What is the latest Kindle Plugin for Calibre?
The latest set of tools I have is tools_v4.7. Is that the latest version? If not where can i go to get the latest version? Thanks!
View ArticleKindle Previewer Won't Convert OPF file?
Hi, I'm formatting my ebook using HTML. I started from Word, used Word2HTML.com to remove the redundant codes, then cleaned up and edited the HTML using a text editor. I've created a OPF and NCX file...
View ArticleKindle for iOS - issue with borders?
I am having a bit of trouble with borders in a book I am formatting. I added a "border-top" and "border-bottom" to the chapter titles and it shows right in Kindle Previewer on every device except for...
View ArticleFancy (custom) navigation with Mobipocket format
I have a kindle keyboard (3rd gen) which I like for ease of reading, but also hate for its slowness of page turn. I notice recently that this e-book in mobipocket format has a nice navigation, i.e. it...
View Articlechapter identifiers and how to create in calibre
Hi everyone!! I've been working on a challenge for the last couple of days so app policies of you have seen a similar post elsewhere, but I think I'm getting closer!! I'm a fan of the time to chapter...
View ArticleFloating left -right columuns in KF8 with different devices
With CSS it is possible to make a two column section within an epub by using div tags and floating them left or right. By converting the epub to mobi with kindlegen, I can get two columns (pic on left...
View ArticleISBNs for mobi files to be uploaded to Amazon
I understand you need separate ISBNs for a printed book, for epub and a third for mobi. I have been told that if you include your own ISBN within an ebook uploaded to the Amazon store, that Amazon...
View ArticleTOC wont show up
Hi, I have always been able to get the TOC to show up in the Kindle Previewer button next to the cover button. But now I don´t seem to be able to make this happen. I have been using the html code <a...
View ArticleKindle paperwhite crop background-image on top/bottom
Hello, as describe in the AmazonKindlePublishingGuidelines we developed fixedLayout-ePub with background-images. But for compatibility with other device, such as Sony, its necessary to use also an...
View ArticleWhich Kindle Unpack program that meets my needs?
1. Works with AZW format, not just the newer KF8 format. 2. A standalone program that doesn't require Calibre to run. 3. Doesn't make any change to the original files inside the pack or stay as close...
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Creating TOC and splitting into several xhtml files
I have a book which originally comes with one large html file that covers all chapters. The book is originally in mobi7 format. The TOC is too basic and I want to make it better. In order to create a...
View ArticleChapter Markers
Hi, I'm really struggling with one part of the formatting for my Kindle book. I have completed an html file of the book and everything is working apart from one thing... chapters! I have a ToC at the...
View ArticleWhich standalone mobi metadata editor should I use?
I want to modify a book that has typos and formatting issues by doing the following: 1. Unpack the original mobi file with KindleUnpack 2. Make modifications as necessary with the source files 3....
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Source code for new KPW in-line footnote feature?
According to the official specs, the new Kindle Paperwhite will support in-line popup footnotes. However, since the Kindle Publishing Guidelines haven't been updated yet, I'm wondering how they're...
View ArticleKindleGen unresolved hyperlinks?
Hi. I'm new to making ebooks, new on this forum too (Hi!), i created an EPUB book which i try to convert to MOBI using Amazon's KindleGen utility (v2.9, build 0730-890adc2). This works, but it...
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Found sqlite annotations database in Kindle for Android
This afternoon I have tried to figure out where recent versions of Kindle for Addroid stores annotations for .mobi got from somewhere else than Amazon. From this forum I learned that the...
View ArticleKindle paperwhite has no cover thumbnails
I have a Kindle Paperwhite and I have a problem with thumbnail covers of my work e-books. 1) book sent to @kindle.com after provide into the reader does not have a thumbnail cover. Instead, there is a...
View ArticleDoes anyone have older tarballs of KindleGen for Linux?
I'd like to play with some older (pre-KF8) versions of KindleGen on my Linux machine. Can't seem to find any copies on Google (at least not within the first few pages I looked through). Can anybody...
View ArticleCSS Overlays
Hello, I have an html file on which I use very simple css overlay feature. I wish to use this feature to display certain educational material while allowing the reader to remain right there on the part...
View ArticleIs there anyway to force Kindle to show text in one page?
Pretty often, a book has a diagram and a description under it. I want the description and the diagram to be in one page. It's too disorienting to flip back and forth with an eBook. Is there anyway to...
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