Kindle Paperwhite won't display book title. Help.

CheyenneAutumn27 · 09-03-2020, 10:33 PM

Hi. I am new here, so not sure exactly where to post my question.

I converted my rtf to mobi using an online website to convert from rtf to mobi. I transferred the new mobi file to my Kindle Paperwhite. I can read the mobi file on my Kindle, however am annoyed that my Kindle won't display the title and author of my book in the Your Library section of Kindle. Just displays the title and author like this:

0cb97788a97c2a0a24
222db50aceac00
Unknown

How do I fix this so that Kindle displays the name and author of my mobi file? The original rtf file has the name and author as the file name, so why doesn't Kindle display that?

ps67 · 09-04-2020, 02:00 AM

Because the on line converter doesn't handle metadata, or, doesn't understand that the namefile should be treated like a metadata.

The best solutions is to use calibre to convert Your book, where You can change the title, the Author ecc before sideloading Your book to a Kindle. You could also insert the mobi file created elsewhere in calibre, handle metadata and sideload it to the Kindle.

09-03-2020, 10:33 PM	#1
CheyenneAutumn27 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite	Kindle Paperwhite won't display book title. Help. Hi. I am new here, so not sure exactly where to post my question. I converted my rtf to mobi using an online website to convert from rtf to mobi. I transferred the new mobi file to my Kindle Paperwhite. I can read the mobi file on my Kindle, however am annoyed that my Kindle won't display the title and author of my book in the Your Library section of Kindle. Just displays the title and author like this: 0cb97788a97c2a0a24 222db50aceac00 Unknown How do I fix this so that Kindle displays the name and author of my mobi file? The original rtf file has the name and author as the file name, so why doesn't Kindle display that?

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09-04-2020, 02:00 AM	#2
ps67 Guru Posts: 755 Karma: 7025494 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Italy Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Elipsa, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Inkpad Color	Because the on line converter doesn't handle metadata, or, doesn't understand that the namefile should be treated like a metadata. The best solutions is to use calibre to convert Your book, where You can change the title, the Author ecc before sideloading Your book to a Kindle. You could also insert the mobi file created elsewhere in calibre, handle metadata and sideload it to the Kindle.

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