Thread: Troubleshooting iOS sideloading from iTunes
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Old 05-10-2018, 12:31 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by ptmkenny View Post
I can't open my converted *.azk ebook files on my iOS devices.

I consulted this thread but I don't understand what it means about searching for invisible unicode characters. The book I am working on does include Japanese text, so there is definitely unicode text inside.

Details:

I have made an ebook in Scrivener 3.0.2 on OS X (10.13.4). I export (compile) the book from Scrivener as KF8/Mobi. I then open the book in Kindle Previewer (3.21), wait for the conversion to complete, and then choose File -> Export -> File format: Books for side-loading to iOS devices (*.azk).

I have an iPad 2 and an iPhone X connected to my Mac with iTunes (12.7.4.76). I then go to my device, choose Kindle, and add the converted .azk ebook, but it doesn't show up on either device. If I add a .mobi file, then it immediately appears on the device, but the formatting is messed up.

So, the files are definitely being added to the device, but there is something wrong with the *.azk files-- how can I troubleshoot this? In Kindle Previewer, I can choose "View -> Conversion Log", but this is the log for the conversion from the original file into .mobi, not the export to .azk.

I also tried quickly making a very basic book with just a few pages of English text; this book has the same problem (mobi file sideloads correctly, but azk file does not).
When you sideload the file, via the connected iTunes, how, precisely, are you adding it? I mean, specifically? Did you do this via the File Sharing under Apps? Or are you trying to add it directly to the "Kindle" app?

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