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Originally Posted by tomsem
It's sometimes stated that there's some sort of equivalence between Mobipocket and Kindle format, that Kindles can read Mobipocket files with no problems.
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Heh... it's more than "some sort of equivalence", tomsem. Kindle format = MOBI format. Amazon bought Mobipocket, the company that developed the format, several years ago, to form the basis of their proposed e-book venture. That's why Amazon use the MOBI format, rather than EPUB, which wasn't yet developed at that point (or perhaps was still in its infancy, whereas the MOBI format was well established, having originally been developed for use on PDAs (such as the Palm) and then on mobile phones as they acquired many of features and functionality previously provided by PDAs).
However the Kindle device doesn't support the full range of features available in the MOBI format.
I wonder if you're aware of the
Amazon Kindle Publishing Guidelines PDF? You'll find a link to it on the
Kindle Publishing Programs page on Amazon.com. It contains a lot of really useful information and guidance on creating Kindle e-books containing a range of different content (e.g. images, tables, embedded audio/video). It also includes details on creating dictionaries. It's currently on version 1.8 - after you download the PDF, it's worth checking back once or twice a month, since they do update it now and then (either improving the existing content, or adding new content).
That page is also where you'll find links to download Kindlegen and the Kindle Previewer app, both of them invaluable when it comes to creating and checking Kindle ebooks.