That $ 228
gets you a Mobi file and an ePub file.
With each «buy direct» purchase,
you get both a mobi file (for the Kindle and Kindle apps) and an EPUB file (for most other ereading devices and ereading apps).
So, how do
you get a MOBI file?
Not exact matches
Slightly surprised that draft2digital.com didn't
get a mention, because they will produce a print ready pdf as well as a
mobi and an epub
file, their royalty rates are good and they throw in some extra features like an integrated email shot and automated «also by» pages.
If you're sure that you do have a
MOBI file but it's still not opening or converting with the tools from above, see
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I have a whole bunch of
Mobi files that I
got from the defunct Fictionwise several years ago.
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?
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.
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.
The plus point of changing your
file into a
MOBI format is that you can have the option to place it straight onto your device in the documents section, email it to your device with your special Kindle email address (you can find this in your Amazon account settings) OR
get it directly from your web browser if you save it into a Dropbox folder.
You can
get it fixed up properly but then you will have to create a KF8
file instead of a traditional
MOBI file — but that will mean that you will be cutting out all those readers with older Kindle devices.
They
get modified for some
file formats, most notably Kindle, which is based on an earlier format (
mobi) used for handheld devices.
However, keep in mind that you won't
get a
mobi or EPUB
file.
-- You can offer as many or as little different formats as you like (many of my e-book customers buy through my store so that they can
get a PDF version although I also have the
mobi & epub
files available as well).
You can
get them in EPUB, PDA,
Mobi, and TXT
files.
If you have printer - ready
files for your book — a cover and book interior in PDF form — as well as e-book
files (EPUB or
MOBI), then you can
get your book available on sale within roughly 24 to 72 hours, depending on the distributor or retailer you choose.
Upgrade your books to a PDF+EBOOK Pro package by Sunday, Aug. 30, at midnight EST, and
get promo - free EPUB,
MOBI and PDF
files for only $ 59.
Post and run an ebook Giveaway on LibraryThing with hopes of
getting more reviews for your book (we will need an epub, pdf of
mobi file of your book for this promotion)
Send me a
mobi file and I'll
get it to my reader, no problem, but that's not most of the world.
I
got to this page, though, by searching for «wool epub», since my e-Reader of choice only has very basic support for
mobi files.
Mobi for Kindle and ePUb for the others and I'll
get the
file to you.
It was easier to
get started and build an audience quicker in the Kindle Unlimited world, where borrows counted as sales insofar as Amazon sales rankings were calculated, and quite frankly, it's easier to just have to make
mobi files and worry about uploading and making changes in one place.
Today, you will
get taught on how to load PDF and
MOBI files on your Kindle Paperwhite 2 with Calibre, Dropbox and Windows Explorer.
The
MOBI file gets converted to Amazon's format when you upload it.
After all, only
mobi files are sold on Amazon, and only epub
files are sold other places — so there's never any confusion of the type of
file you're
getting.
This
mobi file size is NOT what KDP uses to calculate the delivery fee; rather it uses the size of the component that
gets delivered to the reader.
mobi file you just created, you'll have to
get an extension on your web browser, or download some free ereading software.
You'll
get both
mobi and epub
files and will see the eBook once for design revisions before final approval.
But by loading the
file into Calibre, highlighting it, selecting Convert Books and
MOBI Output, then
getting rid of the «[DOC]» tag in the «Personal Doc tag» field, and selecting «OK», it'll be converted and should appear in the Books section of your tablet.
But you can
get truly beautiful PDF, EPUB and
MOBI files on your own to upload for distribution.
Using KindleGen with a source EPUB is the best way to
get a professional
MOBI / KF8
file.
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.
If you are a perfectionist who isn't afraid to
get her hands dirty with some nerdiness, this section discusses the actual structure of an EPUB
file and how to convert EPUB
files into a
MOBI / KF8 eBook with the Amazon.com KindleGen program.
ePub, PDF, and
MOBI, not to mention a number of other image and text
files), making it a better choice if you
get your reading material from other sources.
There is one alarming feedback from his readers that they still do not know how to «sideload»
MOBI file if they
get the eBook
file directly from him.
Since most of these books start off life as print books,
getting your book ready for life as an ebook is a matter of converting the print
files to ebook formats like
Mobi and ePub.
That said, the Aura H2O supports more
file formats (ePub, PDF, and
MOBI, not to mention a number of other image and text
files), making it a better choice if you
get your reading material from other sources.
If you can't access the Amazon US store, you can still
get hold of a free
mobi file to sideload to your Kindle at Smashwords or All Romance eBooks.
I have had zero problems with bad formatting with the
Mobi format, and I have
gotten quite a few
files from that site.
It's easy enough to run the updated Word document through Kinstant Formatter repeatedly until you
get a satisfactory
mobi file.
Note that I have personally experienced a few glitches at this step, but every time I repeated Step 8, I
got a successfully compiled
mobi file.
Through above methods to convert
files, you can
get 3 formats
files: AZW /
MOBI / TPZ.
Unfortunately, all the pretty
gets stripped out when I turn them into Kindle
mobi files.
The Boox's reading apps supports DRM - free PRC and
MOBI files, so it's not going to work for Kindle ebooks 95 % of the time unless you happen to
get one without DRM, and even then I think the apps download AZW.
If I did, you know I'm
getting old LOL it is the same book Cindy as before.Now I have a problem of not knowing how to convert to a
Mobi file, I am really not good at all when it comes to thing such as these.
Get a cover created, covert all of this to a
mobi file or a PDF, and upload to Amazon KDP.
To
get an individualized price quote, send us your
MOBI files for review.
Miral Sattar will be reviewing various tools you can use to create your ebook
files (EPUB,
MOBI, PDF) and how to
get them ready for publication.
mobi file to epub format after remove Kindle ebook drm, then convert epub to PDF
file, you
get a perfect pdf
file to print.
You can
get the titles to your Kindle (make sure to download
mobi format) or other e-readers and apps, including Kobo and Nook (in this case, choose epub
file).