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DiapDealer · 06-01-2012, 09:24 AM

I'm not sure how to answer that question.

Generically, it converts the epub into a flattened subset of html 3.2 and packs it into a proprietary binary database container that can be read by Kindle devices/apps. If it's building KF8s, it's more or less creating a binary ePub embedded in a PRC container (generically, I did mention... for those looking to contest my description

).

Specifically... there is no source code available for kindlegen; it's proprietary software (as mentioned above) so your guess is as good as anybody's as to what, exactly, it's "doing."

06-01-2012, 09:24 AM	#2
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,622 Karma: 204624552 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I'm not sure how to answer that question. Generically, it converts the epub into a flattened subset of html 3.2 and packs it into a proprietary binary database container that can be read by Kindle devices/apps. If it's building KF8s, it's more or less creating a binary ePub embedded in a PRC container (generically, I did mention... for those looking to contest my description ). Specifically... there is no source code available for kindlegen; it's proprietary software (as mentioned above) so your guess is as good as anybody's as to what, exactly, it's "doing." Last edited by DiapDealer; 06-01-2012 at 09:27 AM.