ext_25680 ([identity profile] photoash.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fanfic_ebooks2012-01-27 02:12 pm

LJ multichapter fanfic onto your ereader easily?

I have a kindle touch and I am trying to figure out an easy way to get LJ Multichapter fics into one epub/mobi file. I already use the epub conversion website so that I can easily get all the chapters into epub - but I can't find a way to actually combine them into one epub file.

I have tried Sigil and I can't figure out how to make it do this even reading the FAQ it just keeps saving one chapter at a time, even when I try to copy and paste multiple chapters from the files.

Does anyone have a good way to do this or am I stuck either doing large amounts of c&p or just naming a ton of epubs as Series: # - Title/Chapter... or using Instapaper to capture them all if they are unlocked and not age protected and get them that way which is messy but does work too.

Also while I'm asking - does anyone know if they managed to figure out how to create collections on the Kindle Touch since it's programmed different than the older Kindles?? I had been following that on the mobile reads forum but it's pretty technical discussion :/

Thanks in advance! :)

[identity profile] chosenfire28.livejournal.com 2012-01-27 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I usually copy/paste each page into a word document and save it as a PDF. Then I use calibre to convert it to a mobi a file. It's taking the long way around but I really like how it turns out :D

[identity profile] xcziel.livejournal.com 2012-01-28 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
This is how I work, too, only I'm converting to epub for my Nook ( I like to try to keep the art and dividers within the fic, if it's at all feasible).

I don't know if anyone else does this, but for single file fics I like the Safari Reader, which gives you just the text, cuts off comments, etc. and lets you save fic as a pdf directly to the desktop (or wherever) - convert in calibre and voila. It's especially nice for Dreamwidth, since it eliminates the LJ character limit problem. : )
Edited 2012-01-28 13:27 (UTC)