can i do this?

[wyndslash]

i've noticed that whenever my calibre fetches the news, the format is in epub. can this be changed automatically to mobi or any kindle-readable format without manual conversion?

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by wyndslash

i've noticed that whenever my calibre fetches the news, the format is in epub. can this be changed automatically to mobi or any kindle-readable format without manual conversion?

Yes, change Preferences - Behavior - Preferred output format to mobi. You'll see that your recipes will perform and look better going straight to mobi. Recipes going to ePub then converted to mobi loose special kindle specific formatting.

[wyndslash]

Originally Posted by dwanthny

Yes, change Preferences - Behavior - Preferred output format to mobi. You'll see that your recipes will perform and look better going straight to mobi. Recipes going to ePub then converted to mobi loose special kindle specific formatting.

thank you!

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by dwanthny

Yes, change Preferences - Behavior - Preferred output format to mobi. You'll see that your recipes will perform and look better going straight to mobi. Recipes going to ePub then converted to mobi loose special kindle specific formatting.

dwanthny, based on your reply, I've added this info to the sticky on Using Recipes: Start Here. I don't use non-epub format. Would you read what I wrote and comment on whether it's right, or if I need to add anything there? Thanks.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=121439

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by Starson17

dwanthny, based on your reply, I've added this info to the sticky on Using Recipes: Start Here. I don't use non-epub format. Would you read what I wrote and comment on whether it's right, or if I need to add anything there? Thanks.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=121439

I also don't use non-epub format. It looks like Griker has the inside scoop.

Originally Posted by GRiker

An EPUB will always have the navbars.

You will only get the specific output format file specified in Preferences|Output format. Any subsequent conversions are done from the generated file.

During recipe execution, if output profile is Kindle|Kindle DX and output format is MOBI, the navbars are removed and the mobi is formatted as a Kindle periodical. It doesn't matter whether a Kindle is connected at the time, but those two setting do control whether or not the resulting file is optimized for Kindle navigation.

And to clarify, the only time that navbar generation is conditional upon Preference settings is during recipe conversion, not during a subsequent format conversion, say from EPUB to MOBI.

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