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Mahmoud Kenawy
Mahmoud Kenawy
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June 28, 2017
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convert EPUB to mobi

  • June 28, 2017
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Hello

please help !!

i finished Arabic EPUB file and it appears fine on many readers but the client ask me to convert the file to work on kindle so i used calibre to convert epub to mobi

when i did this step and i get the mobi file

all Arabic text has an issue, it reversed

for ex: if i have a sentence says

و قال الكاتب الحمد لله

it turns to

لله الحمد الكاتب قال و

any help !!

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Correct answer Mahmoud Kenawy

Thank You Mr Zaid

I am working in a big project now and I will make a topic for my experience soon

but this is a serious problem for me now and my solutions are running out  

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Michela Di Stefano
Michela Di Stefano
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July 6, 2017

Which font did you apply to text? Did you apply also a paragraph style?

In .ePub Fluid layout is very important to apply paragraph style to all text in the ebook before converting in another format.
We have no experience with non-Roman alphabets, but applying paragraph style is fundamental to keep text consistency.

Zaid Al Hilali
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Zaid Al HilaliCommunity Expert
Community Expert
July 7, 2017

michelad19794771  wrote

We have no experience with non-Roman alphabets, but applying paragraph style is fundamental to keep text consistency.

Can you please elaborate on who's "we" ? Are you a solution provider?

Original poster faces text flipping, it is a known issue with many applications or platforms that doesn't support Right-to-Left scripts such as in this case. Though I'm not 100% sure, however I don't see the problem is related to paragraph styles.

    Michela Di Stefano
    Michela Di Stefano
    Inspiring
    July 7, 2017

    "We", I mean me and my collegue.....I could also say "I", i have a network of freelance who works together to help each other with their skills (http://www.studio361.it) so it's natural for me to say "We" because we work in team. I apologize for misanderstanding.  :-( We are mainly digital trainers.

    Derek Cross
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    Derek CrossCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 29, 2017

    The normal way of converting ePub to mobi is to use the free Kindle Previewer. Not sure about non-Roman alphabets though.

    Mahmoud Kenawy
    Mahmoud KenawyAuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    June 29, 2017

    Thank You Mr Zaid

    I am working in a big project now and I will make a topic for my experience soon

    but this is a serious problem for me now and my solutions are running out  

    Zaid Al Hilali
    Community Expert
    Zaid Al HilaliCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 29, 2017

    https://forums.adobe.com/people/Mahmoud+Kenawy  wrote

    my solutions are running out

    Well, on the page I shared with you earlier, the original poster says converting their file to AZW3 as suggested worked for them and they're able to read Arabic on Kindle.

    Zaid Al Hilali
    Community Expert
    Zaid Al HilaliCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 29, 2017

    Marhaba Mahmoud,

    I've never tested .mobi format before since InDesign doesn't export to this particular format. However after a short research on the net I found this discussion that suggests you convert your file to AZW3 format.

    You may also need to get in touch with Amazon I guess not Adobe for .mobi support, but please type your findings back here for us to know how to solve such issue.

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