Thanks for such detailed and step-wise tutorial on how to send
mobi files directly to reviewers.
I hope this tutorial was helpful to you and will allow you to send
mobi files directly to your reviewers.
KDP doesn't have an online edit function, nor can you edit the downloaded
mobi file directly.
I prefer reviewers to either email
me the mobi file directly, give me a DropBox download link, or gift through Smashwords (or Bookfunnel, or other non-Amazon site).
Since it's very difficult to edit an epub or
mobi file directly, it's nice to have a copy of your ebook in Word in case you need to make changes or updates.
You can not edit
the MOBI file directly with Sigil, since this format is proprietary to Amazon and they are very reluctant about sharing how it works.
You can upload
the mobi file directly to Amazon, or add it to your Kindle.
Not exact matches
[11] In case you're wondering: there isn't really a tool for
directly editing
mobi files.
If HarperCollins wants $ 12.99 for one of Neil Gaiman's titles, why not offer a
Mobi or ePub
file directly through its site?
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.
I'm just less and less willing to put all my eggs in their basket, and I don't want the
mobi files that I sell
directly to be bloated.
2) Upload the epub to KDP
directly since they accept and will convert the
file to
mobi.
The eBook will be delivered to their Kindle and you won't have to worry about some stranger distributing your
MOBI file if you sent the
file to them
directly.
If you have a simple text
file, no images, no fancy formatting — I would pay someone the $ 30 to format it to epub and
mobi, then upload those
directly to the Big Four (KDP, NookPress, Kobo, and Apple).
That HTML
file is then fed into an e-book creation program (like the two I mentioned earlier) and tweaked to produce a
MOBI file that can be
directly uploaded to Amazon, and that should retain all your exact formatting and features.
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.
Their automated social watermarking solution for ePub2, ePub3, Apple ePub and Kindle
Mobi files allows publishers to protect
files sold
directly to the end customer.
As ever, Kobo distinguishes itself by supporting a number of different
file types, including PUB, EPUB3, PDF and
MOBI, which can be loaded
directly onto the e-reader when connected to a computer via USB.