MOBI

Booktype can export books in MOBI format using external 3rd party software. User has choice between Calibre (GNU General Public License v3) and KindleGen from Amazon. Calibre is enabled by default.

User is required to install 3rd party software on its own.

Use Calibre

Configuration options:

MOBI_CONVERT = "calibre"
CALIBRE_PATH = "ebook-convert"
CALIBRE_ARGS = ""

MOBI_CONVERT instructs Booktype to use Calibre for MOBI export.

CALIBRE_PATH defines full path to the command line tool used for conversion. By default it is configured as if Calibre is installed on the system and globally accessible. In case it is not, user can define full path to the ebook-convert tool.

CALIBRE_ARGS defines extra arguments for the ebook-convert tool. Extra arguments are available here: http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/cli/ebook-convert.html.

Use KindleGen

Configuration options:

MOBI_CONVERT = "kindlegen"
KINDLEGEN_PATH = "kindlegen"

MOBI_CONVERT instructs Booktype to use KindleGen for MOBI export.

KINDLEGEN_PATH defines full path to the command line tool used for conversion. By default it is configured as if KindleGen is installed on the system and globally accessible. In case it is not, user can define full path to the kindlegen tool.