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Forum: Kindle Formats 08-02-2010, 12:35 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 38,089
Posted By TWiTCommander
well... mobi files should work on a kindle since...

well... mobi files should work on a kindle since it is the native format. most drm'ed epub files are protected by adobe's adept drm scheme. to learn more, do a web search for inept cabbage. it's...
Forum: Kindle Formats 07-31-2010, 02:28 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 38,089
Posted By TWiTCommander
so i ran kindlegen with -donotaddsource -c2...

so i ran kindlegen with -donotaddsource -c2 options. files created from epubs are definitely smaller by 50-70%. however, for files created from straight html files (with linked images), the...
Forum: Kindle Formats 07-31-2010, 02:14 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 38,089
Posted By TWiTCommander
oh. that's why mobi files created by kindlegen...

oh. that's why mobi files created by kindlegen are so much bigger than those made by calibre. i'm going to try a few conversions right now!

pipe-dream: may be amazon believes that most/a lot...
Forum: Calibre 07-28-2010, 04:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,334
Posted By TWiTCommander
I think the keyboard shortcuts will stay (I use...

I think the keyboard shortcuts will stay (I use them a lot in calibre). I do agree that it may be obscure, but it won't be the only way to convert from one format to another.

One of my main aims...
Forum: Calibre 07-28-2010, 03:37 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,334
Posted By TWiTCommander
@Starson17 I know. It's a bit like a...

@Starson17

I know. It's a bit like a spreadsheet. For some reason, I really don't like the current behavior. That's just my opinion. Update below!

By the way, clicking on the links to the...
Forum: Calibre 07-28-2010, 03:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,334
Posted By TWiTCommander
I agree that it looks like duplication, but the...

I agree that it looks like duplication, but the reason I put things twice is that the bottom part is for editing metadata. I will probably put two tabs where it says Book 3 above the book cover. The...
Forum: Calibre 07-28-2010, 02:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,334
Posted By TWiTCommander
@Starson17 I set preferred device to Kindle...

@Starson17

I set preferred device to Kindle and preferred format to ePub (I know that makes little sense in the scheme of making the two work together). All I got was the regular-looking ePub with...
Forum: Calibre 07-28-2010, 02:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,334
Posted By TWiTCommander
@Starson17 Like I said, I did not put even...

@Starson17

Like I said, I did not put even half-an-hour into this. The mockup isn't even complete. Besides the comments field, another thing that is completely missing is any sort of UI to...
Forum: Calibre 07-28-2010, 02:17 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,334
Posted By TWiTCommander
@GRiker You have the awesomez! Thanks! It...

@GRiker

You have the awesomez! Thanks! It works perfectly.

Calibre is very powerful, and the UI is there, but could use some help. I made this mockup (http://twitpic.com/29h8zw/full). It's not...
Forum: Kindle Formats 07-28-2010, 04:25 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 38,089
Posted By TWiTCommander
Umm... kindlegen is the same: ./kindlegen...

Umm... kindlegen is the same:

./kindlegen name.epub

The reason I wrote out the steps is because a lot of Mac users are not adept with Unix like you and me, and basically cry foul when you tell...
Forum: Calibre 07-28-2010, 04:09 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,334
Posted By TWiTCommander
Remove navbar in newsfeeds for Kindle/mobi [calibre]

Is there any way (read: an easy way) in calibre to not include the top and bottom navbar when making a mobi file from a newsfeed? The reason I ask is that the Kindle already does that for news items....
Forum: Kindle Formats 07-11-2010, 09:27 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,657
Posted By TWiTCommander
when doing the conversion, select "linearize...

when doing the conversion, select "linearize tables".
Forum: Apple Devices 07-11-2010, 04:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,964
Posted By TWiTCommander
afaik, k4iphone (and k4android) can only be used...

afaik, k4iphone (and k4android) can only be used for reading books purchased from amazon, i.e., no side-loading. it is not a general purpose ebook reader app. you have to download the books directly...
Forum: Kindle Formats 07-11-2010, 04:10 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,276
Posted By TWiTCommander
you can use kindlegen to achieve different levels...

you can use kindlegen to achieve different levels of compression. i don't know if it will accept a mobi file as the source file though.
Forum: Kindle Formats 07-11-2010, 04:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 14,822
Posted By TWiTCommander
since you are working with html files, try using...

since you are working with html files, try using sigil instead of word. sigil is an html editor and outputs epub. use calibre or kindlegen to convert to mobi.

sigil does all the work of creating...
Forum: Kindle Formats 07-11-2010, 03:57 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,452
Posted By TWiTCommander
i use sigil to make an epub file that i have...

i use sigil to make an epub file that i have total control over, then use kindlegen to convert the epub to mobi. works perfectly everytime with the desired results.
Forum: Kindle Formats 07-11-2010, 03:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,624
Posted By TWiTCommander
open the mobi file in kindle_previewer and press...

open the mobi file in kindle_previewer and press command_r on the mac (control+r in windows?:S). should take you to the cover.
Forum: Kindle Formats 07-11-2010, 03:42 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 38,089
Posted By TWiTCommander
adobe's adept drm for epub files has been broken....

adobe's adept drm for epub files has been broken. i have ~30 books that i bought from sony's connect ebook store. i now read those on my kindle thanks to kindlegen.

oh, once you have recovered...
Forum: Kindle Formats 07-11-2010, 03:35 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 38,089
Posted By TWiTCommander
making a mobi file from an epub is dead-easy if...

making a mobi file from an epub is dead-easy if the epub file is properly formatted.

step 1: download kindlegen from amazon and unzip the file
step 2: open terminal.app from...
Forum: ePub 07-10-2010, 02:34 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,574
Posted By TWiTCommander
Open the ePub file in Sigil...

Open the ePub file in Sigil (http://code.google.com/p/sigil/).

In the Book Browser on the left, expand the Images folder. Right click on the image that is supposed to be the cover, select Add...
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