AZW file format
| Extension | .azw |
| Category | books |
| Programs | Amazon Kindle Reader Kindle for iOS Kindle for Android |
| Main program | Amazon Kindle Reader |
| Description | AZW, an earlier version of AZW 3 (also known as Kindle Format 8), is an ebook file format that was first introduced on Kindle devices in 2007. It is based on the MOBI file format, which Amazon acquired in 2005. Despite being based on MOBI, AZW files have better compression than MOBI files and can be used on Amazon Kindles or any device with Kindle software. |
| Technical details | The AZW file format has only a few differences from the MOBI format and is slightly superior when it comes to the speed of comparison, and also includes DRM by Amazon. DRM functions to restrict the use of a file to the specific ID of the device associated with details of the owner. One notable advantage of this format is that it is restrictive when it comes to allowing additions to a file for series related to metadata. |
| MIME type | application/vnd.amazon.ebook |