).

In regards to storage, if you're not putting mp3s on the kindle (something you would only do with the audio version of the kindle), then you should be fine.  I have over 600 books on my kindle with about 1/3 of the space left.  I notice that autobiography and non-fiction titles tend to take up more than fiction, so you may want to keep that in mind, but storage doesn't seem to be a ceiling that the average user, or even super user, hits.

In regards to your model and dictionary pronunciation, it's not possible.  The only way around it is to temporarily turn audio on, have it read that part of the book, then turn it back off.  The audio feature of a dictionary is incredibly amazing and important, but for some reason they didn't include that support in the kindle model you have (I had the same model).  I keep my phone near me when I read and use the dictionary.com app for pronunciation, hardly ideal, but it works.

As for light alternatives, I personally tried several clip-on book lights (name brands and cheap knock offs) and did not like any of them.  They added weight, got in the way, fell off easily, produced uneven light on the screen, and overall just made reading on the kindle clumsy and awkward.  I ended up buying a new bedside light as I was never able to find a nice mobile solution (until the voyage!).


Paperwhite error on open book, how do I get the error log?

I don't think they make an app for the PaperWhite since it would appear it is Amazon content dedicated and not based of Android because I recall being able to install error logging apps from Android on my Kindle.

Since this is a DRM free book I would omit the usage of Calibre.  That said I would download Kindle Previewer and browse the book for any possibly display issues and see if you can duplicate the error.

If you have found no display issues or get any errors when viewing the book through Kindle Previewer I would install KindleGen and unpack the .mobi file back to .epub format.  Then run the .epub file through IDPF validation.  If you want you could edit the .epub file in Calibre but I would do it manually, that's just me, and then you can use KindleGen to convert back to .mobi format.

If you find any issues and have paid for the book I would contact the buyer and inform them you have an issue with the .mobi file and would like a refund if you cant correct the issue.


Zoom problem in Kindle with .MOBI converted from PDF

It's likely that the CSS created by one of your conversion programs is generating a font-size attribute that is set absolutely (ie in pixels or points) rather than relatively (ie in ems or percents). Without knowing the details of the tools that you're using, it's unlikely we can give much concrete advice. However, if you can get it into Calibre you can probably produce an epub file, and once you have an epub file you should be able to change the CSS, either through Calibre or manually. Once the epub file is formatted to your liking you can use KindleGen (or Calibre, though I would advise KindleGen instead) to create a mobi file for use on your Kindle Touch.


Is there any e-ink technology that can display colors?

E-ink have had their Triton technology for a few years, which has been available in several commercial products: Hanvon color eReader, JetBook Color and PocketBook Color Lux.

I cannot find the reference, but IIRC there are multiple layers through which the light needs to reflect. Therefore the lighting conditions need to be better than for monochrome eInk displays.


The reader should just ignore it.

According to epub standard which says content should be valid XHTML or HTML5 and then  following the links through to the RFC 3987 for an URI section 2.2 a href begins with a scheme (e.g. http) and then a :

I would guess that there is a reader that preprocesses a file and this converts the JSON to a link.


This depends on where you are publishing your e-book, and is subject to change. With Kindle Direct Publishing, they require a minimum of 625 pixels on the shortest side and a minimum of 1000 pixels on the longest side, but they recommend 2500 pixels on the longest side. With Nook, they require that the height and width be at least 1400 pixels, and the file size cannot be greater than 2MB. I highly recommend creating your cover as a PNG file so that you can resize and save copies as JPG files so that they will be smaller in size.


If a publisher owns the rights to their own content does it become public domain if they go out of business?

The publisher does not own the copyright unless they create the work--the author does. In traditional publishing, the author typically gives a world-wide exclusive license to use the copyright to the publisher, though many small and mid-sized presses will only ask for rights to the areas or languages they distribute in. If the publisher goes out of business or the work goes out of print, the rights generally revert to the author. If the rights do not revert, they may get sold to creditors or other interested parties to help settle the publisher's debts. If the publisher goes under in a huge mess, it's possible that the manuscript will become an "orphan work"--which basically means that nobody is really sure who owns the copyright.


I don't think there is an official way to put footnotes, at least in EPUB2. What I do in the ebooks I prepare is to add an hyperlink to the note (placed in a chapter of its own at the end of the book, and to put at the end of the note another hyperlink which goes back to the original position. It's a bit ugly, but at least it helps readers (in the sense of people, not devices!)


Kindle paperwhite loses the Wifi connection all the time

This appears to be a known issue with the Kindle Fire. I'm assuming it is also an issue for your model. I would suggest that you just broadcast your SSID. Most people report this is fixes the issue. If you are not broadcasting it for security reasons, that is what encryption and password are for. If someone wants to break into your network, hiding the SSID is not going to what stops them from getting in. There are many freely available programs that can detect non-broadcasting networks.