Thread: Could Sigil create both EPUB and KF8?
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Old 01-13-2012, 03:57 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by mncowboy View Post
user_none - That sounds reasonable. Very disappointed that Amazon didn't go with EPUB for their format. I think it is a mistake on their part.

JSWolf - That's what I have been doing, Sigil to Calibre to get the mobi file. I've been working with the new Kindle Previewer, and that seems to work faster than Calibre to get the books converted from EPUB to mobi.
KF8 is not mobi although it is in a mobi (actually Palm) container. It is really ePub source level with only minor differences. It has support for CSS, unlike real mobi files. Converting to mobi format is not the same as converting to KF8. The KindleGen program is likely the best tool to do the conversion. Of course the real reason for a separate database format is DRM as Harry pointed out. KF8 allows a more successful conversion from ePub by vendors since it mimics the ePub capabilities. You could think of it as compiled ePub.

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