Link to an on-device book?

SampleAndy · 01-16-2013, 11:55 PM

I've been doing some reading through the various forums looking for the post about Kindle file extensions. I found out that I'm not alone in keeping a text file with a list of series so that I know which book follows which. Right now, it's just simple text file, but I've been wondering for a while if it would be possible to use HTML and have the titles in the file link to the books that are on the Kindle. Thus, I could open Series, scan down to Tarzan, and just click on Tarzan and the Golden Lion rather than click Home, scan for the collection and then scan down to the individual book. Does anyone know if this is even possible and if it is, what the syntax might be?

As always, thanks for reading and for your help.
Andy

copyrite · 01-17-2013, 01:04 PM

Don't know how to do it, but it would be a nifty feature as I keep a list of what I've read, and various TBR titles in a homespun 'book' on my PW.

xendula · 01-17-2013, 06:11 PM

I guess if you know the exact file extension, you would use something like this, no?
<a href="FileNameOfBook.mobi">Book title</a>

ixtab · 01-18-2013, 07:51 AM

I don't think that'll work, because books are supposed to be self-contained, but yeah, give it a try. You could also try using "/MyBook.mobi" and "/mnt/us/documents/MyBook.mobi" - but again, I doubt that it works.

SampleAndy · 01-22-2013, 04:44 PM

Well, since even the experts don't know whether or not it's possible, we resort to the time honored method of trial&error. I think the error here is that neither htm nor html is recognized by the Kindle. (Kindle Touch SO) Do I need to convert it to a mobi to have it show up in the book list?

Thanks for reading.

susan_cassidy · 01-22-2013, 04:48 PM

Yes, you do.

DiapDealer · 01-22-2013, 05:07 PM

You can't link from one book to another book. Can't remember where or when I saw it, but that was actively clamped down on early in the transition from mobipocket to Kindle, I believe.

SampleAndy · 01-22-2013, 05:51 PM

(sigh) Well, THAT's a disappointment! I'd almost rather struggle along trying different things, thinking I was just getting the syntax wrong or the path or something.

I had plans of adding a link to book 2 at the end of book 1, and...maybe links to all the earlier ones, so if you innocently opened book 4 of a series you'd never read, you could go directly to book 1... The possibilities are... non-existent. (sigh (again)) ;-)

Thanks for the information, even if I didn't like it.

01-16-2013, 11:55 PM	#1
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copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,814 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: ...lots! ;) mostly reading on a Kindle Voyage	Don't know how to do it, but it would be a nifty feature as I keep a list of what I've read, and various TBR titles in a homespun 'book' on my PW.

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xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	I guess if you know the exact file extension, you would use something like this, no? <a href="FileNameOfBook.mobi">Book title</a>

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ixtab (offline) Posts: 2,907 Karma: 6736092 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K4, K5, KPW, KPW2	I don't think that'll work, because books are supposed to be self-contained, but yeah, give it a try. You could also try using "/MyBook.mobi" and "/mnt/us/documents/MyBook.mobi" - but again, I doubt that it works.

01-22-2013, 04:44 PM	#5
SampleAndy Addict Posts: 271 Karma: 644344 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Device: KPW, KFire HD, KFire, KTD 3g, KT, K4B, K4S, K3g, K3g SO, K2, K1	Well, since even the experts don't know whether or not it's possible, we resort to the time honored method of trial&error. I think the error here is that neither htm nor html is recognized by the Kindle. (Kindle Touch SO) Do I need to convert it to a mobi to have it show up in the book list? Thanks for reading.

01-22-2013, 04:48 PM	#6
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	Yes, you do.

01-22-2013, 05:07 PM	#7
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,547 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	You can't link from one book to another book. Can't remember where or when I saw it, but that was actively clamped down on early in the transition from mobipocket to Kindle, I believe.

01-22-2013, 05:51 PM	#8
SampleAndy Addict Posts: 271 Karma: 644344 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Device: KPW, KFire HD, KFire, KTD 3g, KT, K4B, K4S, K3g, K3g SO, K2, K1	(sigh) Well, THAT's a disappointment! I'd almost rather struggle along trying different things, thinking I was just getting the syntax wrong or the path or something. I had plans of adding a link to book 2 at the end of book 1, and...maybe links to all the earlier ones, so if you innocently opened book 4 of a series you'd never read, you could go directly to book 1... The possibilities are... non-existent. (sigh (again)) ;-) Thanks for the information, even if I didn't like it.