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Originally Posted by RbnJrg
Hi Hitch;
Well, that was true before that Amazon had released Kindlegen 2.8. Now, you can set the SRL anywhere, by following the steps of my previous post, and the .mobi book will open at that position.
But it will be better if you can see it by your own eyes. I attach "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, both in .mobi (.kf8) and in .epub format. I downloaded that book from Feedbooks in .epub format. I opened it in Sigil, I added a TOC (in .html format), and after that, I set the SRL BEFORE the TOC. I saved the .epub and finally, I built with it a mobi book with Kindlegen. As you can see, the book opens in the desired position although it is located before the TOC.
But I do not dispute your statement regarding how problematic it was to set the SRL with correction in kindle books. I remember (with Kindlegen 2.6 and older) being plucked hairs more than once trying to achieve that. It seemed that only God knew where the book was going to start. But with Kindlegen 2.7 and better with Kindlegen 2.8, all the problems seem (fortunately) to be fixed 
The best for you
Rubén |
Rubén:
And this is the book that has been through Amazon's PW (Publishing Workflow), and is
actually for sale on Amazon? Because I'm not talking about setting the SRL in any book that is pre-upload, pre-conversion and pre-"save and publish." The change that Amazon made to the Publishing Workflow happens
after the book is "converted" (so to speak) in Step 5 of the manuscript upload, and after the publisher puts the book on sale.
This errata cannot be tested, observed or altered before the book is put on sale, and can only be observed
after the book is live for sale on Amazon.
So: are we discussing the same thing? I ask because, as my discussion about this was with the VP of Digital Operations for Amazon, I'd think he might know a thing or two, but maybe I'm just blowing smoke.
Hitch