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Originally Posted by vondanmcintyre
What's the difference between the .prc and the MOBI formats?
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Formats: Palm (.prc), Mobipocket (MOBI), EPUB, PDF. Kindle users should find that the Palm/Mobipocket formats are compatible with their readers.
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Most likely the .prc and .mobi versions are identical. If they are identical, I suggest only providing the .mobi file and calling it Mobipocket/Kindle.
The original MOBI format was always in .prc files, and it was an extension of the PalmDOC format. Baen provided one .prc file for PalmDOC/Mobipocket. Most recent MOBI ebooks are in a new format that isn't PalmDOC compatible, but its filename extension could still be .prc (or .mobi). Baen now uses the new format and distributes it with extension .mobi. It still advertises its MOBI ebooks as Palm/MOBI/Kindle, but I don't think the "Palm" is correct unless you use the Palm MobiPocket Reader.