Kindle Format 8
E640007
Kindle Format 8 is Amazon’s enhanced e-book file format for Kindle devices and apps, supporting advanced layout, typography, and rich media features beyond the older MOBI format.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amazon file format
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e-book file format ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
AZW3
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KF8 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
CSS3 subset
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HTML5 subset ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Kindle Previewer
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KindleGen conversion tool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedThrough | Amazon Kindle Store NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encryption | supports Amazon DRM ⓘ |
| fileExtension | .azw3 ⓘ |
| follows | Mobipocket format ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| optimizedFor |
color screens on Kindle Fire
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complex layouts compared to MOBI ⓘ |
| predecessor | MOBI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | older MOBI format for advanced features ⓘ |
| successor | KFX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
CSS3 subset
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advanced layout ⓘ advanced typography ⓘ background images ⓘ children’s picture books ⓘ comics and graphic novels ⓘ drop caps ⓘ embedded fonts ⓘ fixed-layout e-books ⓘ floating-layout e-books ⓘ hyperlinks ⓘ inline and block images ⓘ internal navigation ⓘ media overlays (limited) ⓘ metadata for e-books ⓘ nested tables ⓘ positioned images ⓘ rich media ⓘ right-to-left languages ⓘ scalable vector graphics ⓘ tables with complex layouts ⓘ technical and textbook layouts ⓘ text alignment and justification controls ⓘ vertical writing (limited) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Kindle Fire tablets
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Kindle apps NERFINISHED ⓘ Kindle e-readers NERFINISHED ⓘ Kindle for Android NERFINISHED ⓘ Kindle for Mac NERFINISHED ⓘ Kindle for PC NERFINISHED ⓘ Kindle for iOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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