MOBI to FB2 - Convert ebook online
Conversion Results:
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How to convert MOBI to FB2:
1. Click the "Choose Files" button to select multiple files on your computer or click the "URL" button to choose an online file from URL, Google Drive or Dropbox.
2. Set ebook conversion options include: base font size, embed fonts, page margin, metadata and whether to remove the first image which is useful if the input document has a cover image that is not identified as a cover. Choose a target ebook format. The target ebook format can be AZW3, EPUB, DOCX, FB2, HTML, OEB, LIT, LRF, MOBI, PDF, RTF, SNB, TCR, TXT, etc.
3. Click the "Convert Now!" button to start batch conversion. The output files will be listed in the "Conversion Results" section. Click icon to show file QR code or save file to cloud storage services such as Google Drive or Dropbox.
MOBI vs FB2:
| Name | MOBI | FB2 |
| Full name | Mobipocket Ebook Format | FictionBook Ebook format |
| File extension | .mobi, .prc | fb2, fb2.zip |
| MIME | application/x-mobipocket-ebook | application/x-fictionbook+xml |
| Developed by | Mobipocket SA | Dmitry Gribov |
| Type of format | Ebook file format | Ebook file format |
| Introduction | Mobipocket SA is a French company incorporated in March 2000 that created the .mobi e-book file format and produces the Mobipocket Reader software for mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDA) and desktop operating systems. | FictionBook is an open XML-based e-book format which originated and gained popularity in Russia. FictionBook files have the .fb2 filename extension. The FictionBook format does not specify the appearance of a document; instead, it describes its structure. For example, there are special tags for epigraphs, verses and quotations. |
| Technical details | The Mobipocket e-book format is based on the Open eBook standard using XHTML and can include JavaScript and frames. It also supports native SQL queries to be used with embedded databases. The Amazon Kindle's AZW format is basically just the Mobipocket format with a slightly different serial number scheme, and .prc publications can be read directly on the Kindle. The Kindle AZW format also lacks some Mobipocket features such as JavaScript. | In contrast to other eBook formats (e.g. ePub), a FictionBook document consists of a single XML file. Images are converted to Base64 and reside inside the |
| Associated programs | Mobipocket Reader | FBReader, AlReader, Haali Reader, STDU Viewer, CoolReader, Okular, Ectaco jetBooks. |
| Sample file | sample.mobi | sample.fb2 |
| Wikipedia | MOBI on Wikipedia | FB2 on Wikipedia |