Amazon's Kindle was first released in November 2007. This is the most popular strictly e-reader device on the market with 48 percent of 2010 sales, according to a March 2011 report from International ...

Amazon started offering support for DRM-free EPUB files that are e-mailed to Kindle e-readers since April last year. That was a surprise move that perhaps none had expected coming from Amazon given ...

Amazon is releasing a new file format for Kindle e-books. Called Kindle Format 8, or KF8, the new format is based on HTML5 open standards, and is intended to help create the next phase of electronic ...

Amazon has announced an update to the Kindle file format integrating many HTML5 tags and CSS attributes. Many expected a concession by Amazon in the form of an EPUB-compatible upgrade, and this comes ...

The Amazon Kindle supports three main document types: Kindle (.AZW, .AZW1), Text (.TXT) and Unprotected Mobipocket (.MOBI, .PRC). Second-generation Kindles also have a built-in PDF reader and support ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. We were so close! And it’s wild because we’ve been this close, and also this far, since the Kindle ...

It only took about 15 years, but Amazon’s Kindle will finally support the ePub format. First spotted by Good E-Reader, Amazon updated its Kindle section with the news that the Send to Kindle function ...

Amazon will allow Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) authors to distribute DRM-free e-books in EPUB and PDF formats beginning January 20, 2026, marking a change ...

Amazon has issued a new Kindle update for PC and Mac that is mandatory for users to install if they wish to continue downloading any Kindle e-books published as of January 3, 2023. As the e-Book ...

The open-source EPUB e-book format is great for sharing books between different readers and making life easier on readers generally--but Amazon's Kindle, the big player, doesn't support it.