06-13-2017, 07:24 AM | #1 |
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How to convert mobi newspaper to mobi book?
One thing I hate about mobi newspapers is that one can't use landscape mode. You can use it in any standard book though. All newspaper-related Kindle's features are useless to me. That's why I want to convert mobi newspaper to mobi book, to be able to use landscape mode. How can I do that? I was trying to play with Calibre but that's a really weird piece of software and I couldn't achieve what I wanted.
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06-13-2017, 11:13 AM | #2 |
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calibre is your best bet.
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06-13-2017, 05:08 PM | #3 | |
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Honestly--I wouldn't take that gig for a pile of money. I've dealt with a crapload of "make this FXL file into reflowable," and as the two are practically unrelated, DNA-wise, in the sense that a daffodil and a platypus are unrelated....that's a boatload of work. A BOATLOAD. You'll have to really, really love those magazines!!! But good luck to you. Hitch |
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06-14-2017, 09:12 AM | #5 |
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That's pity. Thank you people for answers.
@BetterRed – No, it's not available on a website, otherwise probably almost nobody would pay for that. I found the solution though! The newspaper is available in epub format too. When I was trying to play with Calibre to convert mobi-to-mobi I was getting magazine-layout all the time. But when I downloaded epub version and converted to mobi now it's in nice simple book format. I guess I should mention in the beginning that I can have epub file too but I didn't think that may be useful, sorry. Anyway, that's one more thing I don't like in Kindle, functionality is so limited that often it doesn't really suit me. :/ I guess next time I will go for a PocketBook. PS. I guess I'm a bit lucky that in Poland all e-book shops (usually) give you books/magazines in both (DRM-free but watermarked) epub and mobi. Last edited by pskosinski; 06-14-2017 at 09:17 AM. |
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06-14-2017, 01:14 PM | #6 |
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I use epub format exclusively. It converts just fine on the KDP (and I assume also through Kindle Previewer, though I've never tried that). Sigil is my editor of choice.
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06-14-2017, 08:07 PM | #7 |
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