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Old 05-10-2019, 09:33 PM   #26
j.p.s
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
1. it won't be indexed properly in the library, so people won't find it.
2. It may get out of date if the original is updated.
If it doesn't get made, it also will not be found. I suggest that it is books that are searched and not particular flavors of amazon formats.

As time passes, I would think that it becomes less likely that the original poster will update and more likely that any such update will include azw3.

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Originally Posted by DaleDe View Post
Sometimes the extension does not tell the tale. It may have mobi but is really azw3. It can be hard to tell. As far as the creator is concerned, there are a couple of major contributors that have died so they can't fix any issues.

Dale
So a volunteer that investigates the nature of the mobi, and if appropriate, provides an azw3 has done more than what can be done by anyone in a couple of minutes.

For new (and updated) kindle uploads, maybe the best is a dual format with source stripped. Then people get "send to kindle" syncing and custom fonts, boldness adjust etc, and those that have file size concerns can extract whichever format they prefer.
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