Kindle Output Format

Oxygen XML Developer plugin requires KindleGento generate Kindle output from DITA maps. To install KindleGen for use by Oxygen XML Developer plugin, follow these steps:

  1. Go to www.amazon.com/kindleformat/kindlegen and download the zip file that matches your operating system.
  2. Unzip the file on your local disk.
  3. Start Oxygen XML Developer plugin and open a DITA map in the DITA Maps Manager view.
  4. In the DITA Maps Manager view, open the Configure Transformation Scenario(s) dialog box.
  5. Select the DITA Map Kindle transformation and press the Edit button to edit it.
  6. Go to Parameters tab and set the kindlegen.executable parameter as the path to the KindleGen directory.
  7. Accept the changes.

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