Kindle editing question

slayda · 12-31-2007, 08:03 PM

Is it possible to use the Kindle to edit/correct typos on a non-DRMed book using the keyboard entry?

Nate the great · 12-31-2007, 08:18 PM

No, but that's a good idea. Now that I've heard it, I really want to do it.

HarryT · 01-01-2008, 10:07 AM

Mark the errors as you find them. Use tompe's "mobi2html" tool to explode the book into its Open eBook source. Fix the errors. Rebuild the book with MobiGen.

TallMomof2 · 01-01-2008, 11:49 AM

You will probably need to change the file name from *.azw to *.prc for mobi2html to work. Haven't tried it on original .azw files but the renamed .azw ---> .prc file works fine in the program.

slayda · 01-01-2008, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Mark the errors as you find them. Use tompe's "mobi2html" tool to explode the book into its Open eBook source. Fix the errors. Rebuild the book with MobiGen.

Thanks, Harry. I was looking for a more direct fix that this type of work-around. That's basically what I had been doing.

BTW I don't have a Kindle but such a capability might make the sell for me.

slayda · 01-01-2008, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

No, but that's a good idea. Now that I've heard it, I really want to do it.

Thanks Nate. It's good that other minds work like mine does.

tompe · 01-01-2008, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallMomof2

You will probably need to change the file name from *.azw to *.prc for mobi2html to work. Haven't tried it on original .azw files but the renamed .azw ---> .prc file works fine in the program.

Changed so that it should work with azw. mobi2html and html2mobi will work but currently the cover image will not work automatocally and you might loose the guide TOC. It is work in progress so in a couple of weeks it will probably work with respect to this.

12-31-2007, 08:03 PM	#1
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12-31-2007, 08:18 PM	#2
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	No, but that's a good idea. Now that I've heard it, I really want to do it.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Mark the errors as you find them. Use tompe's "mobi2html" tool to explode the book into its Open eBook source. Fix the errors. Rebuild the book with MobiGen.

01-01-2008, 11:49 AM	#4
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	You will probably need to change the file name from .azw to .prc for mobi2html to work. Haven't tried it on original .azw files but the renamed .azw ---> .prc file works fine in the program.