05-03-2011, 10:17 AM | #1 |
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How to submit calibre ebook to kindle?
I use a mac and used calibre to create a mobi format.
What is the next steps to upload to Kindle to sell as an ebook on their site? Thanks in advance |
05-03-2011, 10:58 AM | #2 |
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Why didn’t you use Amazon's tools to make the ebook? It would likely be more compatible and may be less trouble.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000234621 |
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that's where I started. they say its best to use word and save as filtered html then send to mobipocket. Word for mac does not have a filtered html option and mobipocket is a pc product.
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Once your book is ready for publication, you can submit it to Amazon's Kindle Store via Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). I suggest that you download and read the Kindle Publishing Guide there if you haven't done so already. You can access the KDP Community Forum from that page too, which is a good resource if you have questions. It'd be a good idea to read the KDP Knowledge Base files and the Help Topics too.
You may want to download Kindle Previewer so you can see how the .mobi file will look on the Kindle and Kindle Apps, to check for proper formatting, etc. That can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000234621. I hope that helps to get you started! I haven't gone through the Amazon Kindle publishing process myself, but it looks like it's quite easy, assuming the file is properly formatted before submission. |
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One way to end up with a "clean" HTML file is to save it as a .doc file (That has your chapters saved as Header 1 or Header 2). Email the file to yourself with a Gmail account. View it as a Google Document (which is HTML). Copy it from there and paste in your Mac's TextEdit program and save as HTML. You now have a clean HTML file. Now I'm not sure your Headers will make it through this process.... Amazon needs this to build your Table of Contents from your headers I think..... You can also drag this into Kindle Preview for Mac (converts to a mobi) but I don't think it will build your TOC. GOOD LUCK! L |
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Dreamwriter thanks for the solution. I simply took the Calibre-created mobi format and created a new title... when it is complete, a viewer window appears and I was able to check the entire book. Its funny, with all the posts here and on amazon, I haven't seen a simple statement until now that says upload your mobi to kindle. |
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One way that it WILL work and I speak from experience... have Calibre convert your Mobi file to an epub -this will result in an inline Table of Contents (HTML).
Download a copy of Kindle Previewer (for Mac) from Amazon. Drag your epub into Previewer and it will do another mobi conversion. And your Table of Contents built by Calibre/Previewer should work on Previewer. You can then upload to Amazon and it WILL have room for the DRM on your newly created mobi. Good Luck! Lazer |
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The information on the "Help" page is important to read, but the Publishing Guidelines do give some additional (more technical) information. Added: Here is the Table of Contents from the Amazon Kindle Publishing Guidelines: Code:
Getting Started Paths To Getting Your Content on Kindle Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing Creating Kindle Books In-House Using Kindle Plugin for Adobe InDesign Creating Kindle Books In-House Using KindleGen and Kindle Previewer Software Instructions for Using KindleGen Instructions for Installing Kindle Previewer Third-Party Conversion Services Formatting Guidelines Text Guidelines Cover Image Guidelines Table of Contents Guidelines Guide Item Guidelines Image Guidelines Table Guidelines Adobe Digital Editions Compatibility Guidelines Styling Guidelines HTML Guidelines Formatting Tips Audio and Video Guidelines Dictionary Formatting Inflections for Dictionaries Custom OPF Metadata for Dictionaries Kindle Best Practices Testing Kindle Books Kindle Quality Guidelines Appendices Appendix A: Supported HTML Tags Appendix B: Supported Characters Last edited by DreamWriter; 05-03-2011 at 05:26 PM. |
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