Now, if you've run across various forums, you may have seen people refer to AZW format, or AZW3 format. If you've Googled, you've likely seen all sorts of claims, ranging from some folks telling you that you can put an ePUB on Kindle, to the idea that using Word is the best 'Kindle eBook format.' The bottom line is, the files that Amazon sells to its readers are, by and large, a single file format, called 'MOBI.' What Format Does Kindle Use? MOBI format, which is the preferred Kindle file format.ePUB: which stands for ePUBlication (clever, eh?), which is used by B&N, iBooks, Sony, KoboBooks, and Google, and,.Is the person asking to find out what file format they should upload to Amazon? Are they asking what's the best way to make a book for the Amazon-Kindle ecosystem? Really, there are only two eBook formats that are still remaining in the USA, and, when you look around, in the world.
One of the questions that we are often asked is, 'what is the best eBook format for Kindle? I'm not always sure what question I'm being asked.
