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• #KINDLE PREVIEWER 3 VS CALIBRE HOW TO#

So maybe the problem lies in the subtle differences between the html coding for EPUB and MOBI. In the recent ebook formatting contest, I saw squishy line spacing in every single ebook that had been converted via Calibre. Same page, same settings, same device (Kindle Paperwhite). I then took the exact same file and converted it with KindleGen via the Kindle Previewer. I converted an EPUB file to a MOBI file with Calibre. I assumed it was user error, a problem with the source file and/or the html, and if the formatter did a really good job with the initial file, Calibre wouldn’t muck it up. Having seen some horrendously broken ebooks that had been converted through Calibre, I have long suspected that Calibre was the wrong tool for the job. What it’s not good for? Converting EPUB files into MOBI files for commercial purposes. Since I don’t have a device capable of reading EPUB files, it’s also useful for checking the formatting on files I create for others. It’s quick, it’s handy, and it has an attractive screen display that I far prefer over Adobe Digital Editions or the Kindle Previewer. It’s not a quick fix (or magical), but it’s not difficult either.ĭon’t get me wrong. Part 1 (Styling in Word), Part 2 (the HTML file) and Part 3 (Conversion in Calibre). I found a fix and I wrote a series of posts about it.

#KINDLE PREVIEWER 3 VS CALIBRE HOW TO#

Considering the vast number of hits this blog post is generating, I knew there was a call for information about how to convert a Word file to MOBI in Calibre. UPDATE 010314: I wrote this article before I did any real research into Calibre.