Scrivener generated html to kindle experience?

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I am a complete novice when it comes to this, but I converted to an .html and I have noticed a couple of things so far. The Scrivener generated .xhtml files seem to have the following things that some instructions on .html to ebook recommend against:

  • use “pt” for font sizes rather than “em”
  • not designate that smart quotes (curly) should be used, but when I open my file in the web browser smart quotes do show up so I’m not sure what’s going on here.

Are there parameters somewhere for which conventions/presets, what have you :slight_smile: , Scrivener uses when converting to xhtml?

I know that after I look at all this, the next step is opening it in Carpelibris or something like that. :slight_smile: Any other tips on converting Scrivener generated .xhtml files to ebooks?

Thanks!

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It would be best to use some sort of program designed to take one format and convert it to another, like Calibre. However, have you tried just exporting to .epub/.mobi from Scrivener itself? Unless you have a very demanding layout consideration that Scrivener’s system cannot address, it would be easier to just let Scrivener make the e-book.