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Old 06-11-2014, 02:15 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Doitsu View Post
Amazon recently officially revealed that there's switch that will prevent KindleGen from attaching the source files thus greatly reducing the overall file size: -dont_append_source

For example:

Code:
KindleGen -dont_append_source my.epub
will generate a .mobi file without attached sourcefiles.

You could also add the -c2 parameter for added compression:

Code:
KindleGen -c2 -dont_append_source my.epub
Note that adding the -c2 parameter may significantly increase the compile time.
-c2 will also increase the time it takes for the Kindle to open the eBook. It will also increase the processor usage and batter to have to decompress -c2. -c2 is not a good idea to use.
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