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1611mac · 04-15-2011, 10:06 AM

I used "HexEdit" to look at Mac and iPad generated Kindle mbp files last night. Sure enough, the mbp generated on the iPad has one more "parameter" in the header than the mbp created on the iMac (Kindle for mac) application. Once present, this "parameter" stayed even when the mbp was put to use with Kindle on the Mac desktop.

I also verified for a third time that the desktop application created mbp file will not work when copied to the ipad but the ipad mbp will work on both, even after multiples moves back and forth.

So.... Since I never know which "eDevice" I'll be reading on, I now put the book on my iPad first, even if I'm going to read and markup on my iMac desktop. Once on the iPad I then copy the "empty" mbp file from the iPad to my Kindle lib on the desktop (via Kindle app in iTunes). (This only takes a few seconds.)

Hope all that makes sense.

Why am I so "picky" about all this?... Again, my reading is for reference and education so it is very important that I be able to have my notes, and other marks working so I must be SURE of what works and sure that my mbp is a good one that will work cross-device.

04-15-2011, 10:06 AM	#13
1611mac eWanderer Posts: 523 Karma: 1441998 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: iMac,iPad3,iPhone5-Kindle Fire,Touch,PaperWhite	I used "HexEdit" to look at Mac and iPad generated Kindle mbp files last night. Sure enough, the mbp generated on the iPad has one more "parameter" in the header than the mbp created on the iMac (Kindle for mac) application. Once present, this "parameter" stayed even when the mbp was put to use with Kindle on the Mac desktop. I also verified for a third time that the desktop application created mbp file will not work when copied to the ipad but the ipad mbp will work on both, even after multiples moves back and forth. So.... Since I never know which "eDevice" I'll be reading on, I now put the book on my iPad first, even if I'm going to read and markup on my iMac desktop. Once on the iPad I then copy the "empty" mbp file from the iPad to my Kindle lib on the desktop (via Kindle app in iTunes). (This only takes a few seconds.) Hope all that makes sense. Why am I so "picky" about all this?... Again, my reading is for reference and education so it is very important that I be able to have my notes, and other marks working so I must be SURE of what works and sure that my mbp is a good one that will work cross-device.