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Originally Posted by HarryT
I agree, but the previous poster did not say "Kindle format", but "mobi file", which is not the same thing at all. Many devices other than Kindles have, over the years, been able to read mobi files.
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That may be so (other devices have read MOBI), but...
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Originally Posted by cocopuff
Yes kobo scan read mobis out of the box. They can't read kindle format, apparently it's relatively easy to deDRM Amazon files then convert to mobi or ePub but I haven't personally done this yet. Sorry to hear about your screen issues hopefully it's something simple like a software update.
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"They can't read kindle format" -- just pointing out that "kindle format" as such need not be converted to MOBI.
AZW3 specifically, does need to be converted... although you might as well convert to EPUB while you are at it.
Many books still download as MOBI. Some are older books that were never updated for AZW3. I think there is also a weird meme going around the self-pubbing industry that the best way to upload a book at KDP is to convert your carefully designed EPUB into old MOBI using calibre, then upload that.
