Thread: Kindle to utilize epub format in late 2022
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Old 06-12-2022, 08:04 AM   #188
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Originally Posted by GnRFan79 View Post
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but other than being able to email .epub files to the Kindle without having to convert to .mobi first, what other benefits will there be?
The main benefit is that converted EPUBs are delivered in KF8 (azw3) format to most Kindles resulting in somewhat better formatting compared with older versions of MOBI. That comes with a drawback of the losing cover thumbnail in the Kindle's library view.
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