Kindle to utilize epub format in late 2022

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by 0xSiegfried

I've sent ePubs using Amazon send-to-kindle service that convert them to docs (AZW2 ?) and without cover !
is this the ePub support people talk about ?

Yes. Since the converted epub lands on your device as a PDOC, it does not have a cover. See multiple complaints in various threads about this behaviour.

[0xSiegfried]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Yes. Since the converted epub lands on your device as a PDOC, it does not have a cover. See multiple complaints in various threads about this behaviour.

Honestly, If this is really the Amazon way to support ePub, I think it's better to stuck with Calibre

[GeniusJ]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Yes. Since the converted epub lands on your device as a PDOC, it does not have a cover. See multiple complaints in various threads about this behaviour.

That doesn't quite make sense, because MOBI files sent via "Send to Kindle" also land on the device as a PDOC. Something in the way they're converting Epub format is the issue.

[Kismatt]

Originally Posted by GeniusJ

That doesn't quite make sense, because MOBI files sent via "Send to Kindle" also land on the device as a PDOC. Something in the way they're converting Epub format is the issue.

I've noticed that the epubs that I've sent to my Paperwhite as a test had trouble with the smart (curly) quotes and other 'special' characters. Anyone else have this issue?

I'm probably going to stick with Calibre-to-Kindle for a while just to let them figure out all the problems.

[GeniusJ]

Originally Posted by Kismatt

I've noticed that the epubs that I've sent to my Paperwhite as a test had trouble with the smart (curly) quotes and other 'special' characters. Anyone else have this issue?

Yes, I saw that too. That's why I'm sending MOBI to Kindle for the time being. If they don't sort this out eventually, I'll probably just convert my EPUBs to MOBI to strip out the fancy formatting and then back to EPUB, then send it over to Kindle. That usually does the trick.

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by Kismatt

I've noticed that the epubs that I've sent to my Paperwhite as a test had trouble with the smart (curly) quotes and other 'special' characters. Anyone else have this issue?

I'm probably going to stick with Calibre-to-Kindle for a while just to let them figure out all the problems.

See the thread Send-to-Kindle IOS Apostrophe issue... for a solution.

[GnRFan79]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but other than being able to email .epub files to the Kindle without having to convert to .mobi first, what other benefits will there be?

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by GnRFan79

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but other than being able to email .epub files to the Kindle without having to convert to .mobi first, what other benefits will there be?

The main benefit is that converted EPUBs are delivered in KF8 (azw3) format to most Kindles resulting in somewhat better formatting compared with older versions of MOBI. That comes with a drawback of the losing cover thumbnail in the Kindle's library view.

[Berkelyboy20]

Amazon is stopping me emailing Mobi files to kindle when I try to send an EPUB calibre is converting to MOBI and the email fails How can I keep sending books by email

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Berkelyboy20

Amazon is stopping me emailing Mobi files to kindle when I try to send an EPUB calibre is converting to MOBI and the email fails How can I keep sending books by email

Try adding epub to the list of formats you can email to your Kindle. Preferences => Sharing books by email, add epub to the formats that can be sent to your Kindle email address.

[haertig]

I imagine that most people here use Calibre and are familiar with using a USB cable. Assuming this is true, what is the use of Send To Kindle?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by haertig

I imagine that most people here use Calibre and are familiar with using a USB cable. Assuming this is true, what is the use of Send To Kindle?

Syncing.

[GeniusJ]

Originally Posted by haertig

I imagine that most people here use Calibre and are familiar with using a USB cable. Assuming this is true, what is the use of Send To Kindle?

Synchronizing your books between Kindle devices and Kindle apps, including sync of last page read, bookmarks, etc.

[haertig]

Re: Syncing - I though Send To Kindle was simply a way to get a book onto a Kindle. Once it was there, the syncing is done by something else (WhisperSync?) I never use syncing myself - I only have one Kindle, and don't use the Kindle App, preferring Moon+ Reader if I am forced to read on my Android phone). Moon+ syncs between my Android phone and my two Android tablets (but my Kindle Paperwhite is left out of that syncing). However, 99% of my reading is done on that single Paperwhite, so I really don't need syncing much.

Is it that the alternate to Send To Kindle - side loading via Calibre - does not support syncing whereas Send To Kindle does? I understand that some features are not supported when you sideload (e.g., X-Ray). I don't know why it's not supported, but I don't think it is. Maybe syncing is another one of those non-supported features?

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by haertig

I never use syncing myself - I only have one Kindle, and don't use the Kindle App,...

One potential advantage of syncing that applies even if you only have a single Kindle is that it provides a backup for the reading position, annotations, and collections of your books. If you ever break, lose, or otherwise decide to replace your Kindle it will save a lot of time and effort in restoring things to the new device.