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Old 09-17-2013, 05:27 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by ulrichhoffmann View Post
in that case, how DO publishing houses create these files? They must come from somewhere?
No idea.

Some time ago I did some experiments exactly following the code in the Kindle Publishing Guidelines and never got it to work, however, this might have been due to an outdated Kindle for iOS version. (Enhanced Kindle books only work with iOS Kindle apps and current Kindle Fire models.)

Have you tried to implement the code examples from the guidelines?

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What I don't understand is: The enhanced ebooks are still (called) MOBI files - what's the difference to unenhanced ebooks, why can't they be made from enhanced EPUB files, and how *can* they be created (even if I don't necessarily have the tools at my disposal)?
The official Amazon compiler, KindleGen, always creates hybrid AZW3/Mobi7 files with the extension .mobi regardless of the content and adds the proper extension depending on the device/app of the buyer upon delivery.

Since this is an Amazon/Kindle specific question, you may want to re-post it in the Kindle formats forum.
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