Kindle: Which Ebook Format Is Right?
Amazon did not opt for the popular EPUB format for Kindle ebook readers, but developed its own eBook format. You can find out which file types you can read with the Kindle eReader in this practical tip.
The eBook format for the Amazon Kindle
- On Kindle eReaders you can read the ebooks in the special AZW format that only Amazon uses. The Kindle format is a further development of the MOBI format, which comes from the Amazon subsidiary Mobipocket.
- On the newer ebook readers from Amazon you will find the further developed AZW format, the AZW3.
- You can also open and read older eBooks in MOBI and PRC format. Pictures in common file types and TXT documents are also no problem for the Kindle.
The Amazon eReaders generally only support eBooks in the special Kindle format. However, there is a way to read EPUBs on Kindle.