AZW

File Format
Name	AZW
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Electronic Publishing formats AZW
Extension(s)	.azw, .azw3

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.

Sample files

• Homeland by Cory Doctorow

References and format

• MobileRead article
• Amazon requires publishers to use Kindle DRM