diff --git a/fanficfare/epubutils.py b/fanficfare/epubutils.py
index 1cd88ce2..804f3bce 100644
--- a/fanficfare/epubutils.py
+++ b/fanficfare/epubutils.py
@@ -265,20 +265,20 @@ def reset_orig_chapters_epub(inputio,outfile):
                 chapterorigtitle = None
                 tag = soup.find('meta',{'name':'chapterorigtitle'})
                 if tag:
-                    chapterorigtitle = tag['content']
+                    chapterorigtitle = tag['content'].replace('"','"')
 
                 # toctitle is separate for add_chapter_numbers:toconly users.
                 chaptertoctitle = None
                 tag = soup.find('meta',{'name':'chaptertoctitle'})
                 if tag:
-                    chaptertoctitle = tag['content']
+                    chaptertoctitle = tag['content'].replace('"','"')
                 elif chapterorigtitle:
                     chaptertoctitle = chapterorigtitle
 
                 chaptertitle = None
                 tag = soup.find('meta',{'name':'chaptertitle'})
                 if tag:
-                    chaptertitle = tag['content']
+                    chaptertitle = tag['content'].replace('"','"')
 
                 if chaptertitle and chapterorigtitle and chapterorigtitle != chaptertitle:
                     origdata = data
diff --git a/fanficfare/writers/writer_epub.py b/fanficfare/writers/writer_epub.py
index 43645717..4d0fea3a 100644
--- a/fanficfare/writers/writer_epub.py
+++ b/fanficfare/writers/writer_epub.py
@@ -658,11 +658,14 @@ div { margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; }
             if chap.html:
                 logger.debug('Writing chapter text for: %s' % chap.title)
                 vals={'url':removeEntities(chap.url),
-                      'chapter':chap.title,
-                      'origchapter':chap.origtitle,
-                      'tocchapter':chap.toctitle,
+                      'chapter':removeEntities(chap.title),
+                      'origchapter':removeEntities(chap.origtitle),
+                      'tocchapter':removeEntities(chap.toctitle),
                       'index':"%04d"%(index+1),
                       'number':index+1}
+                # escape double quotes in all vals.
+                for k,v in vals.items():
+                    if isinstance(v,basestring): vals[k]=v.replace('"','"')
                 fullhtml = CHAPTER_START.substitute(vals) + \
                     chap.html + CHAPTER_END.substitute(vals)
                 # ffnet(& maybe others) gives the whole chapter text