On 10/17/2023 3:59 AM, Philip Jackson wrote:
On 17/10/2023 03:28, Virgil Arrington wrote:
And, if you’re serious about publishing to the Amazon Kindle store
then you might want to check out Kindle Previewer as well.
After finalising the setup in Sigil, I run the epub through Amazon's
Previewer to check how it displays and if all's good, Previewer will
export a .kpf file which is one of KDP's preferred formats for
uploading (they'll also accept epub).
That's interesting that Amazon accepts EPUB files. I've always been
under the impression that Kindles only use one of Amazon's proprietary
file formats. In fact, I have never found a way to load and read an EPUB
file on a Kindle device, whether it's my dedicated Kindle, a Kindle
Fire, or the Kindle app on my phone. Is there some secret to getting
Kindles to read and display EPUB files?
Perhaps there is a difference between what Amazon will accept for their
store and what will actually display on a Kindle device.
Virgil
I'm not sure about what's exactly inside the kpf file but it's
'enormous' compared to the original epub file although a subsequent
download from Amazon is only about the same size as the epub. So
possibly the kpf contains several variants that Amazon uses for
different readers.
I also check the epub display in Adobe Digital Editions. One thing is
for sure, not all ereading devices are equal and sometimes they can
give an awful display. 'Drop Caps' are one of the worst for
variability when you compare the appearance on different reading devices.
Philip
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