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Old 08-03-2010, 12:52 PM   #1
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Red face Mobi books, same experience as kindle?
I havent bought a e-reader yet but im planning on getting the Kindle dx.

My question is will getting e-books in mobiformat(drm free) and viewing
them on the Kindle be the same experince as it would be in viewing a kindle
book asw format?

Or will it be some what different in say, text clarity, navigation ability to
change size of text?
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Old 08-03-2010, 12:57 PM   #2
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No difference at all. Kindle books are Mobi books.
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Old 08-03-2010, 01:00 PM   #3
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Ah that's great news!
Thanks for the quick reply
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Old 08-03-2010, 08:26 PM   #4
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Not all MOBI ebooks have "way points", which can be used for navigation on the Kindle. However, Calibre can automatically add way points to DRM-free MOBI ebooks for you.
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Not all MOBI ebooks have "way points", which can be used for navigation on the Kindle. However, Calibre can automatically add way points to DRM-free MOBI ebooks for you.
Many Amazon-sourced AZW books also lack the chapter navigation features, though, so it's not really a difference.

(I always de-DRM and run my books through Calibre to make sure they contain a proper TOC and chapter navigation.)
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