Request for .mobi input

Request for .mobi input

[David Macfarlane]

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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). 

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Re: Request for .mobi input

[Fred Zimmerman]

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+1
ᐧ

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).
>
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Re: Request for .mobi input

[John MacFarlane]

Your best bet is to find something that converts mobi to
epub, then use pandoc to convert that.

mobi is discontinued and I don't think it's worth our effort
to support it.

+++ David Macfarlane [Feb 07 18 09:20 ]:
>   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).
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Re: Request for .mobi input

[dmccunney]

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.)
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Re: Request for .mobi input

[Fred Zimmerman]

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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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Re: Request for .mobi input

[dmccunney]

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My experience has been that ePub->Mobi works better, but the ePub output
from conversion can be massaged in Sigil (
https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/releases/tag/0.9.9) if needed.

On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 12:45 PM, Fred Zimmerman <wfzimmerman-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:

> 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.
> ᐧ
>
> 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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