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Binary file IO in python, where to start?

As a self-taught python hobbyist, how would I go about learning to import and export binary files using standard formats? I'd like to implement a script that takes ePub ebooks (XHTML + CSS in a zip) and converts it to a mobipocket (Palmdoc) format…
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CHM format alternatives?

Microsoft CHM format is great as provide such facilities: Table of contends with tree view. Index. Indexed search. Based on HTML source. But this format is outdated and have many drawbacks: Have security issues (allow execute JavaScript…
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Differences between AZW and MOBI format for Kindle

I am new to Kindle development and I wonder if there are code level differences between Amazon's AZW format and Mobipocket MOBI format. As far as I understand, AZW is simply DRM added version of Mobipocket format, but is it entirely true? If…
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Is there an open-source implementation of the Dictionary Huffman compression algorithm?

I'm working on a library to work with Mobipocket-format ebook files, and I have LZ77-style PalmDoc decompression and compression working. However, PalmDoc compression is only one of the two currently-used types of text compression being used on…
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Are there libraries or packages for creating .mobi files in a Java/Linux environment?

I'm trying to find a solution that offers either a Java api for writing .mobi files for sending to a Kindle, or something that's scriptable given a Linux environment. I have text data in a MySQL database that I want to offer as Kindle-friendly…
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get cover image of *.mobi or *.prc files

I'm trying to parse the mobi books, only want to get some information of the book, ie: title, author and cover (if any). I'm following mobi format spec. Now, I can get the title and author correctly, but when it comes to the cover, I get these…
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I want to write a script to convert my .mobi files to epub

Hey guys/girls, I am in need of a script to turn my 100+ mobi files into epub. I am currently using stanza (mac) to convert each file one by one. I was wondering if someone could tell me how to do all of them at once. IE. A script that will do it…
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Does a PHP library exist to work with PRC/.mobi files?

I'm writing a WordPress plugin to create an eBook from a selected category in most major eBook formats. I would like to support MobiPocket since that's the format used by the Kindle but I'm not sure how to go about it. From what I've read .mobi…
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How to get ISBN number from .mobi file with python

Is there any way of fetching the ISBN number from a .mobi book using python? Maybe there is a way of reading the .mobi files directely with python and search for 10 ints which is the ISBN number? if I open the mobi file with notepad i can find the…
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Output text as GIF or PNG for use in eBook

My goal is to create an eBook that I can read with the Mobipocket reader on my Blackberry. The problem is that my text includes UTF-8 characters which are not supported on the Blackberry, and therefore display as black boxes. The eBook will…
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How can i convert .prc file to .mobi file

I want to convert .prc file of mobipocket creator to .mobile format. Please suggest me any tool. Thanks
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PHP Library to Parse Mobi

Is there any freely available library for PHP which parses a .mobi file to get the: Author Title Publisher Cover Edit: To everyone who thinks this is an exact duplicate of Does a PHP Library Exist to Work with PRC/MOBI Files, you're obviously too…
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How to read or parse .mobi file on iOS

I'm developing an iOS reader App and I want to support the .mobi file by Amazon.I search but find few things about parse .mobi file on iOS.Any help will be appreciated.
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