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Amazon don't care if the epub has the cover it it. It's just that Amazon ALSO needs a separate high resolution cover. I upload the same separate cover and epub to Amazon, Smashwords (who send it on to Apple, Scribd, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and others) and Google Playstore.
We also upload a dual Mobi from Calibre to Smashwords only, for their own Kindle customers. It has old Mobi/KF7 and azw3/KF8 in one file and seems to work on all Kindles. If newer than FW 2.5.8 kindles select Publisher they get the KF8 that's much like an epub. The older kindles (clue, no Publisher option in Aa menu) only show the old mobi version.
See links in my sig.
We are considering micro SD cards. The user can use a $2 USB adaptor and they come with a full size SD card adaptor which many laptops take. These would have the audio book, the kindle dual mobi version and the epub. Maybe paper-back format PDF version too.
The issue with direct sales is customer service. Paypal and IBAN (especially Europe and India) are simple payment options. Shopping Cart / sales website security is an issue, that's why we ditched selling downloads. As a compromise for a while we offered no download, but emailed a file to the customer's PayPal address. That's a problem too. So selling the SD cards (or USB stick) via eBay and Amazon Market place is safer.
The little box with micro SD card card and adaptor is cheaper and easier to ship than a USB stick. Some tablets, phones & ereaders can even use the card direct. A 4 G byte card is compatible with oldest gadgets.
So distribute epub with embedded cover, a cover, and a dual mobi for Kindle. Upload all these to Smashwords. The same cover & epub will work for Amazon KDP and Google books on Playstore.
P.S. I don't think these are unusual questions.
Charles Perrault was maybe 90 when he started publishing fairy tales.
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