Convert wikipedia articles to .mobi to read on kindle

[godlich]

Hey!

Is there a possibility to convert wikipedia articles so that one can read them on amazon kindle?
I know I can use the experimental browser to read wikipedia, but I'd like to read some articles offline. I don't need the whole wikipedia, just some articles...

Thanks!

[ficbot]

Wikipedia has a 'create a book' feature (scroll down the side panel) which can output to epub. You can convert epub to mobi using Calibre.

[Mixx]

I don't think (and just checked) that Wikipedia produces epub formats. Check out this tool, tough:

http://www.grabmybooks.com/

It really works very well for collecting a number of Wikipedia articles and put them into a book in MOBI format.

Cheers, Mixx

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by Mixx

I don't think (and just checked) that Wikipedia produces epub formats.

Wikipedia may not produce an epub but it does have a Book creator feature that will allow you to create a book out of multiple article then save the book as an ODT file. Calibre converts odt to epub or mobi with fine results.

[ficbot]

I have tried it. You can get an epub file using the create a book feature.

[Mixx]

Originally Posted by ficbot

I have tried it. You can get an epub file using the create a book feature.

I'd be interested to know how. If I create a book and proceed to download it the possible formats are PDF, OpenDocument Text and ZIM.

Thanxx, Mixx

[Polyglot27]

One quick way to convert a Wiki article to a Kindle mobi file is to use the KindlePedia site.
http://ebookarchitects.com/kindlepedia/
All you have to do is copy the URL of the article and paste it into the window. The site does the rest.

[Jozawun]

Originally Posted by Mixx

I'd be interested to know how. If I create a book and proceed to download it the possible formats are PDF, OpenDocument Text and ZIM.

Thanxx, Mixx

Same here.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by Jozawun

Same here.

Open Document is probably ODT. Calibre can convert that

[Mixx]

Thanks, theducks, it indeed can. What it does not do, however, it does not preserve the book structure (chapters etc.), so that a book composed of several Wikipedia articles can be read, but one can not jump from chapter to chapter or look at the TOC (there is none).

Cheers, Mixx

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by Mixx

Thanks, theducks, it indeed can. What it does not do, however, it does not preserve the book structure (chapters etc.), so that a book composed of several Wikipedia articles can be read, but one can not jump from chapter to chapter or look at the TOC (there is none).

This may be a problem with your calibre settings. I created a quick 12 article ODT book via Wikipedia, then converted it to ePub using my standard conversion settings and within the TOC each article was its own chapter with sub-headings within each chapter. The TOC created allows easy navigation.

I attached the ePub and the settings I use for structure detection and TOC.

[Mixx]

Thanks, dwanthny, I'll experiment around with my settings to find the optimal parameters. I succeeded to go directly ODT --> Mobi, but the hierarchical TOC does not seem to work yet. Even so, this route is very useful for me.

Thanks a million, Mixx

[Krittika Goyal]

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[Krittika Goyal]

I made a plugin for this that has a nice toc. see https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=183333

[Mixx]

Thanks a million, Krittika, very useful indeed!

Thanxx, Mixx