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Quoth · 12-01-2018, 07:00 AM

Also just to clarify on the "Old Mobi" format:
I've used the old Mobi Creator (on Windows XP) from MS Doc format and HTML that Amazon killed when they bought out Mobireader. I've also used Calibre on Windows with Doc. I use Calibre from ODT format on Linux. I "save as" DOC 97 - 2003 Format in LibreOffice Writer (the later MS Docx etc are a little fragile even in Word) and have checked mobi from Amazon and Smashwords.
The old mobi format does support limited Greek letters, San Serif, Serif, Monospace (Courier etc) all in regular, bold, italic and bold italic. It also supports centred, left, right and fully justified text, though that's tricky.
The source document format is important. Stick to paragraph styles. The inline named character styles can be erratic, so if a word or sentence IN a paragraph is bold or italic, I just use direct formatting. Font changes (face or size) must only be paragraph styles.
Centred text is tricky to get right. Make sure it's not done by indents but a centred style based off a header, but then outlining level set to bodytext if it's not a header. I use header level 4 paragraphs for centred text dividers such as * * * in Courier, but set to bodytext in Outline so as they are not indexed.

Unless you need fancy user fonts (only newer Kindles & FW, or some ePub) you only need Mobi Old. Don't use Dual. Use AZW for user fonts.
Also for user fonts to work you must use compatible fonts (oddly some TTF don't work) and ePub for ePub readers that support Publisher fonts, or AZW for supporting Kindles. Some ePub readers only support Publisher fonts if books are in the Adobe Editions folder (even though no DRM!).

You must go to properties and select Embed Fonts and then Save As MS Word Format 97-2003 if uploading. Or Save As PDF with embedded fonts if uploading for POD paper. Do not trust Word Format for that.

In 10+ years I've never had a problem sending people MS Word Format 97-2003 .doc created by Open Office or Libre Office or Word 2002. I stopped using Word entirely two years ago. I edit & archive in odt format. I only use MS Word format to upload (or PDF Format to upload to POD for paper).

I stopped proofing on paper about 5 years ago. I now find the Kobo H2O original best for proof + annotations and export to clipboard via Kobo Utilities on Calibre. My paper & toner savings have more than paid for my three eBook readers I bought new (PaperWhite was given to wife and replaced with a DXG, as I thought it would manage PDFs, it's only good for A5 or smaller PDFs, then I got Kobo H2O and finally a PW3 (gen7) to buy Amazon as I'm going to give away the DXG to a partially sighted person). I got the others S/H to check formatting (Cover Story, now dead, Binatone Readme, Nook Touch, Sony PRS350). I use the 6" phone and/or the PRS350 outside the house. Finding the same place in the book is as easy or easier than muliple paper books between Kobo, Phone and PR350 and Kindle. No need for Whispersync, which won't work even on phone as I don't use Kindle App on it (That was trying to connect all the time).

12-01-2018, 07:00 AM	#27
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,865 Karma: 110496601 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Also just to clarify on the "Old Mobi" format: I've used the old Mobi Creator (on Windows XP) from MS Doc format and HTML that Amazon killed when they bought out Mobireader. I've also used Calibre on Windows with Doc. I use Calibre from ODT format on Linux. I "save as" DOC 97 - 2003 Format in LibreOffice Writer (the later MS Docx etc are a little fragile even in Word) and have checked mobi from Amazon and Smashwords. The old mobi format does support limited Greek letters, San Serif, Serif, Monospace (Courier etc) all in regular, bold, italic and bold italic. It also supports centred, left, right and fully justified text, though that's tricky. The source document format is important. Stick to paragraph styles. The inline named character styles can be erratic, so if a word or sentence IN a paragraph is bold or italic, I just use direct formatting. Font changes (face or size) must only be paragraph styles. Centred text is tricky to get right. Make sure it's not done by indents but a centred style based off a header, but then outlining level set to bodytext if it's not a header. I use header level 4 paragraphs for centred text dividers such as * * * in Courier, but set to bodytext in Outline so as they are not indexed. Unless you need fancy user fonts (only newer Kindles & FW, or some ePub) you only need Mobi Old. Don't use Dual. Use AZW for user fonts. Also for user fonts to work you must use compatible fonts (oddly some TTF don't work) and ePub for ePub readers that support Publisher fonts, or AZW for supporting Kindles. Some ePub readers only support Publisher fonts if books are in the Adobe Editions folder (even though no DRM!). You must go to properties and select Embed Fonts and then Save As MS Word Format 97-2003 if uploading. Or Save As PDF with embedded fonts if uploading for POD paper. Do not trust Word Format for that. In 10+ years I've never had a problem sending people MS Word Format 97-2003 .doc created by Open Office or Libre Office or Word 2002. I stopped using Word entirely two years ago. I edit & archive in odt format. I only use MS Word format to upload (or PDF Format to upload to POD for paper). I stopped proofing on paper about 5 years ago. I now find the Kobo H2O original best for proof + annotations and export to clipboard via Kobo Utilities on Calibre. My paper & toner savings have more than paid for my three eBook readers I bought new (PaperWhite was given to wife and replaced with a DXG, as I thought it would manage PDFs, it's only good for A5 or smaller PDFs, then I got Kobo H2O and finally a PW3 (gen7) to buy Amazon as I'm going to give away the DXG to a partially sighted person). I got the others S/H to check formatting (Cover Story, now dead, Binatone Readme, Nook Touch, Sony PRS350). I use the 6" phone and/or the PRS350 outside the house. Finding the same place in the book is as easy or easier than muliple paper books between Kobo, Phone and PR350 and Kindle. No need for Whispersync, which won't work even on phone as I don't use Kindle App on it (That was trying to connect all the time).