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Creating Kindle ebooks - Basic users (Windows and Mac only):
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- Download the Kindle Previewer from
http://www.amazon.com/kindleformat/kindlepreviewer
- Once the
download is finished, install the Kindle Previewer
- If you need
further instruction on how to install Kindle Previewer, please refer
http://kindlepreviewer.s3.amazonaws.com/UserGuide.pdf
- Once the
install is complete, launch Kindle Previewer
- Click on "Open book"
link in Kindle Previewer
- Select the EPUB/HTML/OPF to convert to
Kindle ebook
- Follow the instructions to convert the book and
preview
- The converted ebook with extension ".mobi" can be obtained
from the folder Compiled-filename from the same folder as the source
HTML/EPUB.
Creating Kindle ebooks - Advanced users:
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Advanced users can use
the command line tool to convert EPUB/HTML to Kindle ebooks. This
interface is available in Windows, Mac and Linux platform. This tool can
be used for automated bulk conversions.
KindleGen for Windows
(XP, Vista, 7, 8):
1. Download the KindleGen zip file from
www.amazon.com/kindleformat/kindlegen to the desktop.
2. Right-click
the zip file, select Extract All, and enter the folder name as
c:\KindleGen.
3. Open a command prompt by selecting Start menu > All
Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
4. Type
c:\KindleGen\kindlegen. Instructions on how to run KindleGen are
displayed.
5. Conversion Example: To convert a file called book.html,
go to the directory where the book is located, such as cd desktop, and
type c:\KindleGen\kindlegen book.html. If the conversion was successful,
a new file called book.mobi displays on the desktop.
6. Please note:
it is recommended to follow these steps to run KindleGen.
Double-clicking the KindleGen icon does not launch this program. Run the
above commands without quotes. If you drag and drop a file on the
kindlegen executable it will convert the file for you, but you will not
be able to capture the output logging, so this is also not recommended.
KindleGen for Linux 2.6 i386 :
1. Download the KindleGen
tar.gz from www.amazon.com/kindleformat/kindlegen to a folder such as
Kindlegen in home directory (~/KindleGen).
2. Extract the contents of
the file to '~/KindleGen'. Open the terminal, move to folder containing
the downloaded file using command "cd ~/KindleGen" and then use command
"tar xvfz kindlegen_linux_2.6_i386_v2.tar.gz" to extract the contents.
3. Open the Terminal application and type ~/KindleGen/kindlegen.
Instructions on how to run KindleGen are displayed.
4. Conversion
Example: To convert a file called book.html, go to the directory where
the book is located, such as cd desktop, and type ~/KindleGen/kindlegen
book.html. If the conversion was successful, a new file called book.mobi
displays on the desktop.
5. Please note: It is recommended to follow
these steps to run KindleGen. Double-clicking the KindleGen icon does
not launch this program. Run the above commands without quotes
KindleGen for Mac OS 10.5 and above i386:
1. Download KindleGen.zip
from www.amazon.com/kindleformat/kindlegen. By default, the file is
downloaded in the Downloads folder
2. Unzip the file. In Safari, the
zip file is automatically unzipped after download. If this setting is
disabled or if another browser was used, double-click the downloaded
file to unzip it.
3. Click the spotlight icon in the top right corner
and type Terminal. Click the application to open it.
4. To view the
instructions on how to run KindleGen, locate the kindlegen program in
the Finder window. Click and drag it to Terminal window where the cursor
is. The cursor writes in the path and moves to the end of the line.
Press Enter to view the instructions.
5. Alternative to step 4, view
the instructions by typing the command cd
~/Downloads/KindleGen_Mac_i386_v2 in Terminal and then typing the
command kindlegen.
6. Conversion Example: To convert a file called
book.html, copy book.html to the desktop. In the Finder window, locate
the kindlegen program. Click and drag it to the Terminal window, and
drop it where the cursor is. The cursor inserts the path automatically
and moves to the end of that line. In the Finder window, locate the
document. Click and drag it to the Terminal window, and drop it where
the cursor is. The cursor writes in the path and moves to the end of the
line. Press Enter. If the conversion was successful, a new file called
book.mobi displays on the desktop.
7. Alternative to step6: Copy
book.html to the desktop and convert the file by typing the command cd
~/Downloads/KindleGen_Mac_i386_v2 in Terminal and then typing the
command kindlegen ~/Desktop/book.html. If the conversion was successful,
a new file called book.mobi displays on the desktop.
8. Please note:
It is recommended to follow these steps to run KindleGen.
Double-clicking the KindleGen icon does not launch this program. Run the
above commands without quotes
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