Can Mobi books be 'exploded'

AnemicOak · 03-06-2009, 01:44 PM

I'm just learning the ins and outs of the Mobi format now that I have a K2. I'm wondering if a Mobi book can be 'exploded' in any way, like a lit can be. The book I'm reading right now has TM's (trademark symbol) in place of asterisks where asterisks are used to separate part of a chapter (sorry, don't know the proper term). I'd like to fix these, but don't really want to have to change the Mobi to HTML & completely recreate the book.

With a Lit I'd just explode it, edit the HTML and then re-build it with Readerworks.

Any ideas?

pilotbob · 03-06-2009, 01:46 PM

The mobiperl toolset has a mobi2html.

https://dev.mobileread.com/trac/mobiperl

I also think that calibre has an any2oeb that will do this.

BOb

JSWolf · 03-06-2009, 01:50 PM

Use mobi2oeb that comes with Calibre.

AnemicOak · 03-06-2009, 01:50 PM

Thanks. I guess I'm hoping to get a whole package (HTML, jpeg, oeb) and not just the straight HTML that mobi2html gives you. I'll check out any2oeb.

pilotbob · 03-06-2009, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Thanks. I guess I'm hoping to get a whole package (HTML, jpeg, oeb) and not just the straight HTML that mobi2html gives you. I'll check out any2oeb.

The doc says:

A script to explode a DRM-free MobiPocket file to html. If no unpack directory is specified the directory unpacked in the current directory will be used.

BOb

tompe · 03-06-2009, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Thanks. I guess I'm hoping to get a whole package (HTML, jpeg, oeb) and not just the straight HTML that mobi2html gives you. I'll check out any2oeb.

mobi2htm gives you everything. Except that oeb information is not in the file so the script does not try to guess how it should look like. You get html code and all the images.

bwaldron · 03-06-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Use mobi2oeb that comes with Calibre.

Yes, that does a better job in getting the complete "package."

AnemicOak · 03-06-2009, 02:19 PM

Thanks gang. I used mobi2oeb and got what I was hoping for except the resulting opf wouldn't open in Mobi Creator to rebuild the book. I use oeb2mobi and it worked, kinda. Not exactly formatted (font & spacing) that the original had, but it's good otherwise.

bwaldron · 03-06-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Thanks gang. I used mobi2oeb and got what I was hoping for except the resulting opf wouldn't open in Mobi Creator to rebuild the book.

That's odd -- I've never had that happen with output from mobi2oeb. Guess you found an "edge case."

pilotbob · 03-06-2009, 02:22 PM

Wait, what?

You mean you can't open an existing mobipocket book in mobipocket creater in order to edit it?

BOb

bwaldron · 03-06-2009, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

You mean you can't open an existing mobipocket book in mobipocket creater in order to edit it?

No, I don't think you can.

AnemicOak · 03-06-2009, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Wait, what?

You mean you can't open an existing mobipocket book in mobipocket creater in order to edit it?

BOb

Not that I could figure out.

pilotbob · 03-06-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bwaldron

No, I don't think you can.

Ok, that is lame! Or is mobi creator not an editor and just a transformation tool? I have never used it.

BOb

AnemicOak · 03-06-2009, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bwaldron

That's odd -- I've never had that happen with output from mobi2oeb. Guess you found an "edge case."

Yeah, I got about 100 css errors when it was generating. The end file should work for my purposes though.

bwaldron · 03-06-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Ok, that is lame! Or is mobi creator not an editor and just a transformation tool? I have never used it.

Nope, not an editor -- it "creates" mobi books from other formats.

03-06-2009, 01:44 PM	#1
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Can Mobi books be 'exploded' I'm just learning the ins and outs of the Mobi format now that I have a K2. I'm wondering if a Mobi book can be 'exploded' in any way, like a lit can be. The book I'm reading right now has TM's (trademark symbol) in place of asterisks where asterisks are used to separate part of a chapter (sorry, don't know the proper term). I'd like to fix these, but don't really want to have to change the Mobi to HTML & completely recreate the book. With a Lit I'd just explode it, edit the HTML and then re-build it with Readerworks. Any ideas?

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03-06-2009, 01:46 PM	#2
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	The mobiperl toolset has a mobi2html. https://dev.mobileread.com/trac/mobiperl I also think that calibre has an any2oeb that will do this. BOb

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,970 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Use mobi2oeb that comes with Calibre.

03-06-2009, 02:19 PM	#8
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Thanks gang. I used mobi2oeb and got what I was hoping for except the resulting opf wouldn't open in Mobi Creator to rebuild the book. I use oeb2mobi and it worked, kinda. Not exactly formatted (font & spacing) that the original had, but it's good otherwise.

03-06-2009, 02:22 PM	#10
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Wait, what? You mean you can't open an existing mobipocket book in mobipocket creater in order to edit it? BOb