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Julien Pham · 04-30-2012, 04:35 AM

Thanks. I'm afraid I still don't understand something. I have no option in the MobiUnpack. I drag and drop the mobi file to the OS X .app file, and it extracts me all in a folder. So I have no real choice than extracting all. Except if you can find me a way to use this on a Mac without extracting all.

In fact I convert the ePub to Mobi using Kindle Previewer, then extract the Mobi using the python script through the .app file I found in this thread, if I remember well I have one html file (seems Mobi use just one html whereas ePub use one html per chapter), one ncx file or something like that, one opf file, and the kindlegensrc file. Oh and an image folder as well.

My goal would be mostly to delete the kindlegensrc.zip file from the Mobi as it is not needed for the Mobi and it doubles the size of the Mobi. And why not as you said to drop the Mobi7 stuff if needed but no idea how to do this as the converted Mobi just has the files I told you about.

I'm surprised as well as I've heard the KF8 format use a css file as well.

04-30-2012, 04:35 AM	#368
Julien Pham Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kobo Touch	Thanks. I'm afraid I still don't understand something. I have no option in the MobiUnpack. I drag and drop the mobi file to the OS X .app file, and it extracts me all in a folder. So I have no real choice than extracting all. Except if you can find me a way to use this on a Mac without extracting all. In fact I convert the ePub to Mobi using Kindle Previewer, then extract the Mobi using the python script through the .app file I found in this thread, if I remember well I have one html file (seems Mobi use just one html whereas ePub use one html per chapter), one ncx file or something like that, one opf file, and the kindlegensrc file. Oh and an image folder as well. My goal would be mostly to delete the kindlegensrc.zip file from the Mobi as it is not needed for the Mobi and it doubles the size of the Mobi. And why not as you said to drop the Mobi7 stuff if needed but no idea how to do this as the converted Mobi just has the files I told you about. I'm surprised as well as I've heard the KF8 format use a css file as well. Last edited by Julien Pham; 04-30-2012 at 04:50 AM.