Thanks for all the speculations.
Assuming programmers make it possible for the rest of us to disinfect and convert KFX (and many, many thanks to these wonderful people), I'm curious what one gets when one "unpacks" a KFX.
@jhowell kindly listed the files that make up a KFX with a quick description of what they contain. How close is this to EPUB? E.g., if someone familiar with EPUB were to gain access to the main container, would they find something recognizable and editable? What's in the resource container and metadata container?
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Originally Posted by jhowell
- B00UZSTXL4_EBOK/amzn1.drm-voucher.v1.cd614ffd-319f-4b9e-99b7-238c6fe78f1e.voucher (DRM voucher)
- B00UZSTXL4_EBOK/B00UZSTXL4_EBOK.azw (encrypted main container)
- B00UZSTXL4_EBOK/CR!6AS14VN94H79K68RG9EKT09T41N0.azw.res (resource container)
- B00UZSTXL4_EBOK/CR!SNRJN8W7KX07Z8MVGN4AMWXSFR3E.azw.md (metadata container)
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I'm also concerned by @kovidgoyal's assessment a few months ago and wondering if there's anything new to suggest the future is not so bleak:
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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal
From what I have been able to deduce, KFX contains images and probably text that is pre-processed/changed to work for the particular device the KFX is sent to. As such it is fairly pointless as an ebook format, in that it is not suitable a source for conversion to another ebook format.
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