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Old 12-16-2007, 09:55 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by Nate the great View Post
I've just gotten word from Fictionwise that they are switching to MOBI because they have been unable to make functional AZW format ebooks. Curiously enough, the files work if sent through email, but not if downloaded and transferred through USB.

I know the ebooks didn't work because I tried to download the files early. They weren't seen by my Kindle. I told Fictionwise, and they sent me an alternate file. It didn't work either.
It sounds like the email path was performing some modifications of the submitted file prior to download. Perhaps a comparison of a pre- and post- emailed AZW would point out the modified bits.
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