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DiapDealer · 03-09-2012, 11:33 AM

If you were able to open a MOBI with springy and alter the html inside... that was only the original source (x)html you were editing and not the MOBI itself. MOBIs have to be "rebuilt" each time from the modified source. There is no way (currently) to edit a MOBI (like you can edit the contents of an ePub).

I would guess your friend's MOBI (that you could open with Springy) was built with kindlegen. That's why you could access the source. Your MOBI (which you can't open with Springy) was built with the ID plugin and doesn't have the source package included.

When you upload a MOBI that includes the source to Amazon, that source is stripped out before it gets delivered to anyone.

03-09-2012, 11:33 AM	#5
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,691 Karma: 205039118 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	If you were able to open a MOBI with springy and alter the html inside... that was only the original source (x)html you were editing and not the MOBI itself. MOBIs have to be "rebuilt" each time from the modified source. There is no way (currently) to edit a MOBI (like you can edit the contents of an ePub). I would guess your friend's MOBI (that you could open with Springy) was built with kindlegen. That's why you could access the source. Your MOBI (which you can't open with Springy) was built with the ID plugin and doesn't have the source package included. When you upload a MOBI that includes the source to Amazon, that source is stripped out before it gets delivered to anyone. Last edited by DiapDealer; 03-09-2012 at 11:36 AM.