{"id":3779,"date":"2012-01-13T18:35:48","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T18:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/butcherbaker.net\/wordpress\/?p=3779"},"modified":"2020-09-28T17:32:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T17:32:27","slug":"kindle-format-8-kf8-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lelandhale.com\/butcherbaker\/wordpress\/2012\/01\/13\/kindle-format-8-kf8-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindle Format 8 (KF8) Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon has just released an updated version of its  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/feature.html\/?docId=1000765211\" title=\"KindleGen KF8\">Kindle eBook creation toolset<\/a>. Let it be said, it&#8217;s a grand accomplishment. <a href=\"https:\/\/kdp.amazon.com\/self-publishing\/help?topicId=200798080\" title=\"Kindle Format 8 (KF8)\">KF8<\/a> adds over 150 new formatting capabilities, including drop caps, numbered lists, fixed layouts, nested tables, callouts, sidebars and Scalable Vector Graphics. And, as Amazon notes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Kindle Fire is the first Kindle device to support KF8 &#8211; in the coming months KF8 will be rolled out to our latest generation Kindle e-ink devices as well as our free Kindle reading apps.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Amazon simultaneously released an updated version of its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/feature.html\/?docId=1000765261\" title=\"Kindle Previewer\">Kindle Previewer<\/a>, the app that lets content creators preview their Kindle-compatible eBook files.<br \/>\nIn this installment, I&#8217;ll focus on the updates to the Kindle Previewer. The KF8 review awaits more in-depth experience with the tool (it&#8217;s still command-line, but Amazon supports <em>epub<\/em> to <em>mobi<\/em> conversion through current and previous versions of the Previewer app).<br \/>\n<strong>KINDLE FIRE PREVIEWER (FIRST IMPRESSIONS)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Pros: <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Supports color.<\/strong> The Kindle Fire Previewer supports color. The Kindle Previewer does not; if your ePub targets multiple platforms, and color is part of the mix, you&#8217;re in a bit of a bind with the old Previewer. Kindle Fire Previewer fixes that.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Renders text more faithfully.<\/strong> The Kindle Previewer has inconsistent text rendering, making it hard to tell whether it&#8217;s your file or the Previewer that has the problem. Kindle Fire Previewer fixes that.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Converts epub to mobi <em>and<\/em> KF8.<\/strong> This is the whole point of the new toolset, so this is a no duh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Cons: <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Previewer Window too long.<\/strong> The Kindle Fire Previewer app window is taller than its predecessor, because the Fire is, well, taller. There&#8217;s more on the page. On the Mac, though, that means that the bottom of the app window is obscured by the Dock.<\/li>\n<li><strong>App Window not resizable.<\/strong> This is a carry over from the older Kindle Previewer. But the default height of the old Previewer was less, because Kindle e-ink devices are smaller, so the obscuring the dock problem was not evident. Bottom line: you can&#8217;t fix this problem except by minimizing the Dock.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: All tests were conducted at a screen resolution of <em>1920 x 1200<\/em>. We get it that the fixed size on the Previewer is a proxy for what the eBook will look like on various Kindles. But something got lost in translation. The Kindle Fire has a resolution of <em>1024 x 600<\/em>. Come on; it should fit with room to spare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Kindle Previewer With Dock<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lelandhale.com\/butcherbaker\/images\/kindle_previewer_with_dock.jpg\" alt=\"Kindle Previewer with Dock (Mac)\"><br \/>\n<em>Kindle Previewer Without Dock<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lelandhale.com\/butcherbaker\/images\/kindle_previewer_without_dock.jpg\" alt=\"Kindle Previewer with Dock (Mac)\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon has just released an updated version of its Kindle eBook creation toolset. 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