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Originally Posted by odamizu
I'm with you — syncing between devices is a wonderful feature and the main reason I use email/send-to-kindle.
But you don't have to give up KF8 to get sync. If you use a combined mobi (a single .mobi file that contains both old mobi/KF7 and new KF8), Amazon will send the KF8 version to devices that can handle KF8. (However, you won't get a cover, as that's associated with the book's ASIN, and Amazon assigns a new ASIN to all books processed via email/send-to-kindle.)
To get a combined mobi:
1) In Calibre, convert to MOBI-both (under conversion preferences > MOBI output).
2) Use KindleGen. (KindleGen combined mobis are a little more reliable than Calibre as far as getting KF8 and syncing.)
Or, my all-time favorite, easy-as-pie method that requires no conversion on your part:
3) Take your epub, change the extension to .txt, and send that file via email/send-to-kindle. Amazon will run it through KindleGen for you and send KF8 to devices that can handle KF8.
In this method, it's best to use Send-to-Kindle, as that allows you to input the title & author. If you use email, Amazon will use the filename as the title and the email address as the author.
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Wow, I didn't know this. Thanks for the tip! I will try this next time I am sideloading to my kindle account.