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There are various file formats for texts and graphics for e-books. These include Adobe's PDF file format, HTML, the LIT format for the Microsoft Reader, Mobipocket( MBP) for the Mobipocket and Palm readers, the Open EBook Format ( OEB) and the EPUB (Electronic Publication) format, the Amazon AZW format, and several proprietary file formats.

As for the AZW file format, it is a proprietary file format from Amazon for their Kindle e-book reader. AZW cannot be read by any other e-reader. In the US, there is an AZW version for the iPhone and iPad. Like the standardized EPUB format, the AZW format can be equipped with digital rights management( DRM). This allows e-books to be read only on the eReaders that are designated for them.

The AZW format is a highly compressed text format similar to the MBP format. A special version of the AZW format is Topaz (TPZ). This format, based on EPUB, is Amazon's own implementation of EPUB.

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Englisch: AZW
Updated at: 11.03.2012
#Words: 158
Links: file, graphics, portable document format (file format) (PDF), file format, hypertext markup language (Internet) (HTML)
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