Some mobis can be sideloaded/delivered to Kindle iPad app...others can not

bjoy82 · 05-15-2012, 02:13 PM

I have about 20 unprotected mobi files that I'm trying to load onto my iPad. All but about four of them were sideloaded with no problems. (I used the iTunes file sharing feature for the Kindle app.) The problem mobis WILL NOT upload no matter what I do. I have tried deleting and reloading several times. I also sent them to my iPad's Kindle address and even used the "Send to Kindle" PC program. The best I can do with any of these four or so files is to reach 97% downloaded. (And no, it has nothing to do with Wi-Fi connection problems.) Has anyone else experienced anything like this? What is the explanation/solution? (BTW, the problem mobis have no issues whatsoever on the Kindle for PC reading app.)

whbenson · 05-15-2012, 11:02 PM

Similar experience side loading to a 5G iPod Touch. Never figured it out, but used the "Send to Kindle" app on OSX to send to the Amazon cloud, and was seen from there by all devices where I was logged. Presumably something similar for PC?
-Bill

bjoy82 · 05-17-2012, 12:53 PM

Yeah, the "Send to Kindle" PC program is one of the things I tried. I think I've covered all available options, but the best I can get is 97% downloaded. (Sometimes, I don't even get that!) I'm at a complete loss, since all files in question are unprotected mobis. ???

pidgeon92 · 05-17-2012, 03:20 PM

I would use Calibre to convert them mobi -> mobi, then try loading again.

slayda · 05-24-2012, 05:15 PM

Or maybe mobi -> some other format -> mobi. Sometimes trying to convert mobi -> mobi just gets things confused.

05-15-2012, 02:13 PM	#1
bjoy82 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Kindle	Some mobis can be sideloaded/delivered to Kindle iPad app...others can not I have about 20 unprotected mobi files that I'm trying to load onto my iPad. All but about four of them were sideloaded with no problems. (I used the iTunes file sharing feature for the Kindle app.) The problem mobis *WILL NOT* upload no matter what I do. I have tried deleting and reloading several times. I also sent them to my iPad's Kindle address and even used the "Send to Kindle" PC program. The best I can do with any of these four or so files is to reach 97% downloaded. (And no, it has nothing to do with Wi-Fi connection problems.) Has anyone else experienced anything like this? What is the explanation/solution? (BTW, the problem mobis have no issues whatsoever on the Kindle for PC reading app.)

05-24-2012, 05:15 PM	#5
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,700 Karma: 871861 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: EZ Reader, Kindle 1, NookColor, iPad 4, iPhone 5	Or maybe mobi -> some other format -> mobi. Sometimes trying to convert mobi -> mobi just gets things confused. __________________ "People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for" - Harper Lee Last edited by slayda; 05-24-2012 at 05:27 PM.

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05-15-2012, 11:02 PM	#2
whbenson Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 493532 Join Date: May 2010 Device: ipad	Similar experience side loading to a 5G iPod Touch. Never figured it out, but used the "Send to Kindle" app on OSX to send to the Amazon cloud, and was seen from there by all devices where I was logged. Presumably something similar for PC? -Bill

05-17-2012, 12:53 PM	#3
bjoy82 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Kindle	Yeah, the "Send to Kindle" PC program is one of the things I tried. I think I've covered all available options, but the best I can get is 97% downloaded. (Sometimes, I don't even get that!) I'm at a complete loss, since all files in question are unprotected mobis. ???

05-17-2012, 03:20 PM	#4
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 1,936 Karma: 3736870 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle 2, Kindle PW, Kindle DXG, Sony 950, Boox M90, Kobo Aura	I would use Calibre to convert them mobi -> mobi, then try loading again.


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