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Originally Posted by jhowell
I believe that this change is a step toward making all reflowable books published in the future available in the newer KFX format.
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This is what I'm thinking too.
Probably wanted to slowly phase out the "Dual MOBI"/ancient formats + push their new KFX format.
Also making sure people who are updating older ebooks are now following more modern code/standards.
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Originally Posted by Doitsu
Simply upload valid epubs. Amazon will automatically generate books suitable for older devices.
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Yep, that's also what I'm thinking.
So you could either:
1 (Best). Upload EPUB.
Amazon will generate all the files (KF7+KF8+KFX) for you.
2. Upload KPF (just like you would the "Dual MOBI").
Amazon will generate (KF7+KFX) for you.
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Originally Posted by jhowell
There is no sign that the elimination of the book delivery formats needed to support older Kindle devices is driving this change or is even a goal of Amazon.
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Exactly. Seems to me it's just simplifying the input.
(Although I wish Amazon were more open... would be interesting to see exactly how much garbage they get. What % of ebooks coming in are still PRC/AZK/Calibre-converted-MOBI, etc.)
I'm betting they've been spending a ton on customer support dealing with the confusion around "Dual MOBI" as well.
And as was discussed last year in those linked threads... there's a whole bunch of nonsense about MOBI floating around online too. This KPF push probably lets them get rid of a decade+ of baggage.
