If youve downloaded an ebook in the past decade, its likely it was an EPUB file.
Well, unless you bought it fromAmazonof course.
Of course, Amazon beingAmazon ignored this.
The online retailer has generally used the aforementioned AZW format, its own version ofMOBI.
This is a file system created by a company called Mobipocket, which Amazon purchased back in 2005.
It’s free, every week, in your inbox.
Well, its all about consumer choice and freedom.
There are plenty of other places you might buy ebooks beyond the Kindle store.
WhileCalibreis a wonderful tool, its a step too far for most people.
Amazons upcoming support of EPUB files means this step is no longer needed.
Well, yes but also no.
Rather than supporting native EPUB files, Amazon is insteadconverting them to KF8 (or AZW3).
But, of course, thats what the company wants.
The Kindle is a popular gadget because it makes the digital reading experience so seamless.
