AZW
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'''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. | '''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. | ||
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* [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] | ||
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| + | == Software == | ||
| + | * [[Calibre]] | ||
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| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * [http://craphound.com/homeland/Cory_Doctorow_-_Homeland.azw3 Homeland by Cory Doctorow] | ||
| + | * https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/document/amazonKindleBook/ | ||
[[Category:Amazon]] | [[Category:Amazon]] | ||
Revision as of 19:26, 2 May 2022
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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.
