As you probably know, Kindle cover images for the Amazon product catalog can be much larger in both dimensions and file-size than the cover that appears inside the book. The latest Kindle Publishing Guidelines spell it out.

Interestingly, verbiage about the “shortest side” (formerly a minimum of 500px) has been dropped in favor of . . . → Read More: Kindle Catalog Cover Update]]> http://webbishbooks.com/kindle-catalog-cover-update/feed/ 4 http://webbishbooks.com/book-covers-with-kindlegen-2-4/ http://webbishbooks.com/book-covers-with-kindlegen-2-4/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:09:28 +0000 Araby Greene http://webbishbooks.com/?p=481 Kindlegen 1.1 (released June 30, 2010) doubled the Kindle image file-size limit from 64KB to 128KB (which became 63KB to 127KB in later documentation). The change was a big leap forward for Kindle authors and readers. Nevertheless, cover image files under 127KB often looked worse for wear after Kindlegen built the .mobi file, even with the . . . → Read More: Book Covers with Kindlegen 2.4]]> http://webbishbooks.com/book-covers-with-kindlegen-2-4/feed/ 0 http://webbishbooks.com/kindle-format-8/ http://webbishbooks.com/kindle-format-8/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:47:43 +0000 Araby Greene http://webbishbooks.com/?p=454 Kindle Format 8 with support for HTML5 and CSS3 is very, very BIG news. Finally, the primitive Mobi7 format with its bizarre and convoluted formatting workarounds will be a thing of the past in a few months.

Amazon’s announcement explains the changes. Their FAQ (at the bottom of the announcement) says that it won’t be . . . → Read More: Kindle Format 8]]> http://webbishbooks.com/kindle-format-8/feed/ 0 http://webbishbooks.com/kindle-color-fire/ http://webbishbooks.com/kindle-color-fire/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:36:08 +0000 Araby Greene http://webbishbooks.com/?p=434 Amazon has announced the new color Kindle Fire. Backlit 7″ touch screen, no e-Ink, no keyboard, dual-core processor, forked Android OS, fast Internet via Amazon’s cloud servers, shipping November 15, 2011.

The Fire Kindle is registered to your Amazon account out of the box, so no registration hassles. Price is competitive at $199. Turn . . . → Read More: Kindle Color Fire]]> http://webbishbooks.com/kindle-color-fire/feed/ 0 http://webbishbooks.com/kindle-tablet-for-christmas-2011/ http://webbishbooks.com/kindle-tablet-for-christmas-2011/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:46:04 +0000 Araby Greene http://webbishbooks.com/?p=413 MG Siegler (TechCrunch) says he’s seen and used a DVT (design testing unit model) 7″ Amazon Tablet that may be released by end of November 2011. [Added: Amazon has since released the color Kindle Fire, which shipped November 15, 2011.]

The new device is backlit with an LED capacitive touch screen, no e-ink, no buttons. . . . → Read More: Kindle Tablet for Christmas 2011?]]> http://webbishbooks.com/kindle-tablet-for-christmas-2011/feed/ 0