Thread: Contemplating Kindle Paperwhite purchase, and I have a few conversion questions
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Old 01-02-2014, 02:53 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by VirgoGirl View Post
Hello!!

I'm planning on a Paperwhite, but I'm curious if I can convert my current epubs to AZW3s instead of mobis to put on the Paperwhite - I think I read that they are smaller in filesize than mobis so I can fit more on the reader.

I didn't know if AZW3s can be read on the Kindle if they are not DRM'd AZW3s, I know I'd have to input my Kindle # into one of the Calibre tools for some odd reason (not sure what). My plan is to go Mobi>Epub (do any edits needed>AZW3 onto Kindle.

Any help/advice is greatly appreciated!
<opinionated>The Kindle # is only used by a plugin that repairs your DRM'ed books, turning them into real books.</opinionated>

azw3 can be directly converted, so you might as well convert mobi to azw3 to edit, but if you have books that started with ePub get make sure to edit the ePub directly.

azw3 just supports more formatting, but I have seen azw3 be slightly bigger actually.
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