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		CallMeJim on Aug 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Retirement of Amazon MOBI eBook file format I wrote myself a tool to monitor the RSS feeds of a bunch of web serials, and send any new chapters to Kindle. Using Calibre CLI, adapting to send EPUBs instead of MOBIs was as easy as changing from: ebook-convert chapter.html chapter.mobi To: ebook-convert chapter.html chapter.epub Calibre is incredibly powerful.

LeafItAlone on Aug 11, 2022 | [–]

I am interested in which web serials you follow and what you tool looks like, if you are willing to share!

jamiek88 on Aug 11, 2022 | [–]

Yep, it’s the ffmpeg of reading!

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