If you use either Mobipocket Reader or Mobipocket Creator, the file will will end with the. If you use Amazon's conversion service, the file will end with the.Its usage will not be included in this how-to. You can also change the metadata in unprotected Mobipocket-based e-books by using the mobi2mobi script which is included in the Mobiperl program. Amazon's conversion service will not return a converted e-book with proper metadata, and neither will Mobipocket Reader, but using the Mobipocket Creator technique outlined below will help you change the metadata so a converted e-book is listed correctly on your Kindle. Metadata is information embedded in the header of a document, allowing the Kindle to properly display the title of a book and its author.For best results a lot of hand-crafting is required, which is not a topic we will cover in this basic how-to.
PDF documents are notoriously conversion-unfriendly because of their fixed layouts. Even though it appears in the book list your kindle may not be able to read the file.
NOWNOW" if you are feeling particularly madcap.) Either way, the file will appear in your e-book list, and will retain its original formatting. HTML is to simply rename the file extension to ". HTML as one the Kindle's natively-supported formats, it can read structured HTML. As Amazon has built their e-books on Mobipocket technology, Mobipocket's technology is based on HTML, so the best conversion results can be achieved by using well-structured HTML documents, like those found at Project Gutenberg.These e-books cannot be read by the Kindle, nor converted to a format readable by the Kindle. Many e-books purchased from vendors other than may be encrypted with DRM.Here are a few things to keep in mind before you follow the conversion instructions in this how-to: Any unsupported format must therefore be converted for use with the Kindle. 5 Converting files with Mobipocket CreatorĪmazon Kindle is natively able to read unprotected documents (see DRM below) built upon Mobipocket's e-book technology.4 Converting files with Mobipocket Reader.