Thread: Amazon uses DMCA to restrict where you can buy e-books
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Old 03-14-2009, 08:14 PM   #345
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Originally Posted by tompe View Post
That the azw format just now works very similar to the MobiPocket format does not mean that it is the same format. And since Amazon have full control they can update the azw format to something that is not compatible with MobiPocket.
Their "improved" format is Topaz (.azw1 or .tpz); right now, .azw is mobi.

I don't at all think that this is about possible improvements to the format. If they are interested in a better ebook format, they can support ePub (with their own flavor of DRM if they so decide).
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