Thread: Editing mobi formatted e-books
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Old 01-22-2011, 05:43 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by DMSmillie View Post
It isn't possible to edit a MOBI file directly - changes have to be made before converting to MOBI format. As well as pdurrant's suggestion, another option would be to use Calibre to convert the PDF to EPUB format, then use Sigil to edit the EPUB file, adding a cover image and tidying up the formatting, then use Calibre to convert the revised EPUB file to MOBI format.
This is the method that I use and in general it works pretty well, there are of course other ways of doing it, but this is probably the easiest and the end product is certainly quite acceptable.
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