Thread: Links die when converting from FXL epub to mobi?
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Old 01-09-2015, 11:53 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by radiocure View Post
Hey, ya'll —

Has anyone else run into this?

I've got a clean fixed-layout epub with working links (both to external URLs and to other files within the book), but when converted to mobi—whether with KindleGen or Calibre—all the links cease working completely. Is this just a limitation of these conversion processes right now? Everything looks perfect, the links just can't be clicked. I've searched and searched, but I haven't seen anyone else talking about this specific situation either, though it seems like it should be a common enough question unless I'm missing something obvious.

Anyone know anything? I'd really appreciate it.
Sorry, what do you mean, "converted to mobi?" The MOBI FF layout, coding, HTML and CSS is completely different than that of ePUB, whether ePUB3 (one ePUB to rule them all, for iBooks, GooglePlay and KoboBooks) or ePUB2 for the various devices. Unless you've specifically built your ePUB to Amazon's specifications, it won't "convert" to a FF MOBI. The Calibre mobi conversion certainly won't work for FF.

And what reader are you using, to test the capability of the links? For that matter, testing the resulting MOBI as an eBook?

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