* Creating files for a Kindle @ 2010-11-27 20:48 Graham Smith 2010-11-27 22:02 ` Jeff Horn 2010-11-27 22:03 ` Alan L Tyree 0 siblings, 2 replies; 14+ messages in thread From: Graham Smith @ 2010-11-27 20:48 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode [-- Attachment #1.1: Type: text/plain, Size: 1317 bytes --] 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 to Kindle by uploading to Amazon OR using Calibre to convert PDFs to Kindle. There is also a Mobi publisher that will convert files to Kindle, but its Windows only. The problem I have had, is that PDFs converted to Kindle lose a lot of formatting, including tables. The Kindle is a great bit of kit for reading documents (far better than a computer screen) and the free mobile phone connection makes it easy to check email etc, as well as browse the web at no cost. I'm much more impressed than I expected to be. I am slowly transferring a pile of paper documents/reference material onto it, but I am having problems producing documents that take full advantage of the Kindle features. You can upload PDFs directly but as native PDFs they aren't as user friendly as proper Kindle formatted flles. My guess is that orgmode files exported as HTML and then converted to Kindle may be the way to go, but, as I said, I would be interested if anyone has already established a work flow for this. Many thanks, Graham [-- Attachment #1.2: Type: text/html, Size: 1395 bytes --] [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/plain, Size: 201 bytes --] _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 14+ messages in thread
* Re: Creating files for a Kindle 2010-11-27 20:48 Creating files for a Kindle Graham Smith @ 2010-11-27 22:02 ` Jeff Horn [not found] ` <AANLkTinNkQX70pqfzOgxtE0MgF83dAo6Cb3TbD+9KRc4@mail.gmail.com> 2010-11-27 22:03 ` Alan L Tyree 1 sibling, 1 reply; 14+ messages in thread From: Jeff Horn @ 2010-11-27 22:02 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Graham Smith; +Cc: emacs-orgmode On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Graham Smith <myotistwo@gmail.com> 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 also a Mobi publisher that will convert files to Kindle, but its > Windows only. I thought it was all proprietary. I'm surprised there are any third-party converters. > The problem I have had, is that PDFs converted to Kindle lose a lot of > formatting, including tables. Yep, that pretty much made me want the Kindle DX. Native PDFs are great on a big screen. > My guess is that orgmode files exported as HTML and then converted to Kindle > may be the way to go, but, as I said, I would be interested if anyone has > already established a work flow for this. Kindles understand native HTML as I understand it. Why not use org to convert your files to HTML, style them if you wish, and put them directly on your kindle? I've done that with a few short lists and it's worked fine. Just drag and drop the HTML into the kindle documents directory. Jeff -- Jeffrey Horn Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics George Mason University (704) 271-4797 jhorn@gmu.edu jrhorn424@gmail.com http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 14+ messages in thread
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* Fwd: Creating files for a Kindle [not found] ` <AANLkTiky4Qd-m100ARV=i_8v7+9ak88UHfq87CVRfdtH@mail.gmail.com> @ 2010-11-28 0:20 ` Jeff Horn 2010-11-28 16:55 ` Graham Smith 0 siblings, 1 reply; 14+ messages in thread From: Jeff Horn @ 2010-11-28 0:20 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Org-mode ml Forgot to CC the group. Apologies. Jeff ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> Date: Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 7:19 PM Subject: Re: [Orgmode] Creating files for a Kindle To: Graham Smith <myotistwo@gmail.com> On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Graham Smith <myotistwo@gmail.com> wrote: > I am actually a bit confused with the format as what I've read suggests its > "modified"HTML, and that its the same as the MOBI format, but equally the > HTML is meant to be different between the Kindles 1and 2, and the latest > kindle 3. I don't pretend to know anything about Mobi or ePub as modified HTML. I just know that Kindles do display native, standard HTML fine. I haven't checked, but the files should be searchable as well. > But I will give direct HTML a try. Let me know if it works, and also if you can search within the file. Perhaps for testing, just export an old org outline to HTML, drag and drop, and see if it is what you expect? Jeff -- Jeffrey Horn Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics George Mason University (704) 271-4797 jhorn@gmu.edu jrhorn424@gmail.com http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/ -- Jeffrey Horn Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics George Mason University (704) 271-4797 jhorn@gmu.edu jrhorn424@gmail.com http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 14+ messages in thread
* Re: Creating files for a Kindle 2010-11-28 0:20 ` Fwd: " Jeff Horn @ 2010-11-28 16:55 ` Graham Smith 2010-11-28 17:00 ` Jeff Horn 0 siblings, 1 reply; 14+ messages in thread From: Graham Smith @ 2010-11-28 16:55 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Org-mode ml [-- Attachment #1.1: Type: text/plain, Size: 750 bytes --] 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 files but includes some spuriois HTML code. The Orgmode to XHTML to SIGIL to ePub to Calibre to MOBI (for the Kindle) works extremely well, and for proper books looks good. But for quick updates Calibre wil read the HTML files directly and will convert to MOBI reasonably well, if its simple text and simple tables. This is stll better than Orgmode to PDF to Calibre to MOBI, as this route breaks even simple tables. Thanks for the help. Graham [-- Attachment #1.2: Type: text/html, Size: 827 bytes --] [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/plain, Size: 201 bytes --] _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 14+ messages in thread
* Re: Creating files for a Kindle 2010-11-28 16:55 ` Graham Smith @ 2010-11-28 17:00 ` Jeff Horn 2010-11-28 17:21 ` Graham Smith 0 siblings, 1 reply; 14+ messages in thread From: Jeff Horn @ 2010-11-28 17:00 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Graham Smith; +Cc: Org-mode ml > 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 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? > The Orgmode to XHTML to SIGIL to ePub to Calibre to MOBI (for the Kindle) > works extremely well, and for proper books looks good. Great! I'm really glad you found something that works! Jeff -- Jeffrey Horn Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics George Mason University (704) 271-4797 jhorn@gmu.edu jrhorn424@gmail.com http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 14+ messages in thread
* Re: Creating files for a Kindle 2010-11-28 17:00 ` Jeff Horn @ 2010-11-28 17:21 ` Graham Smith 2010-11-28 18:08 ` markscala 0 siblings, 1 reply; 14+ messages in thread From: Graham Smith @ 2010-11-28 17:21 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Jeff Horn; +Cc: Org-mode ml [-- Attachment #1.1: Type: text/plain, Size: 847 bytes --] 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 it says that HTML is supported "through conversion" However, with the bigger screen PDFs might work OK, but they don't work very well on the smaller screen. > > > The Orgmode to XHTML to SIGIL to ePub to Calibre to MOBI (for the Kindle) > > works extremely well, and for proper books looks good. > > Great! I'm really glad you found something that works! > > It certainly works well for proper documents, but a bit of a hassle for quick updates. Where in fact HTML files with the extension chnaged to txt might still be the best option. Graham [-- Attachment #1.2: Type: text/html, Size: 1361 bytes --] [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/plain, Size: 201 bytes --] _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 14+ messages in thread
* Re: Creating files for a Kindle 2010-11-28 17:21 ` Graham Smith @ 2010-11-28 18:08 ` markscala 2010-11-28 18:30 ` Graham Smith 0 siblings, 1 reply; 14+ messages in thread From: markscala @ 2010-11-28 18:08 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Graham Smith, org-mode-list Org One thing that works for me is this: export a file or subtree to html, then send to [myname]@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 certainly be faster than other methods described in this thread. Mark Graham Smith <myotistwo@gmail.com> writes: > 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 it says > that HTML is supported "through conversion" > > However, with the bigger screen PDFs might work OK, but they don't > work very well on the smaller screen. > > > > The Orgmode to XHTML to SIGIL to ePub to Calibre to MOBI (for > the Kindle) > > works extremely well, and for proper books looks good. > > Great! I'm really glad you found something that works! > > > > It certainly works well for proper documents, but a bit of a hassle > for quick updates. Where in fact HTML files with the extension > chnaged to txt might still be the best option. > > Graham > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 14+ messages in thread
* Re: Creating files for a Kindle 2010-11-28 18:08 ` markscala @ 2010-11-28 18:30 ` Graham Smith 2010-11-28 18:33 ` markscala 0 siblings, 1 reply; 14+ messages in thread From: Graham Smith @ 2010-11-28 18:30 UTC (permalink / raw) To: org-mode-list Org [-- Attachment #1.1: Type: text/plain, Size: 836 bytes --] Mark, On 28 November 2010 18:08, <markscala@gmail.com> wrote: > One thing that works for me is this: export a file or subtree to html, > then send to [myname]@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 certainly be faster than other methods > described in this thread. > I'm a little confused by this as it seems that if you are within Whispernet range the file is sent to your Kindle but will cost 99 cents per file (its per Megabyte, but rounded up to nearest Mb, and 15 cents if you are in the US) , but I agree costs apart this would seem the easiest solution. I'm not sure how this approach works with graphics. It's too expensive an approach for me. Graham [-- Attachment #1.2: Type: text/html, Size: 1218 bytes --] [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/plain, Size: 201 bytes --] _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 14+ messages in thread
* Re: Creating files for a Kindle 2010-11-28 18:30 ` Graham Smith @ 2010-11-28 18:33 ` markscala 2010-11-28 18:42 ` Graham Smith 2010-11-28 19:35 ` Graham Smith 0 siblings, 2 replies; 14+ messages in thread From: markscala @ 2010-11-28 18:33 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Graham Smith, org-mode-list Org 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 can't say. Perhaps someone has experimented? Mark Graham Smith <myotistwo@gmail.com> writes: > Mark, > > On 28 November 2010 18:08, <markscala@gmail.com> wrote: > > One thing that works for me is this: export a file or subtree to > html, > then send to [myname]@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 certainly be faster than other > methods > described in this thread. > > > > I'm a little confused by this as it seems that if you are within > Whispernet range the file is sent to your Kindle but will cost 99 > cents per file (its per Megabyte, but rounded up to nearest Mb, and > 15 cents if you are in the US) , but I agree costs apart this would > seem the easiest solution. I'm not sure how this approach works with > graphics. > > It's too expensive an approach for me. > > Graham > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 14+ messages in thread
* Re: Creating files for a Kindle 2010-11-28 18:33 ` markscala @ 2010-11-28 18:42 ` Graham Smith 2010-11-28 19:35 ` Graham Smith 1 sibling, 0 replies; 14+ messages in thread From: Graham Smith @ 2010-11-28 18:42 UTC (permalink / raw) To: markscala; +Cc: org-mode-list Org [-- Attachment #1.1: Type: text/plain, Size: 660 bytes --] 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 wading through the instructions. > > I haven't tried it with graphics at all, so I can't say. Perhaps someone > has experimented? > If there are no costs inolved this could still be a quick and easy way of keeping text only/tables up to date on the Kindle, even if it doesn't do graphics. A lot of what I want regularly updated will be text. Thanks, Graham [-- Attachment #1.2: Type: text/html, Size: 1125 bytes --] [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/plain, Size: 201 bytes --] _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 14+ messages in thread
* Re: Creating files for a Kindle 2010-11-28 18:33 ` markscala 2010-11-28 18:42 ` Graham Smith @ 2010-11-28 19:35 ` Graham Smith 1 sibling, 0 replies; 14+ messages in thread From: Graham Smith @ 2010-11-28 19:35 UTC (permalink / raw) To: org-mode-list Org [-- Attachment #1.1: Type: text/plain, Size: 473 bytes --] 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 via a Wireless connection, and hence no charges are incurred. Sorry, this has gone somewhat off topic. I did start off looking for Orgmode tips, but it drifted off. Graham [-- Attachment #1.2: Type: text/html, Size: 520 bytes --] [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/plain, Size: 201 bytes --] _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 14+ messages in thread
* Re: Creating files for a Kindle 2010-11-27 20:48 Creating files for a Kindle Graham Smith 2010-11-27 22:02 ` Jeff Horn @ 2010-11-27 22:03 ` Alan L Tyree 2010-11-30 2:33 ` Mark Elston 1 sibling, 1 reply; 14+ messages in thread From: Alan L Tyree @ 2010-11-27 22:03 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:48:05 +0000 Graham Smith <myotistwo@gmail.com> 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 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 also a Mobi publisher that will > convert files to Kindle, but its Windows only. > > The problem I have had, is that PDFs converted to Kindle lose a lot of > formatting, including tables. > > The Kindle is a great bit of kit for reading documents (far better > than a computer screen) and the free mobile phone connection makes it > easy to check email etc, as well as browse the web at no cost. I'm > much more impressed than I expected to be. > > I am slowly transferring a pile of paper documents/reference material > onto it, but I am having problems producing documents that take full > advantage of the Kindle features. You can upload PDFs directly but > as native PDFs they aren't as user friendly as proper Kindle > formatted flles. > > My guess is that orgmode files exported as HTML and then converted to > Kindle may be the way to go, but, as I said, I would be interested > if anyone has already established a work flow for this. 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 if you don't want to install Sigil, but I have found Sigil to be an easy to use program for making the ePub. HTH, Alan > > Many thanks, > > Graham -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 14+ messages in thread
* Re: Creating files for a Kindle 2010-11-27 22:03 ` Alan L Tyree @ 2010-11-30 2:33 ` Mark Elston 2010-11-30 23:09 ` Alan L Tyree 0 siblings, 1 reply; 14+ messages in thread From: Mark Elston @ 2010-11-30 2:33 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode 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 if you don't want to install Sigil, but I have > found Sigil to be an easy to use program for making the ePub. > > HTH, > Alan > I have used Calibre to convert directly from HTML to ePub. What advantage is there in using Sigil first? Mark ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 14+ messages in thread
* Re: Creating files for a Kindle 2010-11-30 2:33 ` Mark Elston @ 2010-11-30 23:09 ` Alan L Tyree 0 siblings, 0 replies; 14+ messages in thread From: Alan L Tyree @ 2010-11-30 23:09 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:33:06 -0800 Mark Elston <m_elston@comcast.net> 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 of instructions on the Web for building ePub directly > > from the xhtml file if you don't want to install Sigil, but I have > > found Sigil to be an easy to use program for making the ePub. > > > > HTH, > > Alan > > > > I have used Calibre to convert directly from HTML to ePub. What > advantage is there in using Sigil first? Modest, but it depends on what you want. I use it to split into chapters, make minor modifications and add a cover. If you just want to read it, Calibre direct works just fine. Sigil just gives you a bit more control. Cheers, Alan > > Mark > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 14+ messages in thread
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