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petercrowell · 04-14-2011, 11:40 AM

Hi St. Albert,

That place in the instructions is exactly where I'm stuck. Exactly what should I type in?

I've tried: foldername/KindleGen/kindlegen nameofbook.html

I get a "no such folder" response.

I think I just need the exact syntax for what to write. I'm not understanding what these instructions are asking...

To convert a file called book.html, go to the directory where the book is present, eg. 'cd Desktop' and all you have to do now is type '~/KindleGen/kindlegen book.html' and if successful, you will see a successful conversion and a new file on your Desktop called book.mobi.

04-14-2011, 11:40 AM	#4
petercrowell Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Kindle	That's exactly where I'm stuck Hi St. Albert, That place in the instructions is exactly where I'm stuck. Exactly what should I type in? I've tried: foldername/KindleGen/kindlegen nameofbook.html I get a "no such folder" response. I think I just need the exact syntax for what to write. I'm not understanding what these instructions are asking... To convert a file called book.html, go to the directory where the book is present, eg. 'cd Desktop' and all you have to do now is type '~/KindleGen/kindlegen book.html' and if successful, you will see a successful conversion and a new file on your Desktop called book.mobi.