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Old 01-22-2026, 08:57 AM   #163
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Originally Posted by rantanplan View Post
The files go through so many hands and conversions, is there even such a thing as original code?
- Author writes book, maybe in Word, Sigil, whatever. I doubt many actually write css classes.
- Copy editor makes corrections / suggested changes.
- Publisher adds all of their crap like copyright stuff, ads for upcoming books.
- Maybe stuff changes at the vendor side like conversion to KFX, Kepub etc.

What is the original code? Is the code from the ebook you bought from the authors website more original than the one from amazon, kobo, kickstarter, HumbleBundle?
If the eBook was made as ePub, I'd call that the original code. None of the eBooks from Amazon are original code unless it's a Mobi made from Kindle Create. KF8 and KFX are conversions.
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