Thread: Is there a tool like Sigil to edit mobi ebooks?
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Old 08-10-2014, 11:18 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by Notjohn View Post
I know this isn't an option for professional formatters whose clients expect to receive both an epub and a mobi, but since 2012 I've simply been uploading epubs to the Kindle Direct Publishing platform. They convert just fine, and when I download the convert book file for preview, I know that nothing has been lost or altered in the conversion process on the KDP.

(I don't include a cover in the epub, after an incident when that kept resulting in two coverage images in the published book.)
You could also use kindlegen/KindlePreviewer yourself, directly.

Why isn't that a suitable option for professional formatters?
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