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KF8 tools now available
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So does the Kindle 3/KK support KF8 or will there be support?
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I doubt it. Since they're no longer selling new K3/KK's, I doubt they fall under the "latest generation" umbrella. I don't think there'll be any more feature updates for the KK. I'd love to be wrong about that, though.
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But, it's cool that they finally released the tools. I've been wanting to tinker with them for a while now. See some HTML5 stuff. |
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I converted "Three Men in a Boat" from an ePub created by Zelda Pinwheel. The process was real simple. Here are a few screen captures from the Kindle Previewer App.
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01-11-2012, 06:43 PM | #6 |
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I'm looking forward to playing with the new tools.
And since Amazon are still selling the Kindle Keyboard, I'm hopeful that it will eventually get a firmware upgrade to work with KF8, despite the weasel-worded announcement. |
01-11-2012, 06:48 PM | #7 |
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That'd be sweet. I'd buy a KK in a heartbeat if they do decide to let it join in the reindeer (KF8) games.
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I think I've found a new workflow!
I used to go Word >> Sigil (EPUB) >> Calibre (mobi) I've been playing with the new Kindle Previewer, and following works slick: Word >> Sigil (EPUB) >> Kindle Previewer (mobi). The process seems faster as well. |
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Kindlegen/Kindle Previewer conversion is definitely to be preferred over calibre, especially if you are submitting to KDP. And now, these are the only tools that can generate KF8 (pending some future update to calibre). Kindle Fire is currently the only device with KF8 support, but I expect support for at least K4/KT to show up within a few months.
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They're great for previewing, just not for converting, at least for me. When converting from a properly formatted epub that looks great on ADE or on my Nook Tablet, the results on my K3 are sub-par. For example, every first page of a new section/chapter starts waaayyyy down the screen, at about the 90% mark, even though they should start up near the top, around 10-20%. These same files convert perfectly and look exactly like I want/expect them to using Calibre. Trust me, as awesome a tool as it is, Calibre definitely has its own quirks and I would love to switch to the new publishing tools, but, at least for personal use, I can't Your results may vary. - Byron |
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01-23-2012, 09:40 AM | #12 |
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So, Hoyt Clagwell, that's exactly the kind of book I want to give to my clients! What devices are compatible with KF8? Just Kindle Fire and maybe iPad? Did you use Kindlegen or MobiPocket. I haven't tried Kindlegen, but I have used MobiPocket for my clients (more than 100 books and counting). Which would you suggest...
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01-27-2012, 11:48 AM | #14 |
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Thanks...I would assume the KF8 would be pretty good on the iPad? as well as Kindle Fire.
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