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Old 07-08-2013, 11:13 PM   #292
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Originally Posted by apesmom View Post
Does anybody know if there's a way to tell if a Kindle book is a Topaz file? Last time I bought 1 of these older Dorchesters it was Topaz, I would prefer not to go that route again.
If the size is over a Meg good chances are it's a topaz book. Now this does not apply to newer books which can be KF8 with embedded fonts but if you see it on the old books it's a topaz.

Here's an example look under Product details

Product Details


File Size: 1979 KB
Print Length: 385 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0821779435
Publisher: Zebra Books (December 1, 2006)

See the file size? This was published in 2006 this tells me it's a Topaz.

Here's another Topaz example.

Product Details

File Size: 3647 KB
Print Length: 326 pages
Publisher: Montlake Romance (August 29, 2006)

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