The best practice is to create each format independently, not just auto - convert an ePub into the Kindle format
with the KindleGen tool.
mobi file created
with kindlegen 2).
You must convert the file first, either
with KindleGen or Kindle Previewer.
Hi Paul, I am trying to get audio and video to work in Kindle files in different ways... I created a HTML - file that renders fine in my browser and gets converted perfectly
with KindleGen... then I tossed in your HTML - snippet from the article... works well in browser, but after conversion, the Kindle app on my iPhone says: «Unable to play video.
Basically, it is more efficient now, for me at least, to send the file I create
with KindleGen to different devices via the Send to Kindle app.
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 Kindle
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 Kindle
with a less «techie» approach than first - generation desktop conversion and editing tools like Calibre, Sigil or Amazon's
KindleGen.
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.
Using
KindleGen with a source EPUB is the best way to get a professional MOBI / KF8 file.
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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.
Just like when working
with EpubCheck, you will have to travel back in time to the days of the command prompt to run
KindleGen, since it has no GUI support.
Update to this post: The new
KindleGen 2 and Kindle Previewer
with Kindle Format 8 (KF8) support are now available for download.
The best way to handle these differences is
with a special construction in the CSS file which will be used by
KindleGen to make the needed changes in the file.
I have been spending about 50 % of my tip trying to make my epub weird enough so that
kindlegen knows what to do
with it.
This must be done
with the Amazon
KindleGen tool.
They came through
with a small change to the final release version of
KindleGen that allows the use of negative values in the text - indent CSS property.