Thread: [Conversion Output] KFX Output
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Old 06-19-2020, 02:42 PM   #871
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Originally Posted by hrqmonteiro View Post
Why no support for Linux? I needed so much this plugin cause apparently only converting to KFX the book covers are supposed to show properly since the last update, but i'm using Linux and this is unavailable on linux
This plugin uses the Kindle Previewer to do the heavy lifting of converting to KFX. Unless Amazon releases a version of Kindle Previewer that runs under Linux, this plugin will not work.

To quote the Installation portion of the first message in this thread (click on the show butter after Spoiler):

Installation:

Spoiler:
Amazon Kindle Previewer 3 should be installed in the default location under the same user account as is being used to run calibre. It is available from http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1003018611 for Windows and Mac. Version 3.40 (June 5, 2020) is recommended for best results. (Versions below 3.38.0 are not compatible with this plugin. Versions newer than 3.40 have not been tested and might not be compatible.)

Install the KFX Output plugin and restart calibre as described in the Introduction to plugins thread.

You can tell if the plugin/Previewer combination is functioning properly by attempting to convert a book that is known to work. One example is this edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.


On another hand, I thought that Kovid had added code to calibre so that books newly sent to a Kindle would have their covers restored on the next connection to calibre and then the covers would remain.
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