How to convert Kindle (AZW3) to Plain text
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Convert Kindle (AZW3) to Plain text
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About Kindle (AZW3)
AZW3, also called KF8, is Amazon's Kindle Format 8, introduced in 2011 with HTML5 and CSS3 formatting.
Kindle ebooks with a richer layout than MOBI; Kindle devices and Calibre read it.
Books bought from Amazon usually carry DRM, and DRM-protected files cannot be converted.
Convert AZW3 to Plain text online free, no account required — Plain text is unformatted plain text.
Change AZW3 to Plain text without losing quality — convert AZW3 to Plain text free in your browser.
Why won't my Kobo, phone or computer open my AZW3 ebook? Kindle Format 8 is Amazon's proprietary layout, locked to their own readers — converting to EPUB frees the book for every other device.
About Plain text
A plain text file contains only characters, usually encoded as UTF-8, with no formatting, images or chapters.
Notes, public-domain books such as those on Project Gutenberg, and any text a program needs to read.
Turning a book into plain text drops all formatting, images and tables.
Why convert a document to TXT? For maximum portability: any device, editor and script reads plain text, and it is the base format for indexing and search.
What changes when you convert AZW3 to Plain text
- Ebook conversion is best-effort: the text, images and table of contents of the AZW3 carry over to Plain text, but layout and styling can change.
- Fixed layouts, embedded fonts and complex styling in the AZW3 may not survive the move to Plain text.
- AZW3 files can carry DRM copy protection; protected files are detected and refused, because copy protection is never removed.
Settings you can change
Before you convert AZW3 to Plain text, you can adjust: Title, Author, Language, Page size, Base font size, and Generate table of contents.
Limits
Each plan sets a maximum file size and a number of conversions per day, and video and audio files also have a maximum length. Guests can convert files up to 100 megabytes and 5 per day; a free account raises this to 500 megabytes and 25 per day; paid plans go up to 100 gigabytes.
Your converted Plain text file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
AZW3 to Plain text: questions and answers
Does converting AZW3 to Plain text reduce quality?
Ebook conversion is best-effort: the text, images and table of contents of the AZW3 carry over to Plain text, but layout and styling can change.
What is the difference between AZW3 and Plain text?
AZW3 is Amazon's Kindle Format 8 ebook format. Plain text is unformatted plain text.
Can I change the settings when converting AZW3 to Plain text?
Before you convert AZW3 to Plain text, you can adjust: Title, Author, Language, Page size, Base font size, and Generate table of contents.
Do I need an account to convert AZW3 to Plain text?
No. You can convert AZW3 to Plain text without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted Plain text file kept?
The Plain text file you convert from AZW3 is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
Will the page layout of my AZW3 survive in the Plain text?
Fixed layouts, embedded fonts and complex styling in the AZW3 may not survive the move to Plain text.
What happens if my AZW3 file is copy-protected?
AZW3 files can carry DRM copy protection; protected files are detected and refused, because copy protection is never removed.