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Import to Kindle failed #2

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kaonwarb opened this issue Dec 21, 2023 · 7 comments
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Import to Kindle failed #2

kaonwarb opened this issue Dec 21, 2023 · 7 comments

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@kaonwarb
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Thank you for creating this! Reporting a curious issue: importing EPUB to Kindle (for Oct '23 file) failed repeatedly. Tried multiple interfaces (email, web, iOS share sheet). Import of the same file to Apple Books succeeded. Suspecting there was some idiosyncrasy with the file format, I converted from EPUB to AZW3 and then back to EPUB. This newly converted EPUB successfully imported to Kindle.
@jasonccox
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Interesting. epubcheck reports no issues with the Oct 2023 file. Did any of your attempts to import to Kindle give you a specific error message that might provide some insight? Also, what tool did you use to convert the file?

@kaonwarb
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kaonwarb commented Dec 23, 2023 via email

@johncookv
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I got the same error. I tried a solution I found on reddit that worked. Use Calibre (I'm on 7.9, but it should work with any version) to convert the file from epub to mobi, then covert again from mobi to epub.

jasonccox added a commit that referenced this issue Apr 27, 2024
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Add AZW3 files for recent conferences, by default
bd954c7 
Kindle import doesn't seem to like the generated EPUBs. (See
#2.) Provide AZW3 files
as well for 2023 and 2024 (older years already have MOBI files), and
generate AZW3 files as well by default. Also add a note to the readme
about how conversion may fix issues.
@jasonccox
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I've added .azw3 files for recent conferences since the Kindle import won't seem to work with the .epubs. Can one of you try importing these files to confirm that they work?

@kaonwarb
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kaonwarb commented Apr 27, 2024 via email

@jasonccox
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Unfortunately - and weirdly - AZW3 doesn't work for either Send to Kindle (see supported file types: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G5WYD9SAF7PGXRNA) or sending via the iOS Share Sheet.

That is bizarre -- it's literally Amazon's own file format. 🤷

I'll provide EPUBs that have been converted to AZW3 and back instead. Can you try these ones out?

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kaonwarb commented Apr 27, 2024 via email

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