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== 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.
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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.
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== Sample files ==
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* [http://craphound.com/homeland/Cory_Doctorow_-_Homeland.azw3 Homeland by Cory Doctorow]
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== Online utilities ==
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* [http://www.pdf4kindle.com/ PDF to Kindle converter]
  
 
== References and format ==
 
== References and format ==
  
* http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/AZW
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* [http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/AZW MobileRead article]
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* [[Wikipedia: Kindle File Format]]
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* [http://boingboing.net/2013/10/11/amazon-requires-publishers-to.html Amazon requires publishers to use Kindle DRM]
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Revision as of 17:21, 18 October 2019

File Format
Name AZW
Ontology
Extension(s) .azw, .azw3

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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.

Sample files

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References and format

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