Files with azw1 file extension can be found as e-books from the Amazon Kindle Topaz platform. Special e-book format, often used on Whispernet.

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AZW1 file extension - Amazon Kindle Topaz e-book

What is azw1 file? How to open azw1 files?

File type specification:

E-book file type icon E-book file type

The azw1 file extension mostly known to be used for a proprietary format used by Amazon Kindle called Topaz.

It is a completely different format from AZW. It is often used on older books that are scanned pages. It uses a different compression method than standard MOBI format and it inherently has embedded fonts in the file allowing more complex display using font sets and characters that are not standard to Kindle.

Typically used for ebooks delivered via Whispernet (a cell-phone data service available in some models of Kindle).

The default software associated to open azw1 file:

Amazon Kindle icon

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Amazon.com, Inc.

Kindle is an portable e-book reading device from Amazon. It is used to download, browse, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines. Kinde supports mainly AZW and MOBI files, but you can convert other formats to be readable in Kindle, including DOC, HTML, PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP or ZIP.

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Help how to open:

Primarly use Amazon Kindle to view and read the *.azw1 files.

How to convert:

You can find ebook management programs capable of export *.azw1 e-books, such as Calibre.

Find conversions from azw1 file:

azw1 to azw

azw1 to azw3

azw1 to pdf

azw1 to txt

Find converter to azw1 file type:

epub to azw1

snb to azw1

Related links:

Kindle: Amazon's Original Wireless Reading Device

List of software applications associated to the .azw1 file extension

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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open azw1 file, edit azw1 file, convert azw1 file, view azw1 file, play azw1 file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Software that open azw1 file - Amazon Kindle Topaz e-book

Programs supporting the exension azw1 on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about Amazon Kindle for open azw1 file action.

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