Previewer is available for Mac and Windows only. The iPad and iPhone are supported only by means of a file conversion and uploading to a real device - of which more shortly. Kindle Previewer shows your Kindle books with different modes that you can select to emulate different devices. Also, don't forget to press the Check button for your Epub books to let EpubCheck verify the book is syntactically correct. Here are some ways you can preview and test your books. It's important to have confidence that your ebooks will look good on a variety of devices, before you upload them to book distribution sites. Testing Kindle books | Testing Epub books | File transfer epub files from working like the books they are.KB0118: How can I test my Epub and Kindle books?Ĭontents | Start | End | Previous: KB0117: Why are string tables not working in my book? | Next: KB0119: Why are some images in my book duplicated? KB0118: How can I test my Epub and Kindle books? But the major disadvantage of Amazon’s half-step remains: There’s still an annoying digital middleman keeping. There are advantages to KF8 files - they’re designed for the Kindle, and fully-support the e-reader’s specific ways of displaying footnotes, fonts, and typesetting. The Verge reports any ePub file you send to your Kindle using Amazon’s service is actually getting converted to a proprietary KF8 file, which isn’t exactly the same thing as the e-reader “supporting” ePub files in fact, it’s totally different. Send to Kindle - The move isn’t without caveats. It’s been a long time coming, but starting later this year you’ll be able to use Amazon’s Send to Kindle service to get your DRM-free ePubs on your Kindle, meaning the file format will be supported whether you’re using Amazon’s apps to transfer them, or emailing the file directly to your Kindle. Amazon is finally supporting ePub files - the de facto open ebook standard - on Kindles, according to help documentation spotted by Good E-Reader.
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