Can you guys expand or expound upon how you use the email to your device feature? - Page 3

markdek · 06-21-2011, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Loosheesh

I'm seriously crushing on how you always bring clarity to a conversation

I have a K3 and I'm in a perpetual state of "Woohoo!! This is really frickin' handy, free, and great!"

I hardly ever send ebooks to myself (I like how Calibre puts everything neatly in Author folders (I'm anal that way

) so I almost always use the USB cable to transfer books). But for online articles, I use SendtoReader (for stand-alones) or Instapaper (anything I want in serial format) to send them to my K3 and it's awesome. That's how I get my daily fix of Art & Letters Daily, Give Me Something to Read, and Longform.

I've tried them all, the FREE "send to Kindle" service works nicest for me.

DiapDealer · 06-21-2011, 10:18 PM

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Some books are better kept in the Mobi format, rather than AZW

In almost every case (the exception being the occasional Topaz file), azw is mobi.

markdek · 06-21-2011, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

In almost every case (the exception being the occasional Topaz file), azw is mobi.

I know what you are saying my friend, but what i'm saying is you can side load a mobi book and it's not converted to azw....if you email a mobi book to the kindle it will be converted, and have an azw extension..........there are minor but significant differences.....if you worked w/ these two for awhile, you might or might not realize this....

DiapDealer · 06-21-2011, 10:33 PM

Ah, gotcha. I misunderstood. Good point.

booklover6 · 06-22-2011, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

In almost every case (the exception being the occasional Topaz file), azw is mobi.

The other day I installed tools 4.0 and imported all the coded books from the My Kindle Content folder in Calibre. Most of the files, which came from Amazon, were mobi. Only a few were azw, and none were topaz.

(The tools work great, except on the azw files, evidently I need to do something else for those).

That's interesting to know, that when emailing docs, they are converted to azw not mobi.

markdek · 06-22-2011, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

.........Most of the files, which came from Amazon, were mobi. Only a few were azw, and none were topaz.

That's not possible!......Amazon absolutely does not sell books w/ a mobi extension.

It might be that you simply downloaded books from your Kindle into Calibre that you forgot that you had side loaded them as Mobi's at some earlier date?

booklover6 · 06-22-2011, 07:31 AM

I don't think so, but I will have to check. In fact I bought 23 books yesterday, downloaded them to K4PC, imported to Calibre, and checked to be sure the DRM had been removed. I have a format column in Calibre and it shows them all as mobi. Maybe because I d/l to K4PC not directly to the Kindle?

Another example---a freebie I got months ago called The Bite Before Christmas by Heidi Betts--got it from Amazon, it shows up in Calibre as Mobi.

Another example--Slave by Cheryl Brooks was an Amazon freebie. It is mobi in Calibre.

A recent freebie, Sheltering hearts by Robyn Carr--also mobi.

markdek · 06-22-2011, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

I don't think so, but I will have to check. In fact I bought 23 books yesterday, downloaded them to K4PC, imported to Calibre, and checked to be sure the DRM had been removed. I have a format column in Calibre and it shows them all as mobi. Maybe because I d/l to K4PC not directly to the Kindle?

Another example---a freebie I got months ago called The Bite Before Christmas by Heidi Betts--got it from Amazon, it shows up in Calibre as Mobi.

Another example--Slave by Cheryl Brooks was an Amazon freebie. It is mobi in Calibre.

A recent freebie, Sheltering hearts by Robyn Carr--also mobi.

To check, I just bought this book (Sheltering...), as a test. It was indeed delivered to my computer, as an AZW file. So, I'm not sure how you are getting a MOBI file?...........do you have a Kindle Device???

booklover6 · 06-22-2011, 08:01 AM

LOL yes I have a Kindle account, 2 K4PCs and a Kindle wifi. I am also using Calibre (the one before 0.8.6 and the newest Tools 4.0.

avantman42 · 06-22-2011, 08:03 AM

If you import a DRM'd .azw file into Calibre with the de-DRM plugin installed and enabled, it'll show up as a .mobi in Calibre. It's a side effect of the DRM stripping process.

DiapDealer · 06-22-2011, 08:10 AM

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If you import a DRM'd .azw file into Calibre with the de-DRM plugin installed and enabled, it'll show up as a .mobi in Calibre. It's a side effect of the DRM stripping process.

Loosheesh · 06-22-2011, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by markdek

To check, I just bought this book (Sheltering...), as a test. It was indeed delivered to my computer, as an AZW file. So, I'm not sure how you are getting a MOBI file?...........do you have a Kindle Device???

If you're using the tools, they automatically convert AZW to mobi when you add the books to Calibre, so that may explain booklover6's comments. I've only ever seen AZWs and TPZs from Amazon.

EDIT: Didn't realize avantman42 had already explained. That's what happens when you don't refresh the page before posting

DiapDealer · 06-22-2011, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Loosheesh

EDIT: Didn't realize avantman42 had already explained. That's what happens when you don't refresh the page before posting

Aww, here's a thumbs-up anyway... so you don't feel too badly.

booklover6 · 06-22-2011, 08:35 AM

Oh good, thanks. I was wondering why there was a difference.

Can you explain why a file did not convert to mobi? I have a couple that imported as AZW and still have DRM.

Also, some of the amazon files converted to HTMLZ (I'm sure you guys know that, just thought I'd mention it)

DiapDealer · 06-22-2011, 09:29 AM

If it converted to HTMLZ, then it was a Topaz file to begin with. If they import as AZW and still have DRM, then the plugin failed for some reason. You should report the details to Alf so debugging can take place.

And for the record AZW files (unless they are Topaz) are not being "converted" at all in the process. The DRM is just being removed and the file extension is being renamed to .mobi

06-22-2011, 07:31 AM	#37
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	I don't think so, but I will have to check. In fact I bought 23 books yesterday, downloaded them to K4PC, imported to Calibre, and checked to be sure the DRM had been removed. I have a format column in Calibre and it shows them all as mobi. Maybe because I d/l to K4PC not directly to the Kindle? Another example---a freebie I got months ago called The Bite Before Christmas by Heidi Betts--got it from Amazon, it shows up in Calibre as Mobi. Another example--Slave by Cheryl Brooks was an Amazon freebie. It is mobi in Calibre. A recent freebie, Sheltering hearts by Robyn Carr--also mobi. Last edited by booklover6; 06-22-2011 at 07:36 AM.

06-22-2011, 08:35 AM	#44
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	Oh good, thanks. I was wondering why there was a difference. Can you explain why a file did not convert to mobi? I have a couple that imported as AZW and still have DRM. Also, some of the amazon files converted to HTMLZ (I'm sure you guys know that, just thought I'd mention it) Last edited by booklover6; 06-22-2011 at 08:40 AM.

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06-21-2011, 10:33 PM	#34
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,577 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Ah, gotcha. I misunderstood. Good point.

06-22-2011, 08:01 AM	#39
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	LOL yes I have a Kindle account, 2 K4PCs and a Kindle wifi. I am also using Calibre (the one before 0.8.6 and the newest Tools 4.0.

06-22-2011, 08:03 AM	#40
avantman42 Wizard Posts: 1,090 Karma: 6058305 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite	If you import a DRM'd .azw file into Calibre with the de-DRM plugin installed and enabled, it'll show up as a .mobi in Calibre. It's a side effect of the DRM stripping process.

06-22-2011, 09:29 AM	#45
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,577 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	If it converted to HTMLZ, then it was a Topaz file to begin with. If they import as AZW and still have DRM, then the plugin failed for some reason. You should report the details to Alf so debugging can take place. And for the record AZW files (unless they are Topaz) are not being "converted" at all in the process. The DRM is just being removed and the file extension is being renamed to .mobi

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