#KINDLE FILE FORMAT HOW TO#

Depending on your computer’s set up, it may use Calibre as the default viewer (and why you wanted to remove the old version you imported.) You can then double click on the file to check that all the formatting converted properly.Once you have moved the files you need, go back to Calibre, right-click on your book and select Remove books then Remove selected books.I suggest at this point copy and paste the file to somewhere where you remember where to access, such as your Desktop or where you store your original manuscript.You’ll find the converted file (in this case the MOBI file) there. Once the conversion is completed (it’ll say in the lower right corner), right-click on the file again and select Open containing folder.Click Ok on the bottom right and it will convert.If you want to send the book straight to Kindle, you’ll need the MOBI format. Select the desired output format on the upper right (highlighted in screenshot).

Check that the cover is there and all metadata is filled in correctly.

Right-click on the file again and select Convert books then Convert individually.

This is also where you can find where the image of your cover is stored (should be a jpg file) and drag and drop it into the box here. If your book is part of a series, make sure that’s filled in too.

Make sure the title, author and tags are filled in.

Once import is complete, right-click your book and select Edit Metadata then Edit individual metadata from the menu.

This will add the book to your Calibre library. Navigate to where you’ve stored the kpf file and click on it. You’ll need to know where you’ve stored this file. Once it’s done converting, it’ll give you a pop up like the screenshot belowĬlick on Open containing folder.

It will give an option of where you want to save the kindle file.

When you’re ready hit the Publish button.

It’s fairly intuitive and there are a ton of tutorials online.

#KINDLE FILE FORMAT HOW TO#

I won’t go into the details of how to do so on Kindle Create. Kindle Create takes you through this step by step so I won’t go into details here. Open Kindle Create and start a new project.So here are the steps I used to do so:įor the purpose of this article, I’ll presume that your manuscript is prepared and ready to go in Word. Besides, you’ll need a MOBI version if you want to send ARC copies to reviewers. However, I am always wary of being tied so closely to only one ecosystem so I started exploring how to get the same book in various formats. I rather like Kindle Create for the simplicity of preparing my manuscript for publishing on Amazon Kindle. I was asked in one of my many writer groups to detail step by step how I was able to convert and extract other formats out of Kindle Create so I decided to write this post up for reference.

Kindle file format