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eschwartz · 07-24-2015, 11:20 AM

Editing EPUB or AZW3 is a must. Either way, you still have to convert to MOBI, so it doesn't really make a difference from that perspective.
I suggest EPUB, since it is easier to edit. Also faster, since calibre doesn't have to unpack and repack the entire mobipocket database wrapper -- ZIP extraction/updating is faster == less loading time.

P.S. Stop updating != stop supporting. The DX is the last device to not support AZW3, and Amazon still creates MOBI for every book in their catalogue.
They *have* stopped updating the DX with new features, but it still does everything it used to do.
Not bad for a 6-year-old device.

07-24-2015, 11:20 AM	#11
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Editing EPUB or AZW3 is a must. Either way, you still have to convert to MOBI, so it doesn't really make a difference from that perspective. I suggest EPUB, since it is easier to edit. Also faster, since calibre doesn't have to unpack and repack the entire mobipocket database wrapper -- ZIP extraction/updating is faster == less loading time. P.S. Stop updating != stop supporting. The DX is the last device to not support AZW3, and Amazon still creates MOBI for every book in their catalogue. They have stopped updating the DX with new features, but it still does everything it used to do. Not bad for a 6-year-old device. Last edited by eschwartz; 07-24-2015 at 11:22 AM.