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ThosThos · 03-01-2012, 08:04 PM

Kindlegen is an awful product, Amazon should be ashamed of themselves. Just because it's free is no excuse for not even taking the trouble to release a Windows version. Running in a DOS box is simply out of the Ark and demonstrates that Amazon are only interested in restricting the freedoms of their customers.

Calibre is a great format convertor and they are working on a KF8 conversion as you read this. I have no doubt that it will deal with Sigil output in a thoroughly sensible and professional way (Amazon take note!). This is a big job since KF8 itself is a dog's breakfast, even if it will eventually stumble on a way to do things properly. On past performance, I expect Calibre to come up with a first version of a KF8 convertor within a month.

If you use Calibre, please consider contributing financially. It's your main defence against the incompetence of Amazon.

03-01-2012, 08:04 PM	#47
ThosThos Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle	Have a little patience Kindlegen is an awful product, Amazon should be ashamed of themselves. Just because it's free is no excuse for not even taking the trouble to release a Windows version. Running in a DOS box is simply out of the Ark and demonstrates that Amazon are only interested in restricting the freedoms of their customers. Calibre is a great format convertor and they are working on a KF8 conversion as you read this. I have no doubt that it will deal with Sigil output in a thoroughly sensible and professional way (Amazon take note!). This is a big job since KF8 itself is a dog's breakfast, even if it will eventually stumble on a way to do things properly. On past performance, I expect Calibre to come up with a first version of a KF8 convertor within a month. If you use Calibre, please consider contributing financially. It's your main defence against the incompetence of Amazon.