Converting DOC to Mobi help please

Cheryle · 03-24-2011, 07:37 PM

Hi i new here and also new to using Kindle and converting book formats in Calibre.can anyone tell me if there is a way to convert an E-Book that is in DOC format to Mobi. I have just tried to do it and can't get it to work.Thanks for any help or advice.

kiwidude · 03-24-2011, 07:47 PM

Hi Cheryle and welcome. Just FYI this sort of question you should ask in a forum like the Calibre "Conversion" forum. To answer your question what I do is open the DOC in Word and save it as "Web page filtered html". Then add that html page to Calibre (Calibre will store it in a zip) and then convert that zip to MOBI. Another alternative would be to save the DOC to RTF with the same steps.

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Cheryle · 03-26-2011, 12:19 PM

thanks for this i'm going to try it and sorry i posted in wrong place

CRussel · 03-29-2011, 01:05 PM

What I've used is MobiPocket Creator (free download) to convert the .DOC file into .PRC. You can then import it into Calibre using the Add button. I've not tried the SaveAs HTML and import method, so can't tell you if it works better or not. But I was quite pleased with the result of a document I created with the MobiPocket Creator conversion.

03-24-2011, 07:37 PM	#1
Cheryle Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: virginia Device: Kindle Touch	Converting DOC to Mobi help please Hi i new here and also new to using Kindle and converting book formats in Calibre.can anyone tell me if there is a way to convert an E-Book that is in DOC format to Mobi. I have just tried to do it and can't get it to work.Thanks for any help or advice.

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03-24-2011, 07:47 PM	#2
kiwidude Calibre Plugins Developer Posts: 4,720 Karma: 2197770 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Oasis	Hi Cheryle and welcome. Just FYI this sort of question you should ask in a forum like the Calibre "Conversion" forum. To answer your question what I do is open the DOC in Word and save it as "Web page filtered html". Then add that html page to Calibre (Calibre will store it in a zip) and then convert that zip to MOBI. Another alternative would be to save the DOC to RTF with the same steps.

03-24-2011, 08:29 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,889 Karma: 59840450 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Moderator Notice moved from devices

03-26-2011, 12:19 PM	#4
Cheryle Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: virginia Device: Kindle Touch	thanks for this i'm going to try it and sorry i posted in wrong place

03-29-2011, 01:05 PM	#5
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,282 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	What I've used is MobiPocket Creator (free download) to convert the .DOC file into .PRC. You can then import it into Calibre using the Add button. I've not tried the SaveAs HTML and import method, so can't tell you if it works better or not. But I was quite pleased with the result of a document I created with the MobiPocket Creator conversion.