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slowsmile · 12-06-2018, 07:36 PM

In my own experience, a KPF file derived form Kindle Create is capable of producing a KPF file either as a reflowable ebook or in Kindle's proprietary fixed format, which is normally uploaded to Amazon as KFX. It then becomes a KF10. When someone purchases that ebook, it is then downloaded as a AZW file. The AZW file is the successor to AZW6 and, if you like , is just a DRMed version of the AZW3. So DiapDealer is more or less right, the downloaded ebook is strongly related to AZW3 and so, for all intents and purposes, it's a KF8 as well.

So how should we correctly refer to this KC-generated KPF file -- what should we call it? Should we refer to that Kindle Create file as KPF or KFX or KF10 or AZW or successor to AZW6 or almost an AZW3 or KF8??

Anyone confused?

Personally, I would much prefer to simplify everything and, for the sake of some much needed clarity, forget all the above crap and just call it a KPF file, because I can actually see that extension when the file is produced from Kindle Create so I know exactly what type of file I'm getting(which is the only thing that really matters to an indie pubisher). I'm now done with this discussion.

12-06-2018, 07:36 PM	#24
slowsmile Witchman Posts: 628 Karma: 788808 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Philippines Device: Android S5	In my own experience, a KPF file derived form Kindle Create is capable of producing a KPF file either as a reflowable ebook or in Kindle's proprietary fixed format, which is normally uploaded to Amazon as KFX. It then becomes a KF10. When someone purchases that ebook, it is then downloaded as a AZW file. The AZW file is the successor to AZW6 and, if you like , is just a DRMed version of the AZW3. So DiapDealer is more or less right, the downloaded ebook is strongly related to AZW3 and so, for all intents and purposes, it's a KF8 as well. So how should we correctly refer to this KC-generated KPF file -- what should we call it? Should we refer to that Kindle Create file as KPF or KFX or KF10 or AZW or successor to AZW6 or almost an AZW3 or KF8?? Anyone confused? Personally, I would much prefer to simplify everything and, for the sake of some much needed clarity, forget all the above crap and just call it a KPF file, because I can actually see that extension when the file is produced from Kindle Create so I know exactly what type of file I'm getting(which is the only thing that really matters to an indie pubisher). I'm now done with this discussion. Last edited by slowsmile; 12-06-2018 at 08:05 PM.