For example, you could generate ePub and
mobi files using a combination of either Sigil or pandoc and Calibre.
You can create
MOBI files using the free Calibre (Mac or PC) or MobiPocket Creator (PC only) programs.
Mobi files using Calibre.
Why would I want to create
a MOBI file using Pressbooks if Amazon allows me to submit a Word file that Kindle will convert for me?
Not exact matches
Use it to convert the ePub
file to
mobi and then email the
mobi file to your kindle device or transfer it via USB.
epub
files can be converted to other
file types (
mobi, azw3)
using the for PC program «Calibre».
I posted about Jutoh in regard to creating ePub
files, but it also creates
MOBI files, and you can
use its WYSIWYG editor to tweak the resulting
files, if you want to fix any formatting problems.
Amazon's Kindle devices
use the
MOBI structure but the
files have a different DRM scheme and
use the AZW
file extension.
You can
use Calibre to convert to a
MOBI file.
The quickest way to convert a
MOBI file is to
use an online converter like DocsPal.
If you already have a program on your computer that opens
MOBI files, you may be able to
use it to save the
MOBI file to one of a different format.
Provide your beta readers with a copy of your book in whichever format they prefer, whether that's a
mobi or epub
file to
use on a tablet or e-reader, or a pdf that they can print out.
Even though they might be confused with
MOBI files, these are video
files that can only be
used with multimedia applications like Windows Media Player.
Pressbooks
uses Amazon's Kindlegen software to create the
MOBI export (which converts from the EPUB
file generated by Pressbooks).
You only need to
use mouse to drag the
file or catalog to the main window of the software, then it will be read and converted by the software automatically without considering it is AZW, AZW1, AZW3, AZW4,
MOBI or PRC.
So if you have Kindle for PC, you can
use it to read
MOBI files.
Page change speed (
mobi or epub
files, I do not
use pdfs).
It can export into ePub2 and ePub3 formats, as well as
mobi (Kindle)
files, ODT
files that can be
used to create a PDF, and even a text - to - speech engine that will create a computer read - aloud track.
One question I can't seem to find an answer to is — what program to
use to create the free
mobi file for the giveaway book — that is book # 2, the magnet book Can I
use scrivener + amazon's Kindlegen or do I need to create the giveaway
mobi another way?
ePub to Kindle is powerful tools to convert ePub to Kindle, PDF, Word, Text and Html format
file, it support both Adobe Digital Editions DRM and Barnes Noble NOOK DRM ebook, it also support ebook purchased from Google Play, Sony eBook Store, Kobo ebook store and ebook download in Adobe digital editions, support both ePub and PDF format
file, it is the most easy - to -
use eBook conversion software ever, decrypt DRM protection and convert ePub to Kindle
mobi, PDF, txt and html format with 1 - click.
Scrivener allows you to convert your work into all the
file types required by the different publishing platforms, including
mobi files for Kindle
using the KindleGen tool from Amazon.
Most ebook stores
use a
file format called «epub» - but Amazon / Kindle
uses a slightly modified
file format called «
mobi.»
If you have Calibre, the ebook management program, installed then you can get all the stories you want via this Downloader and choose
MOBI files which you can
use with your Kindle.
I definitely don't want to hobble my
MOBI files BUT I have noticed that when
using coresource to push
files to Amazon, Amazon is validating against ePUB 2.0 specs, not 3.0 — leading to errors and warnings being raised for
files that are styled to ePUB 3.0 or 3.1.
Download the free app Calibre and
use it to convert ePub
files to
Mobi.
The Kindle platform
uses a proprietary format, a
MOBI file, that can only be read on a Kindle device or app.
It
used to be that a
MOBI file was the only
file Amazon would accept to publish in the Kindle ebookstore.
Here is why: Pressbooks
uses Amazon's Kindlegen software to create the
MOBI export (which converts from the EPUB
file generated by
Haven't come across anything that tells us, for example, how to
use the
mobi software... I spoke with a professional programmer yesterday who said even he can't figure out how to get a tranferrable
file (to submit to Kindle) out of the program.
I now
use word 2013 and I do wish that they had a feature that made epub and
mobi files.
I don't understand why not but any way I
use Jutoh to make my epub and
mobi files and it works pretty good.
They get modified for some
file formats, most notably Kindle, which is based on an earlier format (
mobi)
used for handheld devices.
Amazon is the only place that
uses a
Mobi file... Amazon has their own numbering system... therefore your
Mobi file does not need a separate ISBN.
Downloaded eBooks and PDFs — If you download a
MOBI ebook or PDF with the web browser and want it to show up on the homescreen carrousel and in the personal documents section, you need to
use a
file manager (# 20) to move the downloaded
file from the «Download» folder to the «Documents» folder.
epub
file to
Mobi format
using Calibre, here is tutorial.
The
MOBI file is
used on Kindle devices or a Kindle reading app.
Then we create clean EPUB and
MOBI files by hand — coding,
using more semantic mark - up, following industry best practices, and doing extensive QA afterward.
There is a
mobi file for Kindle users AND an e-pub for anyone
using a Nook, iBooks or Kobo program ☺
However, the two processes do share their final step:
using Calibre to produce the final
mobi (Kindle) and epub (every other marketplace)
files
Amazon is
MOBI with DRM, however they
use Adobe key encryption so
using Adobe Digital Editions and standard decrypt software, it is very simple to download the
MOBI file with the Kindle PC and then add to Calibri library for decryption and load into library.
The best way to read
Mobi files on your iPad, which does not support the
Mobi format, is to
use a program like Calibre E-Book Management Software to convert the
Mobi files to ePub format.
And since the Kindle
uses Mobi files, we can probably find books elsewhere in
Mobi format.
I
used Odesk and paid someone $ 44 to format my manuscript for CreateSpace AND Kindle eBook (
Mobi)
file and they did a great job.
Amazon's
use of a modified version of
Mobi for the Kindle makes this
file format one of the most widely
used for e-books.
There are no license fees or copyright restrictions related to producing and
using Kindle (
mobi) or EPUB
files.
Upload your book
file (DOCX is best, but you can also
use HTML, RTF and PDF) fill out the info, click the button, and download your Epub (for Barnes and Noble, Kobo and most other ebook sites) and / or
Mobi file (for Amazon Kindle).
ePub to PDF is to convert DRM or DRM - free ePub to PDF, Kindle, Word, Text and Html format
file, read purchased ebook in any device, it support both Adobe Digital Editions DRM and Barnes Noble NOOK DRM ebook, it also support ebook purchased from Google Play, Sony eBook Store, Kobo ebook store and ebook download in Adobe digital editions, it support ePub and PDF format
file, it is the most easy - to -
use eBook conversion software ever, decrypt DRM protection and convert ePub to PDF,
Mobi, rtf, txt and html format with 1 - click.
ePub Converter is powerful tools to convert DRM or noDRM ePub to PDF, Kindle, Word, Text and Html format
file, it support both Adobe Digital Editions DRM and Barnes Noble NOOK DRM ebook, it also support ebook purchased from Google Play, Sony eBook Store, Kobo ebook store and ebook download in Adobe digital editions, it support ePub and PDF format
file, it is the most easy - to -
use eBook conversion software ever, decrypt DRM protection and convert ePub to PDF,
Mobi, rtf, txt and html format with 1 - click.
Using the same exact information you copied from your Bookbaby listing and upload the same book cover and the
mobi eBook
file.
When I want to create a
mobi file that I can upload to Amazon, I prefer to
use eCub or Jutoh, because you can
use Amazon's kindlegen tool with them.