One advantage to all the methods that generate MOBI files is that if
the MOBI file looks good, the Kindle file will look good, since they're pretty much the same thing.
Not exact matches
mobi)
file to
look really good.
This needs to be understood because some
files look like
MOBI files but really aren't related at all, and so they most likely can't be opened with the same software.
I have a Nook and Kindle, and I'm
looking to downsize to one device... I'm sure I won't have a problem getting epub books on there, but will I have to convert
mobi files in order to read them?
You can only upload a single
MOBI file per title, so it needs to be designed to
look good in both b / w and color.
Therefore, after the ebook is converted to
MOBI, it will
look the same with the original
file.
You're
looking on average around the $ 150 mark for a complete format, giving you «
Mobi `, «EPUB «and «Smashwords
file» for these key channels.
I just export the
mobi file and can work on the draft on my iPad or just read it where it already actually
looks like a book.
Designers who need fine control over the
look of Kindle books should first buy Kindle Formatting by Joshua Tallent, and then be prepared to produce two separate EPUB
files: a
Mobi - specific one and a valid one for distribution in the other channels.
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MOBI File and How to Publish on Amazon KDP
The simplest way to get your e-book distributed as widely as possible and
looking pretty good is to: (1) read and follow the Smashwords Style Guide, (2) create a Word document with simple, clean formatting, (3) upload that Word document to Smashwords and let them convert it for you, and (4) take the
MOBI file that Smashwords creates and upload it to Amazon's DTP.
Providing a
MOBI file to Amazon's KDP system ensures that the formatting, table of contents, links, images, and other features all
look and function as intended.
If you're
looking for a tool to create ePub or
mobi files from your doc or docx
files, I highly recommend Kinstant.
Except sources in your country (
look for unprotected prc /
mobi files), you can visit one of those international ebook sites, which offer titles in languages other than English.
The
MOBI files it produced had serious problems with the graphics, which
looked just fine in other formats.
Because your images can only be 800kb or smaller and your
mobi file had better darn well be under 50mb if you don't want Amazon to slap a big ugly (well it's not big I guess, but it
looks scary and foreboding) warning on your sales page saying «Due to large
file size, this book may take longer than usual to download.»
I ask this because Amazon recently released the «Kindle Previewer» that allows me to import an ePub
file, spits out a
mobi file, and shows me what the work will
look like in a few of their readers.
I am
looking for a reader for my Samsung Wave 533 phone that reads both ePub &
mobi files... any suggestions?
mobi file, should downgrade kindle for pc to old version v1.17,
look at Downgrade Kindle for PC to v1.17.
There is a Preview function in the program where you can see what your book will
look like on Kindle devices and apps but it's a shame there isn't the ability to output a
mobi file which you could then send to your Kindle for checking.