Use the KindleGen Java applet in your computer’s command line (if you’re geeky like that).Upload your base document (ie, Word doc or ePub file) to KDP.Export from a writing/publishing app like InDesign, Sigil, Scrivener, Jutoh, etc.Convert using a computer app such as Calibre, Kindle Previewer, or the Kindle Creator app.There are essentially four ways to create a Kindle file: (That’s a longer, more technical post I’ll cover that next time.) Creating and Editing Kindle Files If you have inset images that text wraps around, drop-caps, tables, indented verse, or other fancy grace notes, you’ll need to add some queries that allow you to optimize your ebook’s CSS for both old and new Kindles. So if you spot any content or formatting problems, or have updates you’d like to integrate, you’ll either have to work from the original file (whatever format that may have been in) and go through the conversion process from scratch, or convert from mobi to an editable format like ePub.įrom a publishing point of view, there’s probably not a huge amount you need to be worried about with regards to the differences between the two embedded formats - if your book is simple, with few or no images and relatively straightforward formatting. The not-so-good thing is that there’s no way (currently) to edit those files directly. The good thing about those Franken-files is they should load on most new and old Kindles and Kindle apps. However, there are still millions of those older Kindles around, and so Amazon happily embraces and supports them. The older mobi format has much less finesse than the newer kf8/kfx in terms of typography, images, metadata, and all around formatting. So those “mobi” files are actually a Frankenstein monster, grafting an older (fairly limited) ebook format into Amazon’s variation of the current standard. kf8/kfx - A newer file format based on ePub3 that works on all new Kindles and Kindle Apps.mobi - An old-style Palm Pilot Mobipocket file for old Kindles (aka MOBI7) and some older versions of Kindle apps.Inside, it contains the two file formats that serve as the basis for that alphabet soup of variations: When you create a Kindle ebook using Kindle Previewer or download one from KDP, you’ll get a file that ends. In fact, those are all simply Kindle files optimized for different versions of Amazon’s ereaders - pre-2010 Kindles, old iPhones and iPads, Kindle apps for computers, newer Kindles, etc. If you’ve ever looked at the files on your Kindle or downloaded a file from KDP for preview purposes, you may have noticed a bewildering variety of file formats: mobi, azw, azw3, kfx, azk, and more. And understanding those variations at least a little is important for an ebook publisher. That means, most likely, reading them on a Kindle.īut what “reading them on a Kindle” means varies a lot more than you may realize. Parents can manage Kindle ebooks with Amazon.The majority of people who read ebooks (in the English speaking world, at least) buy them on Amazon. The ‘Manage Your Household’ page is located at /myh/manage. It allows books to be shared between two adult accounts, and children can be added as child profiles as part of an adult’s account. Parents can control what kids read on a Kindle readerĪmazon provides a feature called Family Library. Fortunately, Amazon makes it easy to manage digital content for the entire family. They also get handed down to other family members, and before you know it, there are multiple Kindles within a single household. People who read books on Kindle naturally tend to buy most of their ebooks from. How families can manage their ebooks with multiple Kindles and devices For example, you can convert an unsupported ebook format to Amazon’s KF8 (.azw3) format using Kindle Create, Calibre, or Convertio. If you have an ebook format that Kindle doesn’t support, you can usually convert it to a compatible format if it’s not protected by digital rights management ( DRM). These are all of the file formats you can use on a Kindle in 2022. EPUB files can be emailed or sent to a Kindle library, but they will be automatically converted to KF8 files. Existing MOBI and AZW files will be converted to the KF8 (.azw3) format but can no longer be emailed or sent to a Kindle library. In 2022, Amazon discontinued support for its MOBI and AZW formats but added support for EPUB, sort of. It ended up that it didn’t support it, but it was possible to convert it to Amazon’s MOBI format. I wanted to download it, but I first needed to verify if Kindle supported it. Several years ago, I found an ebook online that used the EPUB format when I got my first Kindle. Updated May 5, 2022: Amazon adds Send to Kindle support for EPUB and drops support for MOBI and AZW. Jon Henshaw | | 8:00am CDT | Productivity Kindle Oasis and Paperwhite e-ink readers
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