text files vs mobi

duluoz · 05-16-2020, 02:12 AM

Hi guys,

I've been experimenting with three ways of sending files to my kindle:

1. Creating an epub file, renaming it (not converting) as a text file, and emailing to kindle

2. Creating an epub file, converting to mobi in Calibre, emailing to kindle

3. Creating a mobi file in Calibre, emailing to kindle.

All options produce slightly different formats of the publication. If anything the text file looks best on a Kindle. Could anyone shine some light on whats going on, and which would produce better formatted publications?

Thanks

kovidgoyal · 05-16-2020, 02:54 AM

For best results convert the epub to azw3 and send it to your kindle using a USB cable. Amazon does not allow sending of azw3 via email.

duluoz · 05-16-2020, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

For best results convert the epub to azw3 and send it to your kindle using a USB cable. Amazon does not allow sending of azw3 via email.

Thanks. And if it's being sent over email to a kindle, whats the best process then?

kovidgoyal · 05-16-2020, 10:52 AM

No idea, I dont use that, because amazon tends to screw things up and I dont want them to have a record of the books I read. But if you want to use calibre conversions for it, the convert to MOBI and in the MOBI output section of the conversion dialog, change the MOBI file type to both

05-16-2020, 02:12 AM	#1
duluoz Newsbeamer dev Posts: 123 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle Voyage	text files vs mobi Hi guys, I've been experimenting with three ways of sending files to my kindle: 1. Creating an epub file, renaming it (not converting) as a text file, and emailing to kindle 2. Creating an epub file, converting to mobi in Calibre, emailing to kindle 3. Creating a mobi file in Calibre, emailing to kindle. All options produce slightly different formats of the publication. If anything the text file looks best on a Kindle. Could anyone shine some light on whats going on, and which would produce better formatted publications? Thanks

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05-16-2020, 02:54 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	For best results convert the epub to azw3 and send it to your kindle using a USB cable. Amazon does not allow sending of azw3 via email.

05-16-2020, 10:52 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No idea, I dont use that, because amazon tends to screw things up and I dont want them to have a record of the books I read. But if you want to use calibre conversions for it, the convert to MOBI and in the MOBI output section of the conversion dialog, change the MOBI file type to both