Kindle plugin for InDesign

[djprescott]

Hi there everyone

I need some expert knowledge! Hoping you can help.

I have been working on an export for Kindle, using InDesign and the Kindle export plugin. The results are perfect in Kindle Fire: formatting and custom fonts all come through fine.

I have begun testing on older devices now (specifically the Kindle keyboard from 2010) and none of the custom fonts come through, and a lot of the display formatting is lost.

I have a couple of questions:
1. Is there a way to get custom fonts to show on these older devices?
2. Is thee a way for one .mobi file to cater for both devices? Should I be thinking about media queries?

Many thanks to you all in advance.

All best
Dan

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by djprescott

1. Is there a way to get custom fonts to show on these older devices?

Devices older than a K3 don't support embedded fonts, and a K3 will only display them if the firmware has been updated to 3.4 and the Publisher Fonts option has been enabled.

Originally Posted by djprescott

2. Is thee a way for one .mobi file to cater for both devices? Should I be thinking about media queries?

Use media queries, for more information see the Kindle Publishing Guidelines.

[djprescott]

Hi Doitsu

Many thanks for your reply and the link to Amazon's guide.

All best
Dan