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OPF-071Critical Ingestion Error

Index collections must only contain resources pointing to XHTML Con...

Index collections must only contain resources pointing to XHTML Content Documents.

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What This Error Means in Plain English

EPUBCheck detected Index collections must only contain resources pointing to XHTML Content Documents.. Digital reading systems and bookstores require standard conformance to ensure compatibility across all reading apps.

Why Retailers & EAA Regulations Block This File

Automated book distributors (Apple Books, Amazon KDP, Kobo, and IngramSpark) run strict EPUBCheck validation on ingest and reject non-compliant files.

Technical Specification: W3C EPUBCheck rule OPF-071: Index collections must only contain resources pointing to XHTML Content Documents.

Manual Fix Instructions (for Sigil / Calibre)

  1. Locate the file and line flagged under rule OPF-071 in your EPUB editor (Sigil or Calibre).
  2. Apply the required syntax correction matching the OPF-071 specification.
  3. Re-pack and validate with PreFlight EPUB to confirm zero residual errors.