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Old 04-06-2024, 04:20 PM   #1
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PDF to KFX on Kindle Scribe
I'm converting PDFs to print replica KFX files for my Kindle Scribe and I am having an odd issue with covers showing up on the Kindle for all files.

Here is my process:

1. Convert the PDF to greyscale using the following command:

Code:
gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sProcessColorModel=DeviceGray -sColorConversionStrategy=Gray -dOverrideICC -o bw-converted.pdf -f original-file.pdf
2. Create kpf file using Kindle create by making a print replica file.

3. Use the following command to convert the kpf to kfx:
Code:
calibre-debug -r "KFX Output" -- bw-converted.kpf  "bw-converted.kfx"
I thern import the file into calibre and sync it over to the Scribe.

Sometimes I get covers and sometimes I don't.

Any idea on how to force the covers across?
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