iBooks vs Kindle TOC

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    • January 16, 2018 at 11:43 am #101021
      Ronald Cox
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      I’m running into an issue with a nested TOC.

      On my Kindle it is correctly formatted:

      – Chapter 1
      – Section 1.1
      – Subsection A
      – Subsection B
      – Section 1.2
      – Subsection A
      – Subsection B
      – Chapter 2
      – Section 1.1
      – Subsection A
      – Subsection B
      – Section 1.2
      – Subsection A
      – Subsection B

      In iBooks it seems to only want to nest 2 levels, so I’m getting this:
      – Chapter 1
      – Section 1.1
      – Subsection A
      – Subsection B
      – Section 1.2
      – Subsection A
      – Subsection B

      Any help or ideas would be appreciated.

    • January 16, 2018 at 4:38 pm #101035
      Ronald Cox
      Member

      Just now realizing that the formatting went wonky here. Basically I only have a 2-tiered TOC in ibooks, but the correct 3 tier on the Kindle.

    • January 17, 2018 at 12:35 pm #101059
      Aaron Troia
      Participant

      Hey Ronald,

      Unfortunately all ereaders are not created equal, so some ereaders, like iBooks, only support 2 levels of nesting, while others, like Kindle, support 3 levels. Knowing this limitation I tend to try to keep my TOC nesting to about 2 levels, but I know that doesnt always work, especially with a case such as yours where that 3rd level that would easily help people dive down deeper to where they want/need to go in the book.

      Aaron

    • January 18, 2018 at 3:17 pm #101092
      Ronald Cox
      Member

      Thanks for the information Aaron. I searched high and low for TOC nesting support but couldn’t find anything anywhere. This is really helpful to know.

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