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Old 07-07-2013, 01:37 PM   #8
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Okay, I think I am beginning to understand what happened here. The Mobi 8 folder contains an epub file, but it is actually the KF8 file reconstituted, and not the epub that I uploaded in the first instance. Is that right?
Yes, that's right.

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So when I am told that the converted *.mobi contains THREE books (the one I uploaded plus a Mobi 7 and a KF8 file), either that's incorrect or else I can't prove it from Kindleunpack?
I'm not quite sure I follow, but perhaps it's because I have no experience with what the KDP process provides for you (in the way of a .mobi file to verify) when uploading ePubs. I only know what Kindlegen creates and what ultimately gets delivered to customers.

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Sorry to be so thick about this.
Not at all. The dual-format scenario definitely adds layers of complexity.

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(And thanks for the reassurance that the *.mobi created on a computer by Kindlegen or Kindle Previewer is NOT identical to the *.mobi created by the conversion process online at KDP. I am glad to know that!)
I certainly didn't mean to reassure you of that. As I mentioned, I have no experience with what sort of *.mobi file(s) someone who submits ePubs to KDP gets returned to them for verification. But I suspect they're nearly identical to what kindlegen would produce locally. I'd have no trouble believing the original source isn't included, though.
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