This will say “1” while it is converting and will return to “0” when the job is finished. At the bottom right-hand corner of Calibre you will notice it says “Jobs”.

To read this on a Kindle, select “MOBI” and then click OK (bottom right of the window), as shown below. You can choose the “Output format” from a drop down menu in the top right corner. You will see it appear at the top of your book list in Calibre – see image below.Ĭlick the “Convert books” button in the toolbar at the top of the application window. Among the many things it can do is to convert various ebook file types (e.g., PDF, EPUB, MOBI etc.,) to other file types.Ĭlick on the “Add books”button - this is on the top left corner of the application’s toolbar (see image below).Ĭhoose the file from where you have it saved on your computer. Eject device and you should be good to go! Full integration with goodreads as if you had purchased through Kindle store.Calibre is primarily a versatile ebook reader and ebook library management app for both Windows and Mac.For completeness I also go to the top of calibre and click device and update the cached metadata on device.Delete any copy you already have on the device and resend.Don't worry it will also work for paperwhite etc.

Highlight the book and click on the quality check icon at the top, look for 'fix' on the drop down menu and click 'fix asin for kindle fire'.Save and download the quality check plug in for calibre.You may not have all 4 but make sure that you do not have any mobi-asin tags. Once you have done that make sure the only tags you have are ISBN, Google, goodreads and amazon.Delete the tags by hitting the recycle icon next to the tags box and hit download metadata.Once you are at that screen delete any other format that you have shown in the top right side leaving only AZW3.Secondly, highlight the book and edit metadata.If your book is not already in AZW3 format then convert it.I have found the best way to get it 100 percent working is this:

Calibre books to kindle