04-14-2011, 06:33 PM | #1 |
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Calibre .mobi file never used if using Kindle for Mac?
Kindle for Mac is my default .mobi reader. It requires it's own library and whenever I launch a .mobi file from Calibre it (Kindle) copies the mobi file from the Calibre lib to the Kindle lib. This Kindle lib is also where the mbp file will exist for the book.
I'm I correct in thinking that if the ONLY app I ever used to read mobi files was Kindle, then the mobi file in Calibre would NEVER be used, yet it needs to be there for management purposes? (And either one could be my download .mobi to my iPad?) |
04-14-2011, 07:40 PM | #2 | |
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If you use calibre to send the file to your iPad then only the calibre file will be used / matter. |
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04-14-2011, 07:50 PM | #3 | |
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I typically download my books thru iTunes (usb connection) and not via Calibre. I'll continue to use calibre and manage my .mbp file separately as calibre is one of my favorite programs. Again... thanks for your information. I think I'm getting a working "system" in place. I didn't want to highlight, note, and bookmark dozens of books only to not have something NOT work...... and only to NOT understand exactly what's going on. |
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04-14-2011, 08:18 PM | #4 |
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I am a little confused, the mobi file is the ebook, the mbp file is just the file that stores the data for your notes, bookmarks, highlights and last read page info in the mobi file. You cannot use the mbp without the mobi file being available.
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04-14-2011, 11:49 PM | #6 | |
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Does that make sense? |
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04-14-2011, 11:57 PM | #7 | |
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Likewise, once the book is marked (annotated) on the iPad the mbp file can be copied from the Kindle Documents pane back to the Kindle Lib on the iMac desktop. |
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04-15-2011, 12:06 AM | #8 | |
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I wonder how hard it would be to adjust the Connect to iTunes feature to support mobi to the iPad Kindle App? |
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04-15-2011, 12:11 AM | #9 | |
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This is reference and research reading/marking and once I mark books I want to be able to go to it and have the same annotations even if 5 years later. Therefore, I wish I could keep the mbp with the mobi in calibre. For me, the Kindle lib is just a temp lib while the book is "active." I don't want to maintain two libraries. |
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04-15-2011, 02:43 AM | #10 | |
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In fact if any such development were ever done I see no reason why it should be specific to a particular app as the Transfer of files to/from an app is a generic iTunes capability, and would sensibly be treated as more closely aligned with the "Connect to Folder" facility in Calibre. Having said that, I have no idea if iTunes exposes this file transfer capability in any useful manner. |
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