Can KindleGen's combo KF8/MOBI files be run on all Kindles?
Hi guys, I know that the latest KindleGen build makes hybrid files that have both KF8 and MOBI inside them. But does anyone know if these combo KF8/MOBI files can be run on all Kindles? Kindle...
View ArticleCover Link in html TOC
Hi experts, I have taken link for "cover" text in the TOC Html but in Kindle fire it is not functional. Link for cover page is not working however in e-ink device it is working. Please help me on this...
View ArticleMobi Files
I have been having trouble opening certain mobi files in the e-reader, they are usually large (encyclopedias & dictionaries mainly). For some reason they time out when I try to load the flow and...
View ArticleTable of Contents Not Showing Up When Using Mobi Plugin for InDesign
Hey peeps, So I'm trying to export to Kindle from InDesign CS5 and having a hell of a time with the table of contents. I'm exporting directly from my indb file and everything looks pretty good except...
View ArticleChanging formatting in a .mobi book
I have a book for my Kindle in .mobi format. The problem is, the text is justified to the left, and right edge of the body of the text is jagged, uneven. This is very annoying while reading. Is there...
View ArticleMobi thumbnail on Kindle PC/Mac app
Hi, I've done a bit of searching about this but can't find a recent answer. I'm using Calibre to create a mobi out of an epub as I get better results than via kindlegen but I can't seem to get the...
View ArticleEditing a mobi book
If you have a mobi book without DRM and you want to fix typos or add active links to chapters what program would you use? Word or change it to epub then Sigil then back to mobi, something else?
View Articleimages causing blank pages in mobi on Kindle
Hi, I produced an epub using InDesign and I'm editing in Sigil, now trying to convert to mobi for Kindle. I'm a hack at coding and I've been trying to solve this problem for hours, with no luck; hoping...
View ArticleConverting epub to mobi through Kindle Previewer
I finally have those pesky CSS issues solved but now, one last issue. Chapter Headings. Body size set at 1em. Chapter Headings set at 1.226 em. Title set at 1.666em. Text and Title look great when...
View ArticleThe most basic question.
I have produced material which I would like to be read on a kindle device. Please can you tell me the best way of going about it? The material was originally written in MS Word. Following advice...
View ArticleWhere do the image files go in an HTML upload?
Noob here, basically skilled in HTML, I've formatted my first book's text and now I'm adding images. There are many; it's a cookbook! What I'm lost in doing is figuring out where to store the actual...
View ArticleAmazon's new cover image requirements
So, I thought I was all ready to upload my first .mobi through KDP for sale in the Kindle store. It has an embedded cover at 600x800, as recommended. During the upload process I found that Amazon's...
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Keeping images from Re-sizing on Kindle Fire
I have a Children's book with 52 images. Each is compressed and scaled to 400 x 600 (I could make them larger, but I found 400x600 works good for both Kindle 3 and Fire). The problem I am having is...
View ArticleHow to pack/zip Kindle (.mobi/azw3) files
I use EPUB Unzip and EPUB Zip to crack open .epub files and then, after tweaking the code, zipping them back into an .epub file. I have MobiUnpack for cracking open .mobi files. Is there something like...
View ArticleExtra pages in graphic novel converted from ePub
Hi everyone, I'm new to the forums but have been using them for a while. I've seen a couple of threads on this topic but I was hoping someone might have more up-to-date information. I'm creating a...
View ArticleKF8 Kindle Fire file size error and isolated elements.
Hi everyone! Can I ask a question about the KF8 Kindle Fire/Kindle Touch error where fonts show up really small. I have a few decorative elements in my book that have a "font-size: 20pt" tag attached...
View ArticleKindlegen?
Hi, How do you unzip / extract the Kindlegen file on Windows 7 please? Have successfully downloaded Kindlegen but cannot unzip it. Consequently cannot run the "c:kindlegen" command line, so stuck...
View ArticleKindleGen 2.5 and tags not working
I am trying to setup an ebook mobi test file that allows you to go to a specific page by clicking/touching a specific area on page 1. Select one area and you go to page 2 or select another for page 3....
View ArticleTable of Contents: opf, mobi, prc
I created a book in Word and converted it to html. I used Mobipocket Creator to turn the html to an opf and created guides for start and toc. I separately created a toc.ncx file and made the necessary...
View ArticleKF8 max-width HTML CSS tag broken?
In the list of supported HTML5 tags on Amazon it includes the CSS element "max-width" which I tried using in my fixed layout book. The HTML works when I look at it in Chrome but does not seem to work...
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