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Originally Posted by tomsem
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You definitely have an old version of the book.
I was able to borrow that book from my public library to read on Kindle. It downloads to Kindle for iOS version 6.56 in KFX format and supports all of the expected Enhanced Typesetting features including page flip and continuous scrolling.
I examined the metadata of that book in KF8 format to find out when it was last updated on Amazon by the publisher. It was very recently, on March 29, 2022.
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Originally Posted by tomsem
And many books I purchased before the advent of KFX now have KFX features, including my first purchase in 2009. But for some reason, this one does not
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Many books were capable of being upgraded to KFX format automatically by Amazon without any need for changes by the publisher. But some were originally published using HTML markup that is incompatible with KFX and require an update from the publisher in order to support Enhanced Typesetting. This is one of those books.
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Originally Posted by tomsem
(and in Content & Devices it does not show ‘update available’)
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As I stated previously, the vast majority of updates from publishers are not made available to previous customers. Even if you delete the book and re-purchase it you will still get the same version.
You can contact Amazon customer service and politely tell them that you know the book has been updated since you purchased it and ask them to "push" the latest version to your account. They will usually accommodate you in my experience.
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Originally Posted by tomsem
Quite possibly I have other books in this condition, but this is the only case I’ve encountered thus far.
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That is very likely to be the case if you have been buying books for a while on Amazon.