@Hitch...
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"No, we were talking about getting a new/updated Word file that contains ALL the tweaks, edits and changes made by the user in KC. :-)"
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When you recover the KCB project file from the KPF file for a reflowable ebook or paperback book, as I've already said, you will get all the tweaks, edits and changes. Here's what I said:
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So the KCB file is the essential master file if you want to fix a problem or update your currently published ebook or book because it should contain ALL the current text, layout and formatting of your published book/ebook. In other words, the Word doc isn't really the file you want to recover -- the key file that you really need, for complete recovery, is the KCB project file.
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And, if we're talking about a fixed format KPF file then the key files you need will be the master Word doc or the PDF file that you loaded into Kindle Create. That Word doc and PDF will contain most, if not all, of the formatting and styling data for your published book because you cannot do any editing or styling for fixed format in KC.
Another problem is that many people still seem to also have a knee-jerk belief that they must always recover a Word doc when using KC because they believe, for all the wrong reasons, that a Word doc is always the main master file. That thinking is probably caused because that certainly used to be the case that if you created a Word doc or mobi for upload, the main master file was always the Word doc. And then when people switched to using Kindle Create, they still think that the Word doc is the main master file. And that's wrong. Don't forget that we're dealing with KFX here, which is a totally different barrel of kippers from a dual mobi. People really need to get out of that knee-jerk mindset that the Word doc is
always the main master file for KPF recovery because that's just plain wrong for Kindle Create. And as I've already mentioned, if you recover a Word doc from your KPF file it will only ever give you a partial recovery which will not contain any edits or changes made using Kindle Create.
And I honestly think that the only way that you will be able to convince yourself or really even understand it is to test and check it out for yourself, which is what I did.
I'm also quite surprised at your refusal to have anything to do with generating KPF files for upload at your shop. Why do I say this?? Because I see that as a missed business opportunity for you. It takes a tenth the time to produce an ebook or book using Kindle Create than using the normal epub and InDesign route for producing ebooks and books. And you could even charge a cheaper price for conversion to KPF for customer upload to KDP which is bound to attract more business to your shop. I also understand your main criticism that you cannot test KPF files properly on Kindle ereaders. But I find that KP3 is pretty accurate for testing. And I'm not really talking about the best possible format or the quality of ebooks here - the best format for ebooks/books is still epub/ID without question. I'm just talking about providing an extra service or choice for your customers. I'm just saying that if a customer comes to you and asks or insists that you format his/her Word doc as a KPF file as an ebook or book then why not? The user base for Kindle Create is growing fast -- which also means that more people will be having problems with KC. And if you provided lower cost conversions to KPF format your profits would likely also go up too(because conversion from Word doc to KPF is much faster than the epub/ID route). What's more you are a Kindle recommended professional formatter so it would also probably please and impress the Kindle folks that you are also providing conversions to KPF as a service as well, which is one more string to your bow. And if you introduce Word conversions to KPF format then you would be providing a service that no other professional formatter would ever think of doing. In other words you would be one of the first professional formatters to capture what I see as a rapidly growing niche market. That's why I see this as a great business opportunity for you and your shop.