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Originally Posted by wallcraft
It does appear to be the case that AZW and MOBI are the same format. The difference is that a secure AZW file is locked to a single Kindle, but a secure MOBI can be read by up to 4 devices. Most publishers are not producing e-books exclusively for the Kindle, and if they have an AZW version then there is no extra work in producing a MOBI version.
So in the short term, I expect the range of MOBI e-books to increase and for the price of all e-books to go down. MOBI will probably be on average a bit more than AZW, but they are less restricted.
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So much misinformation. Learn something before you post.
AZW licensing is done similar to Mobi licensing and multiple devices are allowed, up to 6 which is generally 2 more that mobi allows. Both are locked to devices but there can be a list of acceptable devices in both formats.
Yes, the source files can be the same in both formats so you got that part right. They are basically the same format except for the licensing. AZW without DRM can be read on a mobi device by changing the extension.