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My EPUB converter alphabetized the chapters — the spine, not the zip, defines reading order

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A user sent me a 40-chapter technical manual they'd run through my EPUB converter. All the content was there, but the preface sat at position 14, chapter 3 came after chapter 12, and the appendix landed mid-book. Clean text, nonsense order. The bug was embarrassingly mine. An EPUB is a ZIP of indiv…

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  1. 2026-10-08 19:43 · DEV Community — AI
    My EPUB converter alphabetized the chapters — the spine, not the zip, defines reading order

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