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jswinden · 04-13-2012, 01:23 PM

As @DiapDealer says, even if the publisher uses the KF8 format there is no guarantee that the book will actually take advantage of the KF8 format. A plain text novel will look much the same in any format unless the publisher uses the KF8 to display newer formatting options.

Also, if the publishers are smart they will produce books with dual mobi 7/KF8 formatting. As such the same book file will work on both mobi 7 devices and apps as well as on KF8 devices and apps. Again, it is up to the publisher to do this. Many of them obviously cannot get mobi 7 correct, so I doubt they will do any better with KF8, or ePub as far as that goes.

To use dual formatting they only need to use the @Media statement within the CSS:

Code:

/* CSS for MOBI format only */
@media amzn-mobi {
       --list of styles--
}

/* CSS for KF8 format only */
@media amzn-kf8 {
       --list of styles--
}

04-13-2012, 01:23 PM	#5
jswinden Nameless Being	As @DiapDealer says, even if the publisher uses the KF8 format there is no guarantee that the book will actually take advantage of the KF8 format. A plain text novel will look much the same in any format unless the publisher uses the KF8 to display newer formatting options. Also, if the publishers are smart they will produce books with dual mobi 7/KF8 formatting. As such the same book file will work on both mobi 7 devices and apps as well as on KF8 devices and apps. Again, it is up to the publisher to do this. Many of them obviously cannot get mobi 7 correct, so I doubt they will do any better with KF8, or ePub as far as that goes. To use dual formatting they only need to use the @Media statement within the CSS: Code: /* CSS for MOBI format only / @media amzn-mobi { --list of styles-- } / CSS for KF8 format only */ @media amzn-kf8 { --list of styles-- }