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Old 11-17-2014, 08:43 PM   #56
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Device: Sony PRS-T2, Kindle PW2, Oasis 3
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Originally Posted by eschwartz View Post
There is mobi7 (.mobi) and mobi8/KF8 (.azw3)

AZW is a renamed .mobi, Amazon does this to indicate it came from their server.

The KF8 is a newer version, more like an EPUB in a database wrapper, and supports embedded fonts and a wider range of HTML.
Also, it handles hyphenated words better, and supports cover metadata so calibre can update the cover without a reconversion.

Definitely go with AZW3.
Thanks again
It's a very helpful explanation! Glad that Calibre is about 90% done with converting to AZW3 as I type hehe. Just staying awake for it to finish and start HyphenateThis. So especially with regard to that particular plugin (first try, Sony didn't support soft-hyphens), I'm supposed to stick with AZW, right? Update Cover is a thing I often do, since I like the US versions more than most of the German covers. Or earlier versions vs. re-issued books.

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Also for keeping NiLuJe sane here, so that he will focus on NOT ME ExSonyiac
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