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Old 03-05-2014, 02:07 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by st_albert View Post
My recommendation for epub --> mobi/kindle in linux would be to use the command-line kindlegen program (available for linux natively), especially if you intend to distribute the kindle version. Note that Kindle previewer uses this same kindlegen back-end for its conversions.

FWIW I have been making commercial epubs (and mobis) from word docs entirely in linux for years, using the tools discussed above and elsewhere on MR. I only need Windows when InDesign is involved. (OK, and also to preview the finished products in ADE and Kindle Previewer.)
Thanks Albert. Can't you preview in Sony Reader Library? That's what I used when I previewed/proofed when was using Windows. So using the command-line kindlegen is as reliable as converting the epub in Kindle Previewer? How about Russell's converting the epub to mobi in Calibre?
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