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DiapDealer · 05-02-2013, 03:28 PM

Yeah, no.

I get that's there's some crossover here, but the fact remains that Sigil creates ePubs. Kindle devices (and the Kindle Previewer) don't read/display/view ePubs. The Kindle Previewer will convert an ePub to a MOBI/KF8, but that's not the same thing.

Anyone who creates Kindle books already knows (or should learn) how to use Kindlegen/Previewer to do so. Besides, the inclusion of a proprietary software-based feature in an open-source application wouldn't really be very appropriate. Think about it ... "Click here to see what your ebook would like in a proprietary ebook format that this application doesn't handle/create/support!"

05-02-2013, 03:28 PM	#3
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,744 Karma: 206739468 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Yeah, no. I get that's there's some crossover here, but the fact remains that Sigil creates ePubs. Kindle devices (and the Kindle Previewer) don't read/display/view ePubs. The Kindle Previewer will convert an ePub to a MOBI/KF8, but that's not the same thing. Anyone who creates Kindle books already knows (or should learn) how to use Kindlegen/Previewer to do so. Besides, the inclusion of a proprietary software-based feature in an open-source application wouldn't really be very appropriate. Think about it ... "Click here to see what your ebook would like in a proprietary ebook format that this application doesn't* handle/create/support!"* Last edited by DiapDealer; 05-02-2013 at 03:32 PM.