Thread: MOBI or AZW for Paperwhite
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Old 06-14-2013, 04:15 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by MSWallack View Post
So I tried .azw3 and discovered a reason to stick with .mobi! Apparently, Amazon's servers don't permit .azw3 books to be emailed to a Kindle. So, because my usual method of getting books to my wife's Kindle is via email, I need to stick with .mobi. Odd, though...
If you set your output Mobi type to 'both' in Calibre, it will have both a MOBI6 (old mobi) and KF8 part, getting you in effect an AZW3 file you can mail to your Kindle; Amazon will accept those.

Don't ask me why they won't just let you mail a 'bare' KF8 to your Kindle, though.
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