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Summary
Name	Amazon Kindle eBook File
Version
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/1937
Family
Classification	Page Description
Disclosure
Description	Azw was a proprietary e-book file format, created by Amazon, which could be used on any device which had its kindle app, eg smartphones, tablets, computers and of course the Kindle. It is basically the mobi format (fmt/396), but can be distinguished from this by the presence of bytes 'kindle:'. It has been superseded by the EPUB format for Amazon Kindle use.
Orientation
Byte order
Related file formats	Has priority over PocketMobi (Palm Resource) File
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	Amazon / Amazon
Supported by	Amazon / Amazon
Source	National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
Source date	30 Oct 2023
Source description
Last updated	30 Oct 2023
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