Amazon is releasing a new file format for Kindle e-books. Called Kindle Format 8, or KF8, the new format is based on HTML5 open standards, and is intended to help create the next phase of electronic ...

The company describes KF8 as a better alternative to the current Mobi 7 standard, allowing publishers to create “great-looking books†in genres that require rich formatting, such as children’s ...

There is no dearth of e-book formats and e-readers out there though not all e-readers support all e-book formats. Take for instance the Kindle which supports the majority of e-Book formats but not all ...

Amazon.com has released new details on the next generation of its Kindle e-book format — dubbed Kindle Format 8 — saying it adds more support for HTML5, the latest version of the underlying language ...

Amazon's new full-color Kindle Fire tablet will arrive next month and with it will come a new e-book format that uses web standards to take advantage of the Fire's new and improved features. The new ...

Blogger Nate Hoffelder claimed in post yesterday that Amazon’s next generation ebook format, the HTML5-powered Kindle Format 8, is already being used in Kindle Fire-exclusive graphic novels and ...

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Amazon's Kindle was first released in November 2007. This is the most popular strictly e-reader device on the market with 48 percent of 2010 sales, according to a March 2011 report from International ...

Finding the best ebook formatting services can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Your manuscript looks perfect in Word, but it turns into a formatting disaster on Kindle devices. Many ...

With its Android-powered, full-color Kindle Fire tablet just around the corner, Amazon has announced a new e-book format to take advantage of its richer features. The new file format, Kindle Format 8 ...