In which case, you are required to convert them to common formats for reading on more devices. Because AZW3 eBooks support more styles, fonts, layouts and multimedia content (except audio and video) on Kindle devices, the reading experience of AZW3 (KF8) format e-books is better than that of MOBI (KF7) format eBooks.Īs the proprietary formats of Amazon, it is obvious that you can't open books in these two formats on other apps or devices without associated with Kindle account. So in other words, the main difference between the MOBI and AZW3 formats is their support for complex layouts and multimedia. You may ask why? The reason is that the AZW3 eBook format is developed from MOBI8 format for publishing Kindle eBooks with DRM (Digital Rights Management) mechanism.ĮPUB vs. In general, we could say that the MOBI8 format is the same as the AZW3 format. MOBI8 (KF8) is developed based on MOBI7 format with support HTML5 and CSS, which means it supports to display eBook with complicated layout and multi-media (except audios and videos). The eBooks saved as MOBI7 format do not support to change the font, text size, layout within Kindle e-readers. MOBI7 (KF7) is the eBook format developed with basic HTML language. There are 2 MOBI formats used for eBooks – MOBI7 and MOBI8.
MOBI eBook format, developed by, is sold to Amazon in 2005. What is the difference between those two eBook formats? You may be confused about why Kindle eBooks are saved in different formats. Some of the Kindle eBooks are in the MOBI format, and some are AZW3 files.
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