Images disappearing from eBook when transferred to Kindle

gairmscoile · 05-02-2019, 09:36 AM

I added an epub book to Calibre on my Mac. I converted it to a mobi file in order to send it my Kindle via email. When I open either the epub or the mobi file on my Mac (via the E-book Viewer app, which I think is part of Calibre) the images that the book includes are displayed in-line with the book's text. However, when I send the book (I guess the mobi version) to my Kindle via email, the images do not appear on my Kindle.

Any ideas how I might go about fixing this?

theducks · 05-02-2019, 10:54 AM

What format are the IMAGES.
Mobi does not allow the wide range of Image formats that EPUB does.
USB (vs mailing) allows AZW3 and other formats

(I am joining others, that are just plain tired of Amazon adding more height to the Wall around their garden. Convenience, not sole source lock in, should be the reason to want to shop there)

lumpynose · 05-02-2019, 03:18 PM

Mobi should be regarded as a quaint archeological artifact. Don't use it. Use azw3.

gairmscoile · 05-03-2019, 06:07 AM

Converting to azw3 and transferring via USB fixed the issue. Thank you so much, @theducks and @lumpynose! I was converting to mobi as it was the default option when I transferred via email, which I was doing for convenience; but transferring by USB isn't really that much of a hassle so I'll do that in future, and always convert to azw3. Thanks again!!

theducks · 05-03-2019, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gairmscoile

Converting to azw3 and transferring via USB fixed the issue. Thank you so much, @theducks and @lumpynose! I was converting to mobi as it was the default option when I transferred via email, which I was doing for convenience; but transferring by USB isn't really that much of a hassle so I'll do that in future, and always convert to azw3. Thanks again!!

Preferences: Behavoir: Preferred Output: <Set this to what you want the default (on-the-fly) conversion to be>
In most cases, the delay when using Send to device is under a minute per book if the format does not exist.

Move AZW3 above Mobi, PRC in the device (formats) configuration

gairmscoile · 05-10-2019, 10:34 AM

Thank you! I'd found the first setting already and changed it to what you recommend, and I've now done the same in the device config. Thanks again!!

05-02-2019, 09:36 AM	#1
gairmscoile Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Kindle	Images disappearing from eBook when transferred to Kindle I added an epub book to Calibre on my Mac. I converted it to a mobi file in order to send it my Kindle via email. When I open either the epub or the mobi file on my Mac (via the E-book Viewer app, which I think is part of Calibre) the images that the book includes are displayed in-line with the book's text. However, when I send the book (I guess the mobi version) to my Kindle via email, the images do not appear on my Kindle. Any ideas how I might go about fixing this?

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05-02-2019, 10:54 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,817 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	What format are the IMAGES. Mobi does not allow the wide range of Image formats that EPUB does. USB (vs mailing) allows AZW3 and other formats (I am joining others, that are just plain tired of Amazon adding more height to the Wall around their garden. Convenience, not sole source lock in, should be the reason to want to shop there)

05-02-2019, 03:18 PM	#3
lumpynose Wizard Posts: 1,086 Karma: 6719822 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Palm Pilot M105	Mobi should be regarded as a quaint archeological artifact. Don't use it. Use azw3.

05-03-2019, 06:07 AM	#4
gairmscoile Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Kindle	Converting to azw3 and transferring via USB fixed the issue. Thank you so much, @theducks and @lumpynose! I was converting to mobi as it was the default option when I transferred via email, which I was doing for convenience; but transferring by USB isn't really that much of a hassle so I'll do that in future, and always convert to azw3. Thanks again!!

05-10-2019, 10:34 AM	#6
gairmscoile Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Kindle	Thank you! I'd found the first setting already and changed it to what you recommend, and I've now done the same in the device config. Thanks again!!

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