diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/fb2/fb2ml.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/fb2/fb2ml.py
index b846d76a95..fad89612c7 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/fb2/fb2ml.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/fb2/fb2ml.py
@@ -355,10 +355,17 @@ class FB2MLizer(object):
 
         # Ensure what we are converting is not a string and that the fist tag is part of the XHTML namespace.
         if not isinstance(elem_tree.tag, basestring) or namespace(elem_tree.tag) != XHTML_NS:
+            p = elem.getparent()
+            if p is not None and isinstance(p.tag, basestring) and namespace(p.tag) == XHTML_NS \
+                    and elem.tail:
+                return [elem.tail]
             return []
 
         style = stylizer.style(elem_tree)
-        if style['display'] in ('none', 'oeb-page-head', 'oeb-page-foot') or style['visibility'] == 'hidden':
+        if style['display'] in ('none', 'oeb-page-head', 'oeb-page-foot') \
+           or style['visibility'] == 'hidden':
+            if hasattr(elem, 'tail') and elem.tail:
+                return [elem.tail]
             return []
 
         # FB2 generated output.
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pml/pmlml.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pml/pmlml.py
index b04aaacaec..506e18654e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pml/pmlml.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pml/pmlml.py
@@ -220,8 +220,11 @@ class PMLMLizer(object):
     def dump_text(self, elem, stylizer, page, tag_stack=[]):
         from calibre.ebooks.oeb.base import XHTML_NS, barename, namespace
 
-        if not isinstance(elem.tag, basestring) \
-           or namespace(elem.tag) != XHTML_NS:
+        if not isinstance(elem_tree.tag, basestring) or namespace(elem_tree.tag) != XHTML_NS:
+            p = elem.getparent()
+            if p is not None and isinstance(p.tag, basestring) and namespace(p.tag) == XHTML_NS \
+                    and elem.tail:
+                return [elem.tail]
             return []
 
         text = []
@@ -230,6 +233,8 @@ class PMLMLizer(object):
 
         if style['display'] in ('none', 'oeb-page-head', 'oeb-page-foot') \
            or style['visibility'] == 'hidden':
+            if hasattr(elem, 'tail') and elem.tail:
+                return [elem.tail]
             return []
 
         tag = barename(elem.tag)
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/rb/rbml.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/rb/rbml.py
index 8cf63e334c..c5b110c679 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/rb/rbml.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/rb/rbml.py
@@ -142,8 +142,11 @@ class RBMLizer(object):
     def dump_text(self, elem, stylizer, page, tag_stack=[]):
         from calibre.ebooks.oeb.base import XHTML_NS, barename, namespace
 
-        if not isinstance(elem.tag, basestring) \
-           or namespace(elem.tag) != XHTML_NS:
+        if not isinstance(elem_tree.tag, basestring) or namespace(elem_tree.tag) != XHTML_NS:
+            p = elem.getparent()
+            if p is not None and isinstance(p.tag, basestring) and namespace(p.tag) == XHTML_NS \
+                    and elem.tail:
+                return [elem.tail]
             return [u'']
 
         text = [u'']
@@ -151,6 +154,8 @@ class RBMLizer(object):
 
         if style['display'] in ('none', 'oeb-page-head', 'oeb-page-foot') \
            or style['visibility'] == 'hidden':
+            if hasattr(elem, 'tail') and elem.tail:
+                return [elem.tail]
             return [u'']
 
         tag = barename(elem.tag)
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf/rtfml.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf/rtfml.py
index 7f0a1856e4..40a2490fed 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf/rtfml.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf/rtfml.py
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ class RTFMLizer(object):
 
         if style['display'] in ('none', 'oeb-page-head', 'oeb-page-foot') \
            or style['visibility'] == 'hidden':
+            if hasattr(elem, 'tail') and elem.tail:
+                return elem.tail
             return u''
 
         tag = barename(elem.tag)
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/snb/snbml.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/snb/snbml.py
index a501de1ff0..1913c6f790 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/snb/snbml.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/snb/snbml.py
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ class SNBMLizer(object):
 
         if not isinstance(elem.tag, basestring) \
            or namespace(elem.tag) != XHTML_NS:
+            p = elem.getparent()
+            if p is not None and isinstance(p.tag, basestring) and namespace(p.tag) == XHTML_NS \
+                    and elem.tail:
+                return [elem.tail]
             return ['']
 
 
@@ -225,6 +229,8 @@ class SNBMLizer(object):
 
         if style['display'] in ('none', 'oeb-page-head', 'oeb-page-foot') \
            or style['visibility'] == 'hidden':
+            if hasattr(elem, 'tail') and elem.tail:
+                return [elem.tail]
             return ['']
 
         tag = barename(elem.tag)
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/markdownml.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/markdownml.py
index 79cfabf65e..39e3e08ec9 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/markdownml.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/markdownml.py
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ class MarkdownMLizer(OEB2HTML):
         # Ignore anything that is set to not be displayed.
         if style['display'] in ('none', 'oeb-page-head', 'oeb-page-foot') \
            or style['visibility'] == 'hidden':
+            if hasattr(elem, 'tail') and elem.tail:
+                return [elem.tail]
             return ['']
 
         # Soft scene breaks.
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/textileml.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/textileml.py
index 9b63386741..817ff01ad2 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/textileml.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/textileml.py
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ class TextileMLizer(OEB2HTML):
         # Ignore anything that is set to not be displayed.
         if style['display'] in ('none', 'oeb-page-head', 'oeb-page-foot') \
            or style['visibility'] == 'hidden':
+            if hasattr(elem, 'tail') and elem.tail:
+                return [elem.tail]
             return ['']
 
         # Soft scene breaks.
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/txtml.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/txtml.py
index 2320fbbbc7..155d21d77d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/txtml.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/txt/txtml.py
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ class TXTMLizer(object):
 
         if style['display'] in ('none', 'oeb-page-head', 'oeb-page-foot') \
            or style['visibility'] == 'hidden':
+            if hasattr(elem, 'tail') and elem.tail:
+                return [elem.tail]
             return ['']
 
         tag = barename(elem.tag)