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02-22-2024, 02:06 PM | #19 |
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Amazon can deliver either MOBI, KF8, KF8+AZW6, or KFX (with varying image quality) for the same book depending on the device/app used and its software version. I don't have any definitive list of which devices/versions will receive AZW6. I have seen them on some Kindles and on the Kindle for PC app. I believe that it is also possible to receive AZW6 using some version of the Kindle for Android app.
I believe that AZW6 was introduced for use on the first Paperwhite devices due to their higher screen resolution compared with prior Kindles. I am not certain but suspect that a Kindle 5 NT will not received AZW6. Originally Amazon delivered any particular book with the same image quality to all devices. Now in most cases they try to manage book download overhead by delivering a format with lower or higher quality images to different classes of devices. |
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If I was to download the eBooks in KFX to a PW, would I get an AZW6 even if it's just for the cover and titlepage graphics?
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Would they bother on on a K3 (only 167 dpi) or on a PW1 (better dpi but not 300 dpi, and I don't know if it does KFX)? I've never seen azw6 and so I assumed it was only for older apps, which might not work now as they want KFX on apps. |
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Maybe what PW3 gets directly varies with book / country / firmware?
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Would maybe downloading from web to Voyage get a high res .azw3 with azw6? |
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KFX uses a different system. It splits large books into multiple files of up to a few megabytes each. The number of files needed for each book varies based on the reading device/app due to differing image quality. I don't think that Amazon agrees with you on that. |
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For those devices that support KFX most books will be delivered in that format. One exception is reflowable books that do not support Enhanced Typesetting due to the use unusual HTML/CSS that does not convert to KFX. Those books are increasingly rare. Another exception is non-manga comics. Those are generally delivered to Kindles and the Kindle for PC app as KF8/AZW6 pairs instead of KFX for reasons unknown to me. |
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Downloads from Amazon web sites can deliver KF8 but not AZW6. That is only ever delivered directly to devices. The same applies to KFX. |
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why doesn't koreader support drm-free azw3 files natively?
is it a licensing issue? |
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