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Troubleshooting eBook Format Compatibility - Emmanuel Katto
Hi All, I’ve been having trouble with eBook format compatibility across various e-readers and devices. I wanted to know what are the most reliable tools for converting eBooks between different formats (e.g., EPUB, MOBI, AZW3) without losing formatting or metadata?
Thanks! Emmanuel Katto |
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Quote:
https://calibre-ebook.com https://www.mobileread.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=166 |
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Calibre, of course.
https://calibre-ebook.com/ Whether you'll lose formatting or not depends on the input format. https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...mat-conversion |
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Hint:
PDF is NOT even in the running as a starting point. |
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Except if you want to OCR and make a docx file and do loads of proofing. A docx with good styles converts perfectly with Calibre. One where computer is used like a glass typewriter will be very very poor.
But yes, mostly PDF is an end point and not a source! |
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Is that page out of date, or are LIT, MOBI, and AZW still considered superior to EPUB as input to conversion by calibre?
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IMNSHO, that list of preferred formats is old and out of date. I find that ePub gives me the best overall results when converting to other formats such as AZW3/KF8 or KFX. I seldom convert to other formats.
MOBI/AZW is a old format with very limited formatting capability (a subset of HTML3). LIT is slightly better but not by much. Of course, this may make them easier to convert. |
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