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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
The mobi7 files/folder aren't a part of the split-out KF8 file--any more than the KF8 folder is. In addition to unpacking the content into the various folders (for inspection/editing/conversion, etc...), splitting a kindlegen-created book gives you an .azw3 (representing the KF8 portion) and a .mobi (representing the mobi7 portion).
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This is not true from what I'm seeing. If you unpack the resulting .azw3 file that is split out it results in both a mobi8 folder (with complete file structure and the recreated epub file), plus a mobi7 folder which contains a duplicate set of images. You will also now get the HDImages in their separate folder if you don't select the "Use HD Images if Present".
Is KindleUnpack creating this mobi7 folder on extracting the .azw3, or is this part of its internal files?
The reason I was checking is due to the file size of the resulting .azw3, which is the same size as the unsplit mobi file. Is this due to the presence of the source epub in the KF8 version, or both HD and compressed images? My assumption, based on the extracted .azw3 is that the mobi7 folder is still in there. But perhaps I'm misinterpreting the data here.
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Keep in mind that charging money for Kindlegen-created books on non-Amazon outlets runs afoul of the terms under which you're granted permission to use Kindlegen free of charge. Distributing for free is fine, though. I don't pretend to know how aggressively they would pursue such a license violation, I just thought you should be aware.
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By "non-Amazon" outlets I am referring in this case to distribution of my own books on my own website, which I have done now for seven or eight years, both for sale and as gratis promos. Many authors do, as Amazon are well aware. But you are correct that legally speaking files produced by KindleGen can only be distributed outside Amazon for "non-commercial" purposes.