Thread: Why pocketbooks do not support azw3
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Old 10-25-2021, 08:49 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by sup View Post
I was wondering, why Pocketbooks do not support AZW3 format? Is it a licensing issue? Onyx devices seem to support it. Calibre has no problems with it so the software is available. AZW3 is just a modified epub anyway, no?

I got my hand around a Pocketbook reader and I am thinking if I should keep it - all my library is in AZW3. It is easy enough to convert, but I was somewhat surprised AZW3 was not supported.
Pretty sure it's a licensing issue. "AZ" stands for Amazon. And isn't AZW3 based on .mobi, not ePub?
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