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08 Jun 2012, 09:57 PM | Post: #11

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RE: Mobipocket alternative for Mac users?

Let us know how it works, Steve. I have played with Calibre but got confused so I am interested to hear how you get on with the PDF.

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08 Jun 2012, 10:00 PM | Post: #12

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RE: Mobipocket alternative for Mac users?

(08 Jun 2012 09:57 PM)TresaC Wrote: Let us know how it works, Steve. I have played with Calibre but got confused so I am interested to hear how you get on with the PDF.

Will do. I'll have a go over the weekend and report back.

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09 Jun 2012, 03:17 PM | Post: #13

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RE: Mobipocket alternative for Mac users?

I had a look at using Calibre to convert a PDF (Book saved as PDF in MS Word) to a .mobi file. Easy to do, but the results were bad. It didn't keep much of the formatting from the Word PDF so it was all a bit of a mess. I think it would be trickier to get images across in this way, too. You'd have to include them in your Word document first, I should think. With Mobipocket it's really easy to add images.

So, I'll stick with using Mac and PC until something as good as Mobipocket for Mac comes along. The exercise has made me appreciate how good (and easy) Mobipocket is for my needs.

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