Comments on: Kindle Format Conversion Guide http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/ The eBook Reader Blog keeps you updated on the latest ebook reader reviews, ebook sales and discounts, ereader news, new releases, and new technology. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:52:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Paravantis http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/#comment-6597 John Paravantis Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:10:22 +0000 http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=1394#comment-6597 It’s great posting to this site Nathan – I have enjoyed reading your reviews and watching your videos for quite some time now! I should like to offer a word of advice to fellow readers who wish to read and annotate PDFs on their Amazon Kindle: in case you want to ANNOTATE your PDFs, your only option is to convert them to the mobipocket format (resulting in a .prc file). Well, Calibre is really bad at doing that, so you need to download and install the freeware Mobipocket Creator that excels at converting PDFs to mobi (.prc files) that may be loaded, read and annotated on your Kindle. I even have an extra workaround for you: in case you want to REMOVE images from the resulting mobi file, you CANNOT do this with the Creator, because (amazing as this may sound) it just does not offer such an option. BUT here is what you CAN do: go ahead and let Creator convert the PDF to a mobi file, THEN open the folder where the converted file resides and you will see that in addition to the .prc file the Creator has also created an html file WITH graphic images. DELETE all images manually, then open Calibre, import the html file (NOT the .prc ebook) and get Calibre to convert the html file (which Calibre will call a "zip" file, but don't mind it) to the mobipocket format, which you may finally upload to your Amazon Kindle! In my case, this has proven to be a real boon especially in the case of SCANNED PDFs which also include OCRed text – while Calibre alone fails to convert most of these PDFs, the steps I described above will get you a nice .prc file WITHOUT the useless scanned page images but with ALL the TEXT! Enjoy and best from the University of Piraeus in Greece! It’s great posting to this site Nathan – I have enjoyed reading your reviews and watching your videos for quite some time now! I should like to offer a word of advice to fellow readers who wish to read and annotate PDFs on their Amazon Kindle: in case you want to ANNOTATE your PDFs, your only option is to convert them to the mobipocket format (resulting in a .prc file). Well, Calibre is really bad at doing that, so you need to download and install the freeware Mobipocket Creator that excels at converting PDFs to mobi (.prc files) that may be loaded, read and annotated on your Kindle. I even have an extra workaround for you: in case you want to REMOVE images from the resulting mobi file, you CANNOT do this with the Creator, because (amazing as this may sound) it just does not offer such an option. BUT here is what you CAN do: go ahead and let Creator convert the PDF to a mobi file, THEN open the folder where the converted file resides and you will see that in addition to the .prc file the Creator has also created an html file WITH graphic images. DELETE all images manually, then open Calibre, import the html file (NOT the .prc ebook) and get Calibre to convert the html file (which Calibre will call a “zip” file, but don’t mind it) to the mobipocket format, which you may finally upload to your Amazon Kindle! In my case, this has proven to be a real boon especially in the case of SCANNED PDFs which also include OCRed text – while Calibre alone fails to convert most of these PDFs, the steps I described above will get you a nice .prc file WITHOUT the useless scanned page images but with ALL the TEXT! Enjoy and best from the University of Piraeus in Greece!

]]> By: Lawrence http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/#comment-6576 Lawrence Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:08:37 +0000 http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=1394#comment-6576 @arun: save the word doc as html in Word, then use Calibre to convert to mobi. @arun: save the word doc as html in Word, then use Calibre to convert to mobi.

]]> By: arun kumar http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/#comment-6510 arun kumar Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:10:17 +0000 http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=1394#comment-6510 sir, how can i convert microsoft word files into kindle format? sir, how can i convert microsoft word files into kindle format?

]]> By: stargazer http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/#comment-6454 stargazer Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:13:10 +0000 http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=1394#comment-6454 on the other hand, just in case if you wish to convert kindle to PDF (or word) format, you can find free online tools such as http://clippingsconverter.com very useful. :) on the other hand, just in case if you wish to convert kindle to PDF (or word) format, you can find free online tools such as http://clippingsconverter.com very useful. :)

]]> By: Uploading Non-Kindle eBooks and Personal Documents for Archiving, Syncing on Kindles | The eBook Reader Blog - eReader and Tablet Reviews and News http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/#comment-4414 Uploading Non-Kindle eBooks and Personal Documents for Archiving, Syncing on Kindles | The eBook Reader Blog - eReader and Tablet Reviews and News Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:11:05 +0000 http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=1394#comment-4414 [...] If you don’t know about the free Kindle email address, that is explained over on the Kindle Format Conversion Guide. [...] [...] If you don’t know about the free Kindle email address, that is explained over on the Kindle Format Conversion Guide. [...]

]]> By: Mark http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/#comment-4360 Mark Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:14:56 +0000 http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=1394#comment-4360 I went back and re-downloaded them without a problem. Thanks. I went back and re-downloaded them without a problem.
Thanks.

]]> By: Nathan http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/#comment-4354 Nathan Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:12:39 +0000 http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=1394#comment-4354 That's strange. If they are Gutenbergs then are PDs and are available in the Kindle Store anyway. Guess you'll just have to redownload them. That’s strange. If they are Gutenbergs then are PDs and are available in the Kindle Store anyway. Guess you’ll just have to redownload them.

]]> By: Mark http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/#comment-4348 Mark Sun, 09 Oct 2011 02:12:20 +0000 http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=1394#comment-4348 I tried the drag & drop method, but the files became scrambled and didn't work on my kindle. I tried the drag & drop method, but the files became scrambled and didn’t work on my kindle.

]]> By: Nathan http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/#comment-4330 Nathan Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:15:41 +0000 http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=1394#comment-4330 Yeah, the easiest way to transfer them would be to follow the directions above for emailing the ebooks to the Kindle over WiFi. You could also use the drag and drop method. Yeah, the easiest way to transfer them would be to follow the directions above for emailing the ebooks to the Kindle over WiFi. You could also use the drag and drop method.

]]> By: Mark http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/#comment-4328 Mark Sat, 08 Oct 2011 02:17:13 +0000 http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=1394#comment-4328 Nathan - I've just bought my first kindle (keyboard 3G). Is it possible to transfer the kindle format books I downloaded from the Gutenberg Project for free onto my kindle for mac, onto my kindle reader? I can't see any way of doing this. Thanks for any help. Nathan – I’ve just bought my first kindle (keyboard 3G). Is it possible to transfer the kindle format books I downloaded from the Gutenberg Project for free onto my kindle for mac, onto my kindle reader?

I can’t see any way of doing this. Thanks for any help.

]]> By: KindleUser http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/#comment-2696 KindleUser Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:26:26 +0000 http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=1394#comment-2696 fb2mobi - light converter from FB2 to Kindle. http://code.google.com/p/fb2mobi/ fb2mobi – light converter from FB2 to Kindle.
http://code.google.com/p/fb2mobi/

]]> By: Nathan http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/#comment-2658 Nathan Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:54:45 +0000 http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=1394#comment-2658 You need to go to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/" rel="nofollow">Amazon.com</a>, sign in to your account, and then choose manage your Kindle to set that up. You need to go to Amazon.com, sign in to your account, and then choose manage your Kindle to set that up.

]]> By: Kimberly http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/#comment-2655 Kimberly Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:57:56 +0000 http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=1394#comment-2655 My Amazon set up does not allow a (choosename)@free.kindle.com at setup, how do I set up that? It only allows me to choose the handle @kindle.com My Amazon set up does not allow a (choosename)@free.kindle.com at setup, how do I set up that? It only allows me to choose the handle @kindle.com

]]> By: Nathan http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/#comment-2631 Nathan Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:51:09 +0000 http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=1394#comment-2631 Converting formats won't affect text to speech; it will still work. Converting formats won’t affect text to speech; it will still work.

]]> By: Brenna http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/07/11/kindle-format-conversion-guide/#comment-2630 Brenna Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:43:04 +0000 http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/?p=1394#comment-2630 What about the text-to-speech feature? Will books read aloud on Kindle if they are converted through Calibre and if so do they have to be a certain format to work? What if they are not converted through Calibre? Will they work that way? What about the text-to-speech feature? Will books read aloud on Kindle if they are converted through Calibre and if so do they have to be a certain format to work? What if they are not converted through Calibre? Will they work that way?

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