What determines if a book sent to amazon via email will be AZW3? - Page 4

odamizu · 12-08-2015, 12:11 AM

Oy, I've had a frustrating day. Ran into a book that absolutely refused to download as AZW3 after converting to dual-mobi and Send-to-Kindle. I tried all the ideas suggested in this thread, including converting mobi>epub>mobi and using Kindlegen.

Also, if I simply copy the dual-mobi directly to my Kindle, it will open the AZW3 part. But there's something Amazon doesn't like about it so that when it goes through Send-To-Kindle the AZW3 part fails

Cinisajoy · 12-08-2015, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by odamizu

Oy, I've had a frustrating day. Ran into a book that absolutely refused to download as AZW3 after converting to dual-mobi and Send-to-Kindle. I tried all the ideas suggested in this thread, including converting mobi>epub>mobi and using Kindlegen.

Also, if I simply copy the dual-mobi directly to my Kindle, it will open the AZW3 part. But there's something Amazon doesn't like about it so that when it goes through Send-To-Kindle the AZW3 part fails

I am not positive and the ones that know for sure are a bit busy or sleeping, but I think mobi and Azw3 are different formats.

oblox · 12-08-2015, 04:23 AM

When you converted via kindlegen how did you do it?

My process is:

In calibre run edit book and fix any errors found.

Save epub and run flightcrew epub checker.

Fix any errors found.

Save book as epub in kindlegen folder then turn it into a mobi.

Import into calibre and directly send to kindle (dont re-convert or anything you dont need to).

This is my last resort and has never failed me so far.

odamizu · 12-08-2015, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

I am not positive and the ones that know for sure are a bit busy or sleeping, but I think mobi and Azw3 are different formats.

I convert to dual-mobi, which contains both mobi and azw3 formats in one file. When downloading from the Cloud, it will usually result in the the azw3 format being delivered to my Kindle. But it's not working for this one book.

Quote:

Originally Posted by oblox

When you converted via kindlegen how did you do it?

My process is:

In calibre run edit book and fix any errors found.

Save epub and run flightcrew epub checker.

Fix any errors found.

Save book as epub in kindlegen folder then turn it into a mobi.

Import into calibre and directly send to kindle (dont re-convert or anything you dont need to).

This is my last resort and has never failed me so far.

Thanks oblox, my process is different, but should achieve the same result:

- edit epub and fix errors (I use an html editor, not Calibre, but that shouldn't make a difference)
- validate epub
- convert with Kindlegen via command line
- send to kindle via email

I will experiment with Kindlegen more, but I really wish we could figure out what causes send-to-kindle to reject the azw3 portion of these files.

odamizu · 12-11-2015, 12:16 AM

Success! I had made stupid mistake. Once corrected, the book converted successfully with Kindlegen. Thank you oblox for encouraging me to keep trying!

eschwartz · 12-11-2015, 01:45 AM

Well, what was the mistake?

odamizu · 12-11-2015, 11:10 PM

Oh, fine, eschwartz, force me to reveal my stupidity

It converted correctly the first time in that my Kindle did receive an AZW3, but the epub was missing <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> (even though it validated) so the quote marks and apostrophes, etc. came out wonky, plus I had forgotten to add some custom css, so when I saw it, I mistook it for mobi

Still wish I could figure out why the Calibre dual-mobi doesn't work, though.

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12-08-2015, 12:11 AM	#46
odamizu just an egg Posts: 1,827 Karma: 7943430 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle, iOS	Oy, I've had a frustrating day. Ran into a book that absolutely refused to download as AZW3 after converting to dual-mobi and Send-to-Kindle. I tried all the ideas suggested in this thread, including converting mobi>epub>mobi and using Kindlegen. Also, if I simply copy the dual-mobi directly to my Kindle, it will open the AZW3 part. But there's something Amazon doesn't like about it so that when it goes through Send-To-Kindle the AZW3 part fails

12-08-2015, 04:23 AM	#48
oblox Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 1007000 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (7th Gen)	When you converted via kindlegen how did you do it? My process is: In calibre run edit book and fix any errors found. Save epub and run flightcrew epub checker. Fix any errors found. Save book as epub in kindlegen folder then turn it into a mobi. Import into calibre and directly send to kindle (dont re-convert or anything you dont need to). This is my last resort and has never failed me so far.

12-11-2015, 12:16 AM	#50
odamizu just an egg Posts: 1,827 Karma: 7943430 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle, iOS	Success! I had made stupid mistake. Once corrected, the book converted successfully with Kindlegen. Thank you oblox for encouraging me to keep trying!

12-11-2015, 01:45 AM	#51
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Well, what was the mistake?

12-11-2015, 11:10 PM	#52
odamizu just an egg Posts: 1,827 Karma: 7943430 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle, iOS	Oh, fine, eschwartz, force me to reveal my stupidity It converted correctly the first time in that my Kindle did receive an AZW3, but the epub was missing <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> (even though it validated) so the quote marks and apostrophes, etc. came out wonky, plus I had forgotten to add some custom css, so when I saw it, I mistook it for mobi Still wish I could figure out why the Calibre dual-mobi doesn't work, though.

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