Thread: Size of mobi much larger than epub?
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Old 11-12-2023, 05:39 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
If you're converting with Calibre, the ePub does not get added to the end. That's purely if the conversion is done with Kindlegen.

If you want to know where the extra is coming from, unpack the Mobipocket and see. My guess is that Calibre is doing something to the pictures to make them larger (in bytes). But that's only a guess.
Yes. Make sure to enable "Do not convert alle images to JPEG" in MOBI output when converting in Calibre.
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