Best format to convert to MOBI for kindle in Calibre

MaxsMom · 01-02-2011, 11:15 AM

Which formats works best when you are converting to Mobi (for a Kindle) in Calibre?

wallcraft · 01-02-2011, 12:07 PM

Look in Preferences -> Behavior for the Preferred input order: ePub, MOBI, LIT, PRC, FB2, HTML, ODT, RTF, PDF.

If you have both MOBI and ePub native versions, I would try both. The ePub converted to MOBI can be better than the native MOBI in a significant percentage of cases.

There isn't a consistent difference between .mobi and .prc, but the latter sometimes refers to an older version of the MobiPocket format (so if you have both, choose the .mobi).

01-02-2011, 11:15 AM	#1
MaxsMom Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle 2	Best format to convert to MOBI for kindle in Calibre Which formats works best when you are converting to Mobi (for a Kindle) in Calibre?

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01-02-2011, 12:07 PM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	Look in Preferences -> Behavior for the Preferred input order: ePub, MOBI, LIT, PRC, FB2, HTML, ODT, RTF, PDF. If you have both MOBI and ePub native versions, I would try both. The ePub converted to MOBI can be better than the native MOBI in a significant percentage of cases. There isn't a consistent difference between .mobi and .prc, but the latter sometimes refers to an older version of the MobiPocket format (so if you have both, choose the .mobi).

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