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Originally Posted by HarryT
Don't convert to Mobi; convert to KF8 format, which Calibre calls "AZW3". Everything will still work absolutely fine.
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WAIT! So according to this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compar...e-book_formats &
http://www.guidingtech.com/9661/diff...ebook-formats/
.MOBI is best. But you say use KF8 which probably will need a conversion again when I move to another device. What will be like the MP3 or better yet AAC which needs least conversions and holds most quality?
More on mobi: Readers can add blank pages in any part of a book and add free-hand drawings. Annotations — highlights, bookmarks, corrections, notes, and drawings — can be applied, organized, and recalled from a single location. Images are converted to GIF format and have a maximum size of 64K,[15] sufficient for mobile phones with small screens, but rather restrictive for newer gadgets. Mobipocket Reader has electronic bookmarks, and a built-in dictionary.
Also quote from second link: "I download ebooks with my desktop PC from Gutenberg in the mobi format for my Kindle. If I then open them with Stanza (a free ebook software) I can export them to the Kindle azw format and they are only about half the size in kilobytes as in mobi. Seems like a shame to download ebooks directly to the Kindle in mobi when it takes up twice the space. I have observed no difference in quality or usefulness."
THIS MEANS AZW format works great for size but is this the same for staying factor/transferability between devices? Or should I stick with .mobi?
I know Calibre should be able to handle all this for me, but I didn't like the app, not yet I need a class on how to use. And i don't want duplicate files.
Also I don't see why Amazon can't release fw updates and solve the epub issue other than $, there must be a way.
In summary, .Mobi or AZW for the future (5--10 years from now)?