I use calibre
How to convert various eBook formats for Amazon Kindle on Linux - LinuxConfig.org
How to convert various eBook formats for Amazon Kindle on Linux - LinuxConfig.org
Amazon currently accepts limited number of ebook formats that you can
directly send to your Amazon Kindle. In this config we are going to show
few Linux tools which may assist you with the conversion between
various Document and eBook formats.
Based on your amazon Kindle type the supported formats may include: Select convert ebooks, followed by the conversion output format such as
mobi and hit OK button. Once the ebook is converted it will be saved
into your previously predefined "Calibre Library" directory.
directly send to your Amazon Kindle. In this config we are going to show
few Linux tools which may assist you with the conversion between
various Document and eBook formats.
Based on your amazon Kindle type the supported formats may include:
- 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
- Portable Document Format PDF
- JPEGs (.jpg)
- GIFs (.gif)
- Bitmaps (.bmp)
- PNG images (.png)
ebook-convert
The first tool you might consider isebook-convert
. This tool is available on Fedora , CentOS, Redhat Linux under the package named ebook-tools
. To install ebook-tools
package run the command below: # yum install ebook-toolsOnce installed you can use
ebook-convert
to convert between various eBook formats such as PDF, ePub, Mobi or RTF. Few examples are listed below: Convert ePub to Mobi
$ ebook-convert my-ebook.epub my-kindle.mobi
Convert PDF to Mobi
$ ebook-convert my-ebook.pdf my-kindle.mobi
Convert ePub to rtf
$ ebook-convert my-ebook.epub my-kindle.rtf
calibre
Another great tool to consider iscalibre
. calibre
is available on any decent Linux distribution and can be installed by using the following command: FEDORA/CENTOS/REDHAT # yum install calibre DEBIAN/UBUNTU # apt-get install calibre
calibre
calibre supports multiple ebook formats such as MOBI, EPUB, PDB, AZW3 to name just few. To convert ebooks using calibre
tool simply open a calibre application $ calibreAdd and right click on the ebook you wish to convert:
unoconv
unoconv
tool allows you to convert between LibreOffice, PDF, TXT and Microsoft's doc
and docx
document formats. To install unoconv
on your distribution simply run: FEDORA/CENTOS/REDHAT # yum install unoconv UBUNUT/DEBIAN # yum install unoconvBy default the
unoconv
command converts any supported document to PDF. Convert ODF to PDF
For example to convert LibreOfficeodt
format to PDF you would run: $ unoconv -d document my-doc.odt $ ls my-doc.odt my-doc.pdf
Convert ODT to DOCX
To convert to any other suported document format we need use--format
option. For example next we are going to convert Libre Office document to Microsoft document: $ unoconv -d document --format=docx my-doc.odt $ file my-doc.docx my-doc.docx: Microsoft Word 2007+
Convert ODT to DOC
Similarly we can convert for Microsoftdoc
format: $ unoconv -d document --format=doc my-doc.odt $ file my-doc.doc my-doc.doc: Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 1.0 ...
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