Thread: Converting EPUB to AZW3/MOBI
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Old 03-14-2015, 01:54 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by thesn00ze View Post
So, what are my options? I have Kindle PWI, it doesn't support EPUB and I've been told that MOBI is dated format and I should be using AZW3.
Here's an example:
Book.epub (409 KB) (original)
Book.azw3 (610 KB) (converted from epub)
Book.mobi (551 KB) (converted from epub)

War and Peace.epub (1 604 KB)
War and Peace.azw3 (2 226 KB)
That is almost 40% increase in size.

When you have hundreds of books it adds up.
It is what Calibre is really for , Managing a big-ish Library

I have a few dozen on my K4 at any one time (and still lots of room).
I delete as I finish, when the list shrinks to worrisome levels, I connect to calibre again and bring it back to relaxing levels with a new batch

Use The Calibre editor on that AZW3 and see if you spot the code hog. It could be your cover IMAGE setting, or a Font embed
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