Kindle INDX specific details
Hi Guys/Gals, I need some answers to some issues I am having with the mobi internals, so I thought I someone here might have some knowledge to impart. I am importing azw3 files into a C# application...
View ArticleWhat is a perfect procedure for generate a amazon kindle mobi file?
Hello Everyone I am new in Amazon kindle formatting whenever I convert ms word file into mobi file via Calibre software i have lost all formatting especially Title page formatting, TOC shape , and some...
View ArticleNew drm on kindle books
Hi all, Does anyone know how to remove the new drm on kindle AZW3 format? I have tried using calibre and the latest drm removal tool, but I can't get it to work.
View ArticleDual Mobi. How Compatible?
I want to upload mobi to Smashwords. Amazon now accepts ePub uploads and converts to "mobi". Except what you get downloaded, even selecting "download to PC and transfer via USB", depends on which model...
View Articleslightly mangled old mobi created by Kindle Previewer 3.31.0
In Kindle Previewer 3.31.0 I opened an EPUB I created in Sigil and then exported it, which makes a dual MOBI. I then used the KindleUnpack plugin in Calibre to extract the AZW3/KF8 and old MOBI files....
View ArticleHow to check mobi file version?
I want to check what exactly version of mobi file I have. Is it old format, new one, or hybrid. Is there a tool for reading whole header of mobi, and showing all "parameters" in human readable format?
View ArticleEnhanced Typesetting - Publisher or Amazon?
I just stumbled on a recent Kindle book (2018) from a major publisher (Penguin Random House) that doesn't have Enhanced Typesetting and Page Flip enabled. It appears to be KF8. All other books by this...
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azw3r highlight and note extraction info
I've figured out enough of the azw3r format to extract personal highlights, notes, and maybe bookmarks. (All strictly by inspection.) I've also written a C program to extract highlights and notes (in a...
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Why would a .azw3 file work when side-loading but not when downloading?
I've got a .azw3 file that works great when it's side-loaded to a Kindle Oasis 2, either by simply dragging and dropping into the documents folder or by sending it via Calibre (only the latter...
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KRDS - A parser for Kindle reader data store files
A recent discussion prompted me to look into how annotations are stored on Kindle devices running recent firmware versions. Information related to each book being read is saved in a pair of sidecar...
View ArticleKindle Previewer version 3.32 and KPF
Amazon has released version 3.32 of the Kindle Previewer. The major change is the introduction of a command line interface that can convert source files into KPF format. It also supports batch...
View ArticleMOBI file from InDesign won't change fonts
Not sure what is going on. We have a MOBI KF8 eBook that was generated from an ePub that was generated from InDesign. For some reason when reading on a Kindle Fire we are unable to change the fonts. We...
View Articleepub to mobi7, all text is italics
I'm using either Kindlegen V2.9 or Kindle Previewer V2.943 and the epub was created in Sigil. The epub is v3. After I convert the epub to mobi and view it in either the Kindle Previewer or the...
View Articlehorizontally center table in mobi7?
I'm using the following css which works for epub but when I look at the dual mobi (converted with kindlegen) in the Mobipocket Reader the tables are at the left. PHP Code: table { margin-left:...
View ArticleKindlegen error on Linux - not Windows
Hi All, Weird issue that I've searched high and low to address but hoping someone might be able to help. I have a standard epub (free Moby Dick from Standard Ebooks) that I'm trying to convert using...
View ArticlePage size question - pdf to kindle create
I have written an ebook using a fixed layout due to many pictures. I was given advice by Amazon to upload Kindle create using a pdf format. everything looks good and all the hyperlinks function as...
View ArticleePub 3 to kindlegen
Operating System: x86_64 CentOS 7 Linux (supports i386 too) kindlegen tarball: kindlegen_linux_2.6_i386_v2_9.tar.gz According to all the docs I read, it's suppose to produce a single file that has both...
View ArticlePage number data in files other than apnx
I was looking at some of the JSON files made by krds.py https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=322172 and saw that there is a "apnx.key" containing information from the apnx file. I assume...
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Kindle table problem due to use of caption
I'm trying to use a very narrow table (3 columns) with a caption and I have nothing but trouble. Either the epub I'm building to be processed by Kindle Previewer 3.33 doesn't look the way it should...
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