From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: markscala@gmail.com Subject: Re: Creating files for a Kindle Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 12:08:15 -0600 Message-ID: <87hbf1s4mo.fsf@gmail.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=48398 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PMlgm-0006il-Qe for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:09:29 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PMlgi-0005gx-MF for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:09:28 -0500 Received: from mail-gy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.160.169]:58164) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PMlgi-0005gZ-Ir for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:09:24 -0500 Received: by gyg10 with SMTP id 10so15711068gyg.0 for ; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:09:23 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: (Graham Smith's message of "Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:21:08 +0000") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org 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 writes: > Jeff, > >=20=20=20=20 > 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=C2=A0 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. > >=20=20=20=20 > > The Orgmode to XHTML to SIGIL to ePub to Calibre to MOBI (for > the Kindle) > > works extremely well, and for proper books looks good. >=20=20=20=20 > Great! I'm really glad you found something that works! >=20=20=20=20 > > > 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