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Originally Posted by Nightjar
Ok, I agree that Amazon made a mess out of the .mobi file specs, but when their main conversion software saves a file with .mobi extension, I call it "mobi", even if does contain KF8.
However, my problem is still standing: when we offer our readers the option to buy a .mobi (+embedded KF8) version, everything is fine, whereas now that Amazon has officially discontinued .mobi support, forcing us to switch to ePub3 instead, there seems to be no way to allow Kindle Readers – even the most recent Paperwhite versions – to display any "Publisher font" correctly. Which is puzzling.
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The thing is, the Mobi you get is not a true Mobi. It is a dual format that contains Mobi and KF8. When you load this into a PW3, with this eBook displaying, go tot he Aa menu and select Publisher Font. If you see the embedded fonts, all is well with the KF8 format. But, you do need to see if your eBook works without these embedded fonts as the Mobi part of the file will not display the embedded fonts on a Kindle (1st gen), Kindle 2 (2nd gen), or a DX/DXG. And if you don't actually need these embedded fonts, don't bother with them.
After looking at your screen shot of Kindle Preview, it looks like you don't need the embedded fonts.
The best way to test your eBook on a Kindle is to get a copy of Kindlegen. Use Kindlegen to convert your ePub to the dual-mobi format. For the next steps, you will need to have Calibre installed with the KindleUnpack plugin installed. Load the dual-format Kindle eBook into the Calibre library and using KindleUnpack, split the dual-format eBook into the two parts (Mobi & KF8). Then load the separate format eBooks into Calibre and send them to your PW3. Now you can test both formats to see what you get.
But one thing to note, @Hitch (who is a professional eBook maker and who's word on this I trust) embedded fonts on Kindle eBooks for sale if you are not one of the big publishers is a pain in the ass and most of the time, the embedded fonts get stripped from the eBook.