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Last night KindlePreviewer made me cry...

Hi ! For months, I've been testing my mobi files on my kindle 4. Everything was fine. Being a linux user, it was the only way I could test my new kf8 books. Unfortunately, a friend gave me an old pc...

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Kindlegen 2.8, plain Kindle & line-height

Hi, I've been working on a book that is pretty standard stuff: a novel that didn't require a great deal of work. It looks good on Kindle Fire, a Kindle Keyboard, Kindle for PC, etc.... But on a...

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Superscript problems with Kindle/Kindle DX

Hi all I'm having problems with a job which requires ePUB and mobi files - the superscript elements (endnote markers) are causing larger than normal gaps between the lines in Kindle Previewer when...

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Library book in MOBI

Swedish libraries have some e-books only in MOBI format. I used to have Mobipocket Reader installed on my computer for that. After upgrading to Win 8 I no longer have access to that program, so I...

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jpg/cbz -> mobi script/tool

Hi, im searching for a script/ small tool that can convert/batchconvert jpg or preferably cbz to mobi. Im currently using calibre for it, but its not perfect because calibre manages the files in his...

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Epub to Mobi Conversion Without Kindlegen or Calibre?

I have a client who wants to sell his book (in epub and mobi) directly from his high-traffic website. He does not want to sell the book on Amazon at all. Does anyone know of a reliable way to convert...

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Spacing before chapter title stopped working :(

For reference, I'm hand coding with kindlegen, and using style sheets from books where this has worked previously. Basically, I'm used to forcing the chapter heading down a few spaces by using a couple...

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How to code furigana (ruby) for mobi / Paperwhite

I'm writing a Japanese book and am wondering how to add furigana (ruby) for the Kindle Paperwhite? I know it can be done because I have some Japanese book with furigana. However I read the Amazon...

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Creating and Previewing Mobi Files

I would like to ask about creating mobi files. My usual work flow is to create an epub file first, validate it it with epubcheck and then convert it with kindllegen to a mobi. If I proof this file on...

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Image error in mobi2mobi gui v.11

I am new to this so I may be asking a question that should have an obvious answer. However, after googling for an answer, it seems that I am not alone with my problem. Here it is. How do I correct the...

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TOC peculiarities

I am converting a book using Mobi pocket creator, it converts to epub with no problems but there is one peculiarity. The TOC generates as usual. I then open the prc file and open the TOC. When I click...

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sound Files

I was under the impression that new Kindle guidelines say sound and Video are supported. Sigil even as a 'sound' folder. I have a job where I have to put small mp3 sound files into a book. I followed...

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Problems getting epub to compile on Kindle Previewer

I've been trying since yesterday to compile an epub on Kindle Previewer with no luck. Each time, I get the same error message: Info(prcgen):I1049: Building table of content URL:...

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Failed to Compile

W7, CS6: Trying to convert small test epub file created in InDesign to mobi via Kindle Previewer, I get "failed to compile" with these details: **************************************************...

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Trying to download mobiperl... server down?

hi all, I'm trying to download the mobiperl tools but the link https://dev.mobileread.com/dist/tompe/mobiperl/ doesn't seem to work. is the server down? thanks a lot. best. skip

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Noob preparing Mobi kindle books

I have been working with epub for a while, and understand the CSS and HTML sorta kinda pretty ok. I've been revamping and uploading public domain books to the MR library. I have been considering...

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Getting "Before you go" screen to appear before end of book on Paperwhite

I've noticed that for some books in the Kindle Store (the specific one I'm looking at is George Saunders' Tenth of December), the "Before you go..." sharing/rating screen shows up twice: 1. At the end...

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mobipocket.com support dead?

can someone help me? maybe this topic is already known, and I ask it again all over. Sorry for that! My question is, i've bought a software that uses a key and an account on mobipocket.com. I bought it...

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Mobigen Remove DRM from prc legally, without kindle serial

Hello, I have a perfectly legally purchased prc ebook, which I can view with mobipocket reader, but I can't remove the drm because all the tools I know of require a kindle serial number and I don't...

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Text cut off on right hand side

Hello — after running my ePUB through KindlePreviewer, the Kindle and Paperwhite devices display larger than expected font AND most annoyingly, cuts off the last 3 or 4 characters of text on the right...

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