From: Fred Zimmerman <wfzimmerman-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: pandoc-discuss-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Request for .mobi input
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 12:45:48 -0500 [thread overview]
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The calibre command for converting mobi to epub is ebook-convert, and yes,
it works, although not 100% -- sometimes heading structure doesn't come
across correctly in the output document.
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On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 12:32 PM, dmccunney <dennis.mccunney-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 12:20 PM, David Macfarlane <dmac-HuPk6NEp4MX2eFz/2MeuCQ@public.gmane.org>
> wrote:
> > It would be helpful if pandoc could read .mobi files for conversion into
> > .epub or whatever.
> >
> > I have pandoc v 2.1.1 and I tried .mobi input and it failed with "pandoc:
> > Cannot decode byte '\x88': Data.Text.Internal.Encoding.decodeUtf8:
> Invalid
> > UTF-8 stream". I checked the documentation and it doesn't look like .mobi
> > input is supported (yet).
>
> Calibre (https://calibre-ebook.com) handles Mobi->ePub conversions.
> Its primary purpose is to create and maintain an eBook database, but
> it converts between supported formats. Calibre is written in Python,
> and cross-platform, available for Windows, Linux, and OS/X.
>
> I haven't tried it, but I believe the conversion can be done from the
> command line, calling the conversion module directly instead of going
> through the GUI.
>
> (I've converted files I got in Mobi format to ePub without issue.)
> ______
> Dennis
> https://plus.google.com/u/0/105128793974319004519
>
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2018-02-07 17:20 David Macfarlane
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2018-02-07 17:23 ` Fred Zimmerman
2018-02-07 17:24 ` John MacFarlane
2018-02-07 17:32 ` dmccunney
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2018-02-07 17:45 ` Fred Zimmerman [this message]
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2018-02-07 17:51 ` dmccunney
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