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JSWolf · 11-19-2007, 11:19 PM

My guess is azw format is mobi with the Kindle's PID embedded into it. And the Kindle doesn't allow us to get the PID from the device. If that is true, then it makes sense why Amazon bought Mobipocket. They could be using the Mobi format in disguise or the Mobi format with a few tweaks to it.

11-19-2007, 11:19 PM	#17
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,591 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	My guess is azw format is mobi with the Kindle's PID embedded into it. And the Kindle doesn't allow us to get the PID from the device. If that is true, then it makes sense why Amazon bought Mobipocket. They could be using the Mobi format in disguise or the Mobi format with a few tweaks to it.