The best practice is to create each format independently, not just auto - convert an ePub into the Kindle format with
the KindleGen tool.
This must be done with the Amazon
KindleGen tool.
See
the KindleGen tool video.
Please note in order to generate an Amazon Kindle MOBI file, you will need the download and install
the KindleGen tool.
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.
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.
Not exact matches
With its emphasis on ease of use in a reasonably powerful editing environment, it's likely to be a good option for publishers who want more control than a fully - automated service offers, but with a less «techie» approach than first - generation desktop conversion and editing
tools like Calibre, Sigil or Amazon's
KindleGen.
Amazon promises that
KindleGen 2, the
tool they provide to allow authoring KF8 files «will convert your content so that it works on all Kindle devices and apps.»
Amazon's command - line
tool for developers to create MOBI files is called
KindleGen, and it is also integrated into many eBook - making programs like Calibre.
While
KindleGen is a command line
tool, the engine itself is also included in Kindle Previewer.
KindleGen is a command line
tool used to build eBooks that can be sold through Amazon's Kindle platform.
KindleGen is a proprietary
tool provided by Amazon to be used to convert source files to AZW format and KF8 be used on the Amazon Kindle reader.
To say thanks, eBook Architects has been looking for ways to give back to the open source community, such as assisting in the launch of the #ePrdctn Wiki and by maintaining and spreading great
tools like epub - applescripts and
kindlegen - drop - app.
In the early beta versions of the
KindleGen 2
tool for KF8, there was no way to make the hanging indents work properly in Mobi while still making a valid KF8 file, so I complained to Amazon about the need for a CSS - driven option using media queries.