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Originally Posted by Sasssysweeet
Thank you Elizabeth. I will try those steps next. I did try converting to azw3 and I have tried using calibre to send the files to my device but none of that worked either.
As for Peter's suggestion, I downloaded an epub file where you suggested: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=178760
I converted it to mobi and it doesn't show up so if anyone wants to try to use the same file and see what happens please feel free. As I've said before, I am at a complete loss. I've used Calibre since I bought my K3G over a year ago and never had any problems until I got the KF. |
I used the file above and ran several conversions.
1)converting to azw3 & sending to the fire - no problem, didn't even do the freeze that occurs on the first opening of some azw3 files.
2)converting to mobi & sending to fire - problems.
I could see the book in books and could open it but then the book would crash & close. Even tried renaming the file from .mobi to .prc since the fire's amazon books are stored in that format. Book listed in books, opened then crashed & closed.
Checked the heading metadata, both the mobi & azw3 files had 501 & 113 fields appropriately filled out. 113 field was calibre generated rather than an amazon ASIN but I've never had a problem with that bothering the fire in older mobis.
I was able to open & read through the mobi file using kindle for pc. (forgot to try it on my k keyboard -> tomorrow)
So I'm baffled. Knowing amazon it's something in the mobi format that no-one else uses and that is specific to the fire. Maybe something will occur to me while sleeping.
On windows 7, calibre 0.8.52, kindle for pc 1.9.3, kindle fire 6.3.1