Doc to Mobi

Laura81 · 01-31-2010, 12:58 AM

Can anyone tell me of a software that will covert doc files to mobi? Calibre will not convert doc files. I have to save them to RTF format first and I have several hundred so that is not really possible for me to do.

Thanks.

wallcraft · 01-31-2010, 07:17 AM

Windows MobiPocket Reader will do this. I think it can even convert a complete folder of .docs at once. The MOBIs end up in the current mobipocket folder (look under ? -> Settings -> Advanced).

Laura81 · 01-31-2010, 09:20 AM

Thanks for the information wallcraft! I will try this.

susan_cassidy · 01-31-2010, 01:55 PM

Mobipocket Creator, Publisher edition is fancier than the Mobipocket Reader, and allows more control over the conversion. It's meant to do conversions, not read, so has more options. It's a free download from Mobipocket.com.

calvin-c · 02-01-2010, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

Mobipocket Creator, Publisher edition is fancier than the Mobipocket Reader, and allows more control over the conversion. It's meant to do conversions, not read, so has more options. It's a free download from Mobipocket.com.

Note that there are two versions of Creator and you basically can't upgrade from one to the other. Both are free, fortunately, so start with Publisher, the more advanced version. (I started with the other & basically had to completely uninstall it before I could 'upgrade' to the Publisher version.)

kevindorsey · 02-02-2010, 01:23 PM

Publsher is what you want. Takes a little bit more time to learn, but once you learn, you will breeze through most conversions.

thomass · 04-19-2011, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallcraft

I think it can even convert a complete folder of .docs at once. .

how? or are there any other app to do this?

edit:
The quicker way I found: using print conductor+Cutepdf (both freeware

) : doc to pdf ; then calibre (of course

)
http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp
http://www.print-conductor.com/
only drawback is that I should click enter button to save each file converted to pdf. Now will search for a quicker( a real auto) one

Any suggestion?

lathom · 08-05-2011, 09:08 AM

I'll second the recommendation of the free Mobipocket Reader. As I just discovered today, you can skip the rtf of other intermediary formats and go straight from a directory full of doc files to nicely-formatted mobis is Calibre with just two drag-and-drops.

Mark and drag all docs onto the Mobipocket reader window and they will be converted one-by-one to prc files on your "bookshelf".

Open the Mobipocket Reader data directory, mark the prcs and drop them on Calibre. Presto - renamed to mobi, and mine came in with pretty clean metadata as well.

Nice....

01-31-2010, 12:58 AM	#1
Laura81 Addict Posts: 360 Karma: 407796 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Device: Paperwhite 5	Doc to Mobi Can anyone tell me of a software that will covert doc files to mobi? Calibre will not convert doc files. I have to save them to RTF format first and I have several hundred so that is not really possible for me to do. Thanks.

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01-31-2010, 07:17 AM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	Windows MobiPocket Reader will do this. I think it can even convert a complete folder of .docs at once. The MOBIs end up in the current mobipocket folder (look under ? -> Settings -> Advanced).

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Laura81 Addict Posts: 360 Karma: 407796 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Device: Paperwhite 5	Thanks for the information wallcraft! I will try this.

01-31-2010, 01:55 PM	#4
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	Mobipocket Creator, Publisher edition is fancier than the Mobipocket Reader, and allows more control over the conversion. It's meant to do conversions, not read, so has more options. It's a free download from Mobipocket.com.

02-02-2010, 01:23 PM	#6
kevindorsey Evangelist Posts: 488 Karma: 258 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	Publsher is what you want. Takes a little bit more time to learn, but once you learn, you will breeze through most conversions.

08-05-2011, 09:08 AM	#8
lathom Kindle user Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Falls Church, VA Device: Kindle	I'll second the recommendation of the free Mobipocket Reader. As I just discovered today, you can skip the rtf of other intermediary formats and go straight from a directory full of doc files to nicely-formatted mobis is Calibre with just two drag-and-drops. Mark and drag all docs onto the Mobipocket reader window and they will be converted one-by-one to prc files on your "bookshelf". Open the Mobipocket Reader data directory, mark the prcs and drop them on Calibre. Presto - renamed to mobi, and mine came in with pretty clean metadata as well. Nice....

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