Content Question for a technical guru: re: Folders

emellaich · 03-11-2009, 02:10 PM

I was thinking about creating reading lists or collections on the Kindle.

I know that the Kindle/mobi format supports links to the web from within a book. For example the feedbooks book that links to its own books. Is there a way to code these links so that they refer to a local file (a book) instead of to a web link?

This would then let me create books that were lists of books I owned, organized and annotated however I wished. I played around a little with the mobipocket documentation and HTML, but I couldn't seem to get it to work on the Kindle. I don't know if that feature is disabled, or I just didn't get the syntax correct.

http://www.mobipocket.com/dev/articl...hyperlinks.htm

Any thoughts?

Michael

Thomas Ryan · 03-11-2009, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emellaich

...]I know that the Kindle/mobi format supports links to the web from within a book. [...]. Is there a way to code these links so that they refer to a local file (a book) instead of to a web link?

This would then let me create books that were lists of books I owned [...]

Michael

Excellent idea! Collections! Folders!
The problem you are facing is that http:// tells the reader to go off the device to the web.

To work, mobigen and the ebook reader need to support some sort of file:// convention which causes the e-book reader to be (re)launched with book indicated on the device.

I tried it with a simple doc.txt file, I couldn't make it go, so your chances are slim here, but if you found a way (hint to Lab126 SW team), you could become famous!

AnemicOak · 03-11-2009, 05:14 PM

This thread may be of interest...

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41428

03-11-2009, 02:10 PM	#1
emellaich Wizard Posts: 1,101 Karma: 4388403 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Palm>Ebookman>IPaq>Axim>Cybook>Kndl2>IPAD>Kndl3SO>Voyager>Oasis	Question for a technical guru: re: Folders I was thinking about creating reading lists or collections on the Kindle. I know that the Kindle/mobi format supports links to the web from within a book. For example the feedbooks book that links to its own books. Is there a way to code these links so that they refer to a local file (a book) instead of to a web link? This would then let me create books that were lists of books I owned, organized and annotated however I wished. I played around a little with the mobipocket documentation and HTML, but I couldn't seem to get it to work on the Kindle. I don't know if that feature is disabled, or I just didn't get the syntax correct. http://www.mobipocket.com/dev/articl...hyperlinks.htm Any thoughts? Michael

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