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src/calibre/ebooks/mobi/debug.py

@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ class TBSIndexing(object): # {{{
                 if eof != 0:
                     raise ValueError('Unknown eof value %s when reading'
                             ' starting section. All bytes: %r'%(eof, orig))
-                ans.append('This record is spanned by an article from'
+                ans.append('??This record has more than one article from '
                         ' the section: %d'%si.index)
             return si, byts
         # }}}

src/calibre/ebooks/mobi/writer2/indexer.py

@@ -266,15 +266,15 @@ class TBS(object): # {{{
         buf.write(typ)
 
         if typ not in (self.type_110, self.type_111) and parent_section_index > 0:
+            extra = {}
             # Write starting section information
             if spanner is None:
                 num_articles = len([a for a in depth_map[1] if a.parent_index
                     == parent_section_index])
-                extra = {}
+                if not depth_map[1]:
+                    extra = {0b0001: 0}
                 if num_articles > 1:
                     extra = {0b0100: num_articles}
-            else:
-                extra = {0b0001: 0}
             buf.write(encode_tbs(parent_section_index, extra))
 
         if spanner is None:
@@ -299,10 +299,10 @@ class TBS(object): # {{{
                 extra = {}
                 if num > 1:
                     extra[0b0100] = num
-                if i == 0 and next_sec is not None:
+                if False and i == 0 and next_sec is not None:
                     # Write offset to next section from start of record
-                    # For some reason kindlegen only writes this offset
-                    # for the first section transition. Imitate it.
+                    # I can't figure out exactly when Kindlegen decides to
+                    # write this so I have disabled it for now.
                     extra[0b0001] = next_sec.offset - data['offset']
 
                 buf.write(encode_tbs(first_article.index-section.index, extra))

src/calibre/ebooks/mobi/writer2/main.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from calibre.ebooks.mobi.langcodes import iana2mobi
 from calibre.utils.filenames import ascii_filename
 from calibre.ebooks.mobi.writer2 import (PALMDOC, UNCOMPRESSED, RECORD_SIZE)
 from calibre.ebooks.mobi.utils import (rescale_image, encint,
-        encode_trailing_data)
+        encode_trailing_data, align_block)
 from calibre.ebooks.mobi.writer2.indexer import Indexer
 
 EXTH_CODES = {
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class MobiWriter(object):
         # Add some buffer so that Amazon can add encryption information if this
         # MOBI is submitted for publication
         record0 += (b'\0' * (1024*8))
-        self.records[0] = record0
+        self.records[0] = align_block(record0)
     # }}}
 
     def build_exth(self): # EXTH Header {{{