Kindles can't read an Mobi or Epub book OK in Calibre

sunseeker09 · 02-20-2025, 05:35 AM

Hi,
This is my first post. I have used calibre for years with no problems. However I downloaded a Project Gutenberg book, the Vicar of Wakefield. It reads OK in Calibre but I cannot read it in either of my two Kindles in either Mobi or epub formats. What am I doing wrong?

pdurrant · 02-20-2025, 10:00 AM

You really need to give more details about what's going wrong.

Can't transfer?
Can't find?
Can't open?
Can't read all text?
Bad formatting?

theducks · 02-20-2025, 10:31 AM

Kindles do not read EPUB if sent by USB. (Amazon converts that if they transfer it via WiFi) (Calibre should have don an 'on the fly' conversion if the 'connected device' device settings had not been changed)

Note: Calibre is very forgiving of (some) coding errors that choke many devices.

Pleas answer Paul's questions, so we can refine the places to look.

How about including the PG link to the book format you downloaded

sunseeker09 · 02-21-2025, 09:08 AM

Hi both,
Thanks for the conversion points. It was a Project Guttenberg book so I set up Calbre to output to Kindle and it worked perfectly. Thanks so much.

02-20-2025, 05:35 AM	#1
sunseeker09 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2025 Device: Kindle	Kindles can't read an Mobi or Epub book OK in Calibre Hi, This is my first post. I have used calibre for years with no problems. However I downloaded a Project Gutenberg book, the Vicar of Wakefield. It reads OK in Calibre but I cannot read it in either of my two Kindles in either Mobi or epub formats. What am I doing wrong?

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02-20-2025, 10:00 AM	#2
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,936 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	You really need to give more details about what's going wrong. Can't transfer? Can't find? Can't open? Can't read all text? Bad formatting?

02-20-2025, 10:31 AM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,047 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Kindles do not read EPUB if sent by USB. (Amazon converts that if they transfer it via WiFi) (Calibre should have don an 'on the fly' conversion if the 'connected device' device settings had not been changed) Note: Calibre is very forgiving of (some) coding errors that choke many devices. Pleas answer Paul's questions, so we can refine the places to look. How about including the PG link to the book format you downloaded

02-21-2025, 09:08 AM	#4
sunseeker09 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2025 Device: Kindle	Hi both, Thanks for the conversion points. It was a Project Guttenberg book so I set up Calbre to output to Kindle and it worked perfectly. Thanks so much.

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