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fpb · 04-05-2012, 08:18 PM

Hi,
I'm a newbie here, came looking for an unpack for .mobi file. Working on my first kindle book, a children's book full of pictures : )

MickeyC · 04-05-2012, 08:28 PM

Hi and welcome to MobileRead.

Valmore Daniels · 04-05-2012, 08:48 PM

Welcome to the boards

Figlilly · 04-06-2012, 02:55 AM

Hi and welcome.

marino.DV · 04-06-2012, 03:40 AM

Hey there and welcome!!!!

fpb · 04-06-2012, 02:38 PM

Thanks for all the welcomes! I hope I can share valuable information on kindle book formatting in html to all the users here after I've published the book on amazon kindle. (I'm optimistic that the book will look/read great as a kindle, the printed version turned out great... : )

ImogenRose · 04-06-2012, 09:48 PM

Welcome to MR!

Imogen

fpb · 04-13-2012, 01:06 AM

Hello again, to update everyone, I've decided not to format the book for kindle. After several hours of researching, I decided it is not worth the time/effort for a couple of reasons;
1) the book is full of pictures (a children's/teenager's book) and Amazon hasn't spent the time/money/man hours on their system yet, for this type of book to read properly once it's uploaded to their system. (amazon's uploader 'parses' the file, changing the html code to an old html code, from 1997, and the book is then full of errors) elements such as pictures (also text) moving around the pages and onto separate pages, making it unreadable/not fit for selling. You can work with the 'parsed' code - 'after' the entire book is uploaded to Amazon, to fix the errors, but it would be very time consuming....
2) Also, a person can only format for one device, from what I understand, the book, would then be for sale on Amazon, but the purchaser/buyer of the book would not know which device this particular book is formatted for. So, if I were to format it for Kindle fire, it would read correctly on a kindle fire, but if the buyer were to try to read it on another device, e.g. ipad, the book would not read properly.
C'est la vie, maybe things will improve for children's books for kindle in the future : )

Dr. Drib · 04-13-2012, 07:19 AM

You do realize this is the Introduce Yourself forum?

Are you also aware that we have other forums - areas geared for special topics? It's possibile - after looking around our site - that if you post your issues/concerns about formatting, that you might get an answer to your questions.

Give it a try.....become familiar with MobileRead's forums and post a question on the concerns you have about formatting your book.

Don
(Moderator)

04-05-2012, 08:18 PM	#1
fpb Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: none	hello Hi, I'm a newbie here, came looking for an unpack for .mobi file. Working on my first kindle book, a children's book full of pictures : )

04-05-2012, 08:28 PM	#2
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi and welcome to MobileRead.

04-05-2012, 08:48 PM	#3
Valmore Daniels Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,592 Karma: 2822668 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Welcome to the boards

04-06-2012, 02:55 AM	#4
Figlilly Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 2514066 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Oasis 2&3, Paperwhites, Kindle Touch, Kobo Clara, IPad Air2	Hi and welcome.

04-06-2012, 03:40 AM	#5
marino.DV Groupie Posts: 163 Karma: 651780 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: none	Hey there and welcome!!!!

04-06-2012, 02:38 PM	#6
fpb Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: none	Thanks for all the welcomes! I hope I can share valuable information on kindle book formatting in html to all the users here after I've published the book on amazon kindle. (I'm optimistic that the book will look/read great as a kindle, the printed version turned out great... : )

04-06-2012, 09:48 PM	#7
ImogenRose PORTAL Posts: 7,204 Karma: 2884640 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (3G), iPhone	Welcome to MR! Imogen

04-13-2012, 01:06 AM	#8
fpb Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: none	Hello again, to update everyone, I've decided not to format the book for kindle. After several hours of researching, I decided it is not worth the time/effort for a couple of reasons; 1) the book is full of pictures (a children's/teenager's book) and Amazon hasn't spent the time/money/man hours on their system yet, for this type of book to read properly once it's uploaded to their system. (amazon's uploader 'parses' the file, changing the html code to an old html code, from 1997, and the book is then full of errors) elements such as pictures (also text) moving around the pages and onto separate pages, making it unreadable/not fit for selling. You can work with the 'parsed' code - 'after' the entire book is uploaded to Amazon, to fix the errors, but it would be very time consuming.... 2) Also, a person can only format for one device, from what I understand, the book, would then be for sale on Amazon, but the purchaser/buyer of the book would not know which device this particular book is formatted for. So, if I were to format it for Kindle fire, it would read correctly on a kindle fire, but if the buyer were to try to read it on another device, e.g. ipad, the book would not read properly. C'est la vie, maybe things will improve for children's books for kindle in the future : )

04-13-2012, 07:19 AM	#9
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,438 Karma: 59592133 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	You do realize this is the Introduce Yourself forum? Are you also aware that we have other forums - areas geared for special topics? It's possibile - after looking around our site - that if you post your issues/concerns about formatting, that you might get an answer to your questions. Give it a try.....become familiar with MobileRead's forums and post a question on the concerns you have about formatting your book. Don (Moderator)

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