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free_ebooks [2020.07.06 15:59] – [Formats] Steve Isenbergfree_ebooks [2020.07.06 16:05] – [Formats] Steve Isenberg
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   * Copy the .epub (or whatever format) book to the Calibre main screen   * Copy the .epub (or whatever format) book to the Calibre main screen
   * Select the book in the list, and click Convert Books    * Select the book in the list, and click Convert Books 
-  * For Kindle paperwhite, use mobi as output format+  * For Kindle paperwhite, use mobi as output format (see below for other alternatives)
   * When the conversion is complete, the book will be stored in your user directory/Calibre Library/Authorname directory.   * When the conversion is complete, the book will be stored in your user directory/Calibre Library/Authorname directory.
   * You can then email this to your paperwhite's email address.   * You can then email this to your paperwhite's email address.
 +  * You will get an email from Amazon asking you to verify that you want to download the book(s).
  
-Note that azw3 format won't work going to a Kindle Paperwhite.  Go figure.+Note that azw3 format won't work going to a Kindle Paperwhite.  According to the rejection email, only these can be delivered:  
 +  * Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) 
 +  * Rich Text Format (.rtf) 
 +  * HTML (.htm, .html) 
 +  * Text (.txt) documents 
 +  * Archived documents (zip , x-zip) and compressed archived documents 
 +  * Mobi book 
 + 
 +Images that are of type JPEGs (.jpg), GIFs (.gif), Bitmaps (.bmp), and PNG images (.png).
  
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