Identifying Topaz/AZW1 files prior to purchase

texasnightowl · 09-05-2008, 02:46 PM

If I missed discussion on this here, sorry, but I saw this on the Amazon discussion forums and it may be accurate. I've looked at some of the titles mentioned in the AZW1 thread anyway and it seems to hold up.

When looking at the "Product Details" of a book, if it lists "Print Length" but not "File Size", then it may be Topaz/AZW1, whereas if it gives both "Print Length" AND "File Size" then it is probably regular AZW.

Example:

Product Details from Deanna Raybourn's "Silent in the Grave" (AZW)
# Format: Kindle Edition
# File Size: 408 KB
# Print Length: 544 pages
# Publisher: Mira (December 1, 2007)
# Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

Product Details from Leslie Langtry's " 'Scuse me while I kill this guy" (TOPAZ/AZW1)
# Format: Kindle Edition
# Print Length: 325 pages
# Publisher: Leisure (July 31, 2007)
# Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

lovebeta · 09-05-2008, 04:53 PM

Why don't you just ask for a sample and see it yourself? There are books without samplers, but they mostly published by independent labels and they rarely use Topaz format I think.

09-05-2008, 02:46 PM	#1
texasnightowl Guru Posts: 781 Karma: 2873645 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Device: PW5, Oasis 3, K4B(NT), K3/KK	Identifying Topaz/AZW1 files prior to purchase If I missed discussion on this here, sorry, but I saw this on the Amazon discussion forums and it may be accurate. I've looked at some of the titles mentioned in the AZW1 thread anyway and it seems to hold up. When looking at the "Product Details" of a book, if it lists "Print Length" but not "File Size", then it may be Topaz/AZW1, whereas if it gives both "Print Length" AND "File Size" then it is probably regular AZW. Example: Product Details from Deanna Raybourn's "Silent in the Grave" (AZW) # Format: Kindle Edition # File Size: 408 KB # Print Length: 544 pages # Publisher: Mira (December 1, 2007) # Sold by: Amazon Digital Services Product Details from Leslie Langtry's " 'Scuse me while I kill this guy" (TOPAZ/AZW1) # Format: Kindle Edition # Print Length: 325 pages # Publisher: Leisure (July 31, 2007) # Sold by: Amazon Digital Services

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09-05-2008, 04:53 PM	#2
lovebeta Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 406 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle 2, Amazon Kindle, Sony PRS-505	Why don't you just ask for a sample and see it yourself? There are books without samplers, but they mostly published by independent labels and they rarely use Topaz format I think.

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