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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
No clue, really. I do know that if you're side-loading a file you created with Kindlegen/Previewer, you're loading a dual-function, MOBI/KF8 hybrid file. When downloading a published ebook to those devices/apps, you're getting a stand-alone KF8 if the device/app supports KF8, and you're getting a stand-alone mobi if the device/app doesn't support KF8. Published ebooks are never delivered as dual-function hybrid files. They're either one or the other. So perhaps the Kindle apps on i(Pad|Phone) don't work perfectly with those side-loaded, dual format files? Just guessing of course—I don't have any iDevices to test on.
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I owe you a pint. Another thoughtful answer and a great discussion. I just assumed that the published eBook was the same dual-function file as shown when unpacked and the results would be the same whether published, previewed or sideloaded. But you send the Kindlegen file to Amazon which is the dual-hybrid file, right?
Still wondering about older Kindles - some people have installed the updates and others not (especially seniors who may not have wi-fi). And the updates are only for Kindle 2 and above, not for Kindle 1. So that would mean that the mobi file only is downloaded to Kindle 1. I thought that the the media query would determine what device it was after the hybrid file downloaded to the device and the device selected which stylesheet or styles are applicable on the client-side rather than the server side. Am I making sense?