On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:33:06 -0800
Mark Elston wrote:
> On 11/27/2010 2:03 PM, Alan L Tyree wrote:
> > I have used org to create ePub format by exporting to xhtml then
> > using Sigil to complete the task. I would then use Calibre to
> > convert from ePub to Kindle format.
> >
> > There are lots
On 11/27/2010 2:03 PM, Alan L Tyree wrote:
I have used org to create ePub format by exporting to xhtml then using
Sigil to complete the task. I would then use Calibre to convert from
ePub to Kindle format.
There are lots of instructions on the Web for building ePub directly
from the xhtml file i
Just to follow this up, the kindle service to convert the HTML seems to work
well, and I have now grasped how the "free" service works.
Even if you have the 3g version of the Kindle, if you send it to the free
email address for conversion it isn't delivered until you are connected to
the Internet
Mark
> The cost is nothing if you send it via email to your @free.kindle.com
> address. This is different from whispernet (which uses 3g, correct?).
> Perhaps you would need to turn off the 3g option? I don't know because
> I have the Kindle without 3g.
>
It seems you are correct, I am still
Graham,
The cost is nothing if you send it via email to your @free.kindle.com
address. This is different from whispernet (which uses 3g, correct?).
Perhaps you would need to turn off the 3g option? I don't know because
I have the Kindle without 3g.
I haven't tried it with graphics at all, so I
Mark,
On 28 November 2010 18:08, wrote:
> One thing that works for me is this: export a file or subtree to html,
> then send to [myna...@kindle.free.com. Then, when my Kindle is
> connected to the internet, it will automatically download Amazon's
> conversion of my html file. This happens pret
One thing that works for me is this: export a file or subtree to html,
then send to [myna...@kindle.free.com. Then, when my Kindle is
connected to the internet, it will automatically download Amazon's
conversion of my html file. This happens pretty quickly, in my
experience, so it will almost cer
Jeff,
>
> Ah, that's a bit disappointing. Do you have DX? My manual says that
> HTML is directly supported, with loads of other formats, so maybe it's
> a DX only feature?
>
It's not the DX (I don't think the DX is available in the UK, it certainly
isn't on the Amazon UK site) BUT on the US site
> Firstly, the Kindle doesn't recognise the HTML extension and HTML files
> copied onto the Kindle simply don't appear as being available for viewing.
> If you change the extension to txt, the file appears and can be seen as an
> HTML files but includes some spuriois HTML code.
Ah, that's a bit di
Jeff, and Alan,
Initial play around with has allowed me to find that:
Firstly, the Kindle doesn't recognise the HTML extension and HTML files
copied onto the Kindle simply don't appear as being available for viewing.
If you change the extension to txt, the file appears and can be seen as an
HTML
Forgot to CC the group. Apologies.
Jeff
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From: Jeff Horn
Date: Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Orgmode] Creating files for a Kindle
To: Graham Smith
On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Graham Smith wrote:
> I am actually a bit confused w
On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:48:05 +
Graham Smith wrote:
> Does anyone by chance use orgmode to create files for a Kindle?
>
> If you do I would appreciate some helpful hints or ideas on how you
> approach it.
>
> The Kindle file format is apparently modified HTML, but the guidance
> I have found
On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Graham Smith wrote:
> The Kindle file format is apparently modified HTML, but the guidance I have
> found seems to revolve around creating files in MSWord and then converting
> to Kindle by uploading to Amazon OR using Calibre to convert PDFs to Kindle.
> There is
Does anyone by chance use orgmode to create files for a Kindle?
If you do I would appreciate some helpful hints or ideas on how you approach
it.
The Kindle file format is apparently modified HTML, but the guidance I have
found seems to revolve around creating files in MSWord and then converting
t
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