What is the difference between .azw and .azw3?
- Extension
- .azw
- .azw3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Ebook
- Ebook
- Developer
- Amazon
- Amazon
- Description
- It is an Amazon Kindle digital eBook format specially developed for reading on the wireless Kindle device or the desktop application. A standard USB can be used to move .azw files from your PC to the kindle. Very similar to the .PRC Mobipocket file with formatted chapter markers and texts.
- An AZW3 file is an eBook created in the Kindle Format 8 (KF8), Amazon's successor to the .AZW format. It supports newer features such as HTML5 and CSS3 support as well as many other formatting capabilities. AZW3 files often include DRM protection and are used as the download format for many Amazon eBooks.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.amazon.ebook
- application/x-mobipocket-ebook
- Sample
- sample.azw
- sample.azw3
- Wikipedia
- .azw on Wikipedia
- .azw3 on Wikipedia