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Originally Posted by MaryDev View Post
After I convert my writing into MOBI/AZW3, can I then tweak the fonts, etc.?
I would not publish a book converted to MOBI format using calibre. The results will be inferior in terms of formatting since that will block Enhanced Typesetting. And Amazon will not accept an AZW3 file.

Assuming that you use Word, the simplest thing to do is get the formatting correct in your original document and review it using Amazon's Kindle Previewer. Once the results look good using the Previewer then upload the Word document to Amazon to publish.

More advanced formatting can be achieved by converting from Word to EPUB and editing that using calibre editor or Sigil, but that is probably overkill unless you have very special formatting needs for your book.

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Should I be asking these questions in a different part of the forum?
There is a separate Kindle Formats subforum here on MobileRead where technical aspects of Kindle formats such as MOBI and AZW3 are discussed. Also the Workshop subforum for e-book creation in general. These are not specific to calibre.
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