HTML doc type kindle?

poshm · 02-14-2010, 03:19 AM

If this is an obvious question I apologize.

I am new to HTML coding but have managed to put a series of books together in HTML code with a clickable table of contents.

It works fine in firefox but won't work when I move it onto my Kindle to read.

I am wondering if this is due to the doc type declaration <!doctype html>
as I have no idea what this should be for kindle content.

I've even gone to kindle dtp website and had a look but cannot find any info on this.

Any help appreciated.

frabjous · 02-14-2010, 12:24 PM

Kindles don't support HTML natively, do they? Are you converting with something?

If you're converting, try this:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">

poshm · 02-17-2010, 01:59 AM

Thank you Frabjous for your reply.

I just got an email back from Joshua Tallent (who is an author on Kindle formatting) and he says you don't need a doctype declaration for publishing or transfering your work on the Kindle to read.

And yes I realise now that you have to convert HTML before putting on the Kindle so I am now using mobipocket creator to make a .prc file - which works, hurrah!

Maybe this might help other people creating work for Kindle viewing.

02-14-2010, 03:19 AM	#1
poshm Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 1003580 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cambs, UK Device: PocketBook 360, Sony Reader Touch, Ipod touch & Kindle 2	HTML doc type kindle? If this is an obvious question I apologize. I am new to HTML coding but have managed to put a series of books together in HTML code with a clickable table of contents. It works fine in firefox but won't work when I move it onto my Kindle to read. I am wondering if this is due to the doc type declaration <!doctype html> as I have no idea what this should be for kindle content. I've even gone to kindle dtp website and had a look but cannot find any info on this. Any help appreciated.

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02-14-2010, 12:24 PM	#2
frabjous Wizard Posts: 1,213 Karma: 12890 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Device: Sony PRS-505	Kindles don't support HTML natively, do they? Are you converting with something? If you're converting, try this: <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">

02-17-2010, 01:59 AM	#3
poshm Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 1003580 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cambs, UK Device: PocketBook 360, Sony Reader Touch, Ipod touch & Kindle 2	Thank you Frabjous for your reply. I just got an email back from Joshua Tallent (who is an author on Kindle formatting) and he says you don't need a doctype declaration for publishing or transfering your work on the Kindle to read. And yes I realise now that you have to convert HTML before putting on the Kindle so I am now using mobipocket creator to make a .prc file - which works, hurrah! Maybe this might help other people creating work for Kindle viewing.

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