Thread: epub to mobi 3 files instead of 1
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Old 03-06-2012, 12:49 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by metroave View Post
I'm a basic user, so forgive this question: I have an epub file I want to publish for Kindle using KDP. I have converted it to mobi using kindlegen and also using calibre, and I prefer the way it looks when calibre converts it. Only problem is calibre produces a mobi file, the cover jpg file, and the opf file rather than one (bigger) mobi file containing all three (which is what kindlegen does). Result, when I open the calibre-generated mobi file with Kindle Previewer, the cover image doesn't show up.

1. Can I use the calibre generated mobi file for KDP? Do I upload just the mobi file and not the jpg or opf files?
2. If I do this, will my kindle book have the cover problems I described above, and will it validate?

Sorry for being stupid about this.

hsc
The Mobi is complete as is.

Those other files are for Calibre, displayed cover and a backup of the metadata.

There is a Preference for Save to Disk to Not export those files.
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