What is the difference between .azw and .mobi?
- Extension
- .azw
- .mobi
- 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.
- A MOBI file is an eBook saved in the MOBI format, a format originally used by the Mobipocket Reader but now supported by several different readers. It contains an eBook and may incorporate DRM copyright protection to prevent copying or unauthorized viewing. MOBI files are supported by various eReaders, tablets, PDAs, and desktop computer applications.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.amazon.ebook
- application/x-mobipocket-ebook
- Sample
- sample.azw
- sample.mobi
- Wikipedia
- .azw on Wikipedia
- .mobi on Wikipedia