New Features in Kindle Format 8

Amazon is ditching the Mobi 7 file system in good turn of the new Kindle Format 8 (KF8). The fresh file system, which has already been showcased on the soon-to-be-released stimulate Fire, is designed to allow publishers to use HTML5 for rich formatting in everything from children’s books to engineering textbooks.

The basic new features contain CSS3 support, floating elements, permanent layouts, text on background images, embedded fonts, numbered and bulleted lists, and fall caps.

Amazon in addition mentioned upcoming Kindle Publisher Tools enhancements, including KindleGen2 and Kindle Previewer 2.