Mobi format corrupt when downloading to Kobo Touch

Dellboy67 · 12-08-2011, 08:41 AM

I have several MOBI format books which I've downloaded to my Kobo Touch, however whilst I can "view" them they are mostly corrupt. The first page or 2 are readable as are pictures for cover etc.

However after that the text slowly degenerates to gobbledygook and becomes unreadable - does anyone know if theres a reason for this please?

Thanks

Dellboy67

ProfCrash · 12-08-2011, 11:45 AM

Kob reads EPub and cannot read Mobi. You have to convert the books from MOBI to EPub if you want to read them on your Kobo

HarryT · 12-08-2011, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Kob reads EPub and cannot read Mobi. You have to convert the books from MOBI to EPub if you want to read them on your Kobo

Kobo would seem to disagree with you. From the Technical Specifications page at the Kobo site:

Quote:

Supported File Formats

Books: EPUB, PDF and MOBI
Documents: PDF
Images: JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP and TIFF
Text: TXT, HTML and RTF
Comic Books: CBZ and CBR

(emphasis mine).

ProfCrash · 12-08-2011, 12:27 PM

Cool, I did not know that. Learn something new everyday.

VicLavigne · 12-08-2011, 12:45 PM

I would try opening the ebooks in another program to verify if they are corrupt. If you don't have a program on your computer, you could install Calibre and see if it will open them up without problem.

Vic

meme · 12-08-2011, 12:51 PM

I thought I read somewhere, around here probably, that although the Kobo supported the Mobi format, it didn't do it very well. Assuming these aren't DRM encumbered mobi files, it would probably be best to convert them to epub using Calibre and reload them to your Kobo (assuming calibre can read them as VicLavigne said).

JSWolf · 12-08-2011, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VicLavigne

I would try opening the ebooks in another program to verify if they are corrupt. If you don't have a program on your computer, you could install Calibre and see if it will open them up without problem.

Vic

Using Calibre to view anything but ePub doesn't work well as Calibre's viewer will convert to ePub so what you get is not what you started with.

Download Mobipocket Reader and use that to view Mobipocket files.

abookreader · 12-08-2011, 01:21 PM

yeah, my first thought was that they might be corrupt files - but if it is several mobi books or even every mobi book the user tries, the likely culprit is the device.

I'd try to view them somewhere else too and probably convert them to ePub to see how that works.

SensualPoet · 12-08-2011, 08:18 PM

I don't believe mobi is high on the list at Kobo to support. I did see that they include mobi on the specs list but I have noticed they have removed it from other places.

The actual carton it is sold in does NOT list Mobi and, in fact, promises ePub and PDF only. But, quite correctly HarryT points out Kobo continues to state on its website that Mobi is supported.

I tried a couple of calibre Mobi's way back when the Touch was launched and the result was not charming. Kobo's online tech spec actually states: "Note: If you have eBooks in other formats you can sometimes use free applications like Calibre to convert them to EPUB or PDF." which is probably the best advice. Several features -- like dictionary lookup -- only work with Kobo native kepub and imported epub anyway.

The Terminator · 12-09-2011, 09:04 PM

Yeah, it says they work but they don't seem too. Though someone did say that they have started working in the newest firmware.

12-08-2011, 08:41 AM	#1
Dellboy67 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 1704 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kobo Touch and Arc & Kindle for Ipod	Mobi format corrupt when downloading to Kobo Touch I have several MOBI format books which I've downloaded to my Kobo Touch, however whilst I can "view" them they are mostly corrupt. The first page or 2 are readable as are pictures for cover etc. However after that the text slowly degenerates to gobbledygook and becomes unreadable - does anyone know if theres a reason for this please? Thanks Dellboy67

12-08-2011, 12:51 PM	#6
meme Sigil developer Posts: 1,274 Karma: 1101600 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, K4 NT, K3, Kobo Touch	I thought I read somewhere, around here probably, that although the Kobo supported the Mobi format, it didn't do it very well. Assuming these aren't DRM encumbered mobi files, it would probably be best to convert them to epub using Calibre and reload them to your Kobo (assuming calibre can read them as VicLavigne said). Last edited by meme; 12-08-2011 at 01:56 PM.

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ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Kob reads EPub and cannot read Mobi. You have to convert the books from MOBI to EPub if you want to read them on your Kobo

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ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Cool, I did not know that. Learn something new everyday.

12-08-2011, 12:45 PM	#5
VicLavigne e-reading since 2008 Posts: 197 Karma: 112730 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hinesville Georgia Device: Nook STR, Sony PRS-T1	I would try opening the ebooks in another program to verify if they are corrupt. If you don't have a program on your computer, you could install Calibre and see if it will open them up without problem. Vic

12-08-2011, 01:21 PM	#8
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	yeah, my first thought was that they might be corrupt files - but if it is several mobi books or even every mobi book the user tries, the likely culprit is the device. I'd try to view them somewhere else too and probably convert them to ePub to see how that works.

12-08-2011, 08:18 PM	#9
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	I don't believe mobi is high on the list at Kobo to support. I did see that they include mobi on the specs list but I have noticed they have removed it from other places. The actual carton it is sold in does NOT list Mobi and, in fact, promises ePub and PDF only. But, quite correctly HarryT points out Kobo continues to state on its website that Mobi is supported. I tried a couple of calibre Mobi's way back when the Touch was launched and the result was not charming. Kobo's online tech spec actually states: "Note: If you have eBooks in other formats you can sometimes use free applications like Calibre to convert them to EPUB or PDF." which is probably the best advice. Several features -- like dictionary lookup -- only work with Kobo native kepub and imported epub anyway.

12-09-2011, 09:04 PM	#10
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	Yeah, it says they work but they don't seem too. Though someone did say that they have started working in the newest firmware.

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