AZW

From Just Solve the File Format Problem
(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
m (Change telparia.com samples link to template)
 
(3 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 3: Line 3:
 
|subcat=Electronic Publishing formats
 
|subcat=Electronic Publishing formats
 
|extensions={{ext|azw}}, {{ext|azw3}}
 
|extensions={{ext|azw}}, {{ext|azw3}}
 +
|mimetypes={{mimetype|application/vnd.amazon.mobi8-ebook}}
 +
|wikidata={{wikidata|Q5715270}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
+
'''AZW''', probably standing for Amazon Word, is an eBook format used exclusively on the [[Amazon Kindle]] and compatible Kindle software on PC's or [[iPhone]]s. It is basically the [[MOBI]] format using the high compression option. The AZW extension is used on both eBook files that are protected with [[DRM]] and files that are not protected. <sup>http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/AZW</sup>. The .azw3 extension is (presumably) for version 3 of this format. It has been superseded by the [[EPUB]] format for Amazon Kindle use.
'''AZW''', probably standing for Amazon Word, is an eBook format used exclusively on the [[Amazon Kindle]] and compatible Kindle software on PC's or [[iPhone]]s. It is basically the [[MOBI]] format using the high compression option. The AZW extension is used on both eBook files that are protected with [[DRM]] and files that are not protected. <sup>http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/AZW</sup>. The .azw3 extension is (presumably) for version 3 of this format.
+
 
+
== Sample files ==
+
* [http://craphound.com/homeland/Cory_Doctorow_-_Homeland.azw3 Homeland by Cory Doctorow]
+
  
 
== Online utilities ==
 
== Online utilities ==
Line 16: Line 14:
  
 
== References and format ==
 
== References and format ==
 
 
* [http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/AZW MobileRead article]
 
* [http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/AZW MobileRead article]
 
* [[Wikipedia: Kindle File Format]]
 
* [[Wikipedia: Kindle File Format]]
 
* [http://boingboing.net/2013/10/11/amazon-requires-publishers-to.html Amazon requires publishers to use Kindle DRM]
 
* [http://boingboing.net/2013/10/11/amazon-requires-publishers-to.html Amazon requires publishers to use Kindle DRM]
 +
 +
== Software ==
 +
* [[Calibre]]
 +
 +
== Sample files ==
 +
* [http://craphound.com/homeland/Cory_Doctorow_-_Homeland.azw3 Homeland by Cory Doctorow]
 +
* {{DexvertSamples|document/amazonKindleBook}}
  
 
[[Category:Amazon]]
 
[[Category:Amazon]]

Latest revision as of 04:07, 28 December 2023

File Format
Name AZW
Ontology
Extension(s) .azw, .azw3
MIME Type(s) application/vnd.amazon.mobi8-ebook
Wikidata ID Q5715270


Contents

[edit] Description

AZW, probably standing for Amazon Word, is an eBook format used exclusively on the Amazon Kindle and compatible Kindle software on PC's or iPhones. It is basically the MOBI format using the high compression option. The AZW extension is used on both eBook files that are protected with DRM and files that are not protected. http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/AZW. The .azw3 extension is (presumably) for version 3 of this format. It has been superseded by the EPUB format for Amazon Kindle use.

[edit] Online utilities

[edit] References and format

[edit] Software

[edit] Sample files

Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Navigation
Toolbox