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If you are an eBook lover, you are probably familar with AZW3 format. It is a variation of AZW and also known as KF8 (Kindle Format 8). Compared with other Kindle formats, such as Mobi or AZW, it's more advanced because it supports more fonts, layouts and styles. Currently, most of the books purchased from Amazon are already in AZW3 format, while the previous mainstream MOBI format is becoming less and less. AZW3 is gradually replacing Mobi and becoming the mainstream Kindle format.

But the fact is that the AZW3 files are only associated with Amazon Kindle devices and eBook reading applications. So if we don't have a Kindle device, how can we open and read AZW3 files? How to read AZW3 books on PC and Mac? Don't worry. Here I will show you 3 different method to read azw3 on windows and Mac platform. /

1. Read AZW3 Files with Kindle for PC/Mac

Kindle for PC/Mac is the Amazon official reading app. It's obvious that we can open and read AZW3 files on PC and Mac with it.

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If you have not installed Kindle for PC/Mac on your computer, please download it from Amazon official website and install it.

Launch the application, use Menu Open Book and follow the instructions to open, convert and preview a book. If you are using a command line interface, run ' kindlepreviewer –help ' for usage instructions. You may refer the user guide from Menu Help Kindle Previewer 3 User Guide for more instructions. ODT Viewer is a freeware to open OpenDocument text (.odt) files, does not require any other software, this standalone software can help you to quickly open and view your ODT files. Furthermore, this software can convert ODT files to HTML format.

Here I will show you how to read azw3 on kindle for pc. The steps are the same for Mac users.

After installing Kindle for PC successfully, please launch it and log in with your Amazon account. Then all your purchased kindle books will show up in the main window of the application. Just double-click the book cover to download them to your computer. When the downloading completed, it will open automatically for reading. Or you can click the book title or cover to open it.

Note 1: Sometimes, when you double-click your AZW3 file, it can not be opened directly on your computer. A window will pop up letting you select a program to open this file. Just select the option 'Select a program from a list of installed program' and click 'OK' button to select Kindle for PC to open the file. Or you can just right-click your AZW3 book, select 'Open with'-->'Kindle' to open it.

Note 2: As long as you log in Kindle for PC/Mac with your own Amazon ID which is associated with your purchased books, you can use the software to read AZW3 files without any restriction, no matter they are DRM-free or DRM protected.

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2. Read AZW3 Files with Calibre

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Calibre is a very popular, open-source digital publication library management program. It supports many kinds of eBook formats, including AZW3 format. You cannot only use it to convert eBooks format but also read eBooks.

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To read your AZW3 files with Calibre, please download and install Calibre first.

Then add your downloaded books to Calibre, you can click 'Add books' button to add books or just drag them to the tool. Then all your added books will appear in the main interface of the software.

If your AZW3 files are DRM-free, after adding them to Calibre, you can directly double-click their title to open and read them.

Notice:If you can't open and read DRM-free AZW3 books with Calibre, please try to click Preferences -> Behavior and add AZW3 format to view in Calibre. Or you can try to change their extension to .Mobi or .AZW, because AZW3 eBook file format also uses .AZW and .Mobi file extension.

As a free AZW3 reader for PC and Mac, Calibre can only read DRM-free ebooks. If your AZW3 books are DRM-protected, you can't open them unless you remove their DRM first.

If you want to successfully read the DRM-protected AZW3 files on Calibre, you need to install the Calibre DRM Removal Plugin.

3. Read AZW3 Files with Any Reading App

To install the Calibre DRM removal Plugin is much difficult for beginners. Here I'd like to recommend you a powerful software Epubor Ultimate. It is very easy to use eBook DRM Removal and eBook Converter. Its clean and friendly interface makes us deal with the DRM problem and ebook format smoothly. If we can convert the AZW3 to other common format like epub/pdf, we are able to read the AZW3 books with any third-party reading app. Now just follow me to learn how to remove DRM and convert the ebook fromats with the tool.

Please download and install it on your computer first.

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Launch Epubor Ultimate, it will auto detects your downloaded kindle books and display them under the corresponding tab. If you download them via Kindle for PC, they will appear at the left column under the tab 'Kindle'. If you download them via Kindle device and plug Kindle to the computer, the kindle books will show up under devices tab.

Next, drag the AZW3 books from the left to the right blank zone, then your books will be decrypted immediately.

After the DRM is removed successfully, you can click the word “decrypted” to find where the DRM-free are stored. Then add the DRM-free AZW3 books to any azw3 reader and start your reading journey.

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Tip: If you want to convert the Kindle AZW3 to pdf/epub/mobi, you can continue to set the output format as whatever you want and click the 'convert to ...' button to start conversion.

Epubor Ultimate is super easy to use, right? Within a few seconds, the DRM is removed succssfully. Now you can transfer the DRM-free books to any other third-party reading app or share them with your friends freely. Hope you have a wonderful reading journey.

Ada Wang works for Epubor and writes articles for a collection of blogs such as ebookconverter.blogspot.com.

AZW3 format is a variation of AZW and also known as KF8 (Kindle Format 8). It has been released in 2011 when the Kindle fire was launched for the first time. As the Amazon's successor to AZW format, it not only supports most of the HTML5 and CSS3 but also improves the eBook's formatting capabilities. Since it is the exclusive format of Amazon, AZW3 file can only be read on Kindle related devices and softwares. If you don't have a Kindle device, how can you read your AZW3 books? Are there any free readers that you can download to open azw3 ebooks?

Sure, there it is! This is also what I want to share with you today. I am going to share the best 3 AZW3 readers for both Windows and Mac with you. One important thing to be mentioned is that almost Kindle AZW3 files are protected by Kindle DRM. If you want to read Kindle AZW3 books with any reading apps that are not exactly Kindle-related software, you have to remove the DRM from the AZW3 files at first. Here Epubor Ultimate can help you to do so.

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1. Kindle for PC/MAC

As the official reading app for Amazon Kindle books, Kindle for PC/MAC supports all Amazon Kindle formats. So it is not suprising that it is on the top of my list.

Firstly, please download Kindle for PC/ Mac.

Then run it on your computer, sign in with your Amazon account. In the library you will see all your books. Just double-click the book cover to start downloading the ebook. Once the book has been downloaded, you can see them in 'Downloaded'. Now click the book cover and start reading.

If you want to find the downloaded files on your computer, please read Where are Kindle Books Stored on PC/MAC/Android.

2. Kindle Previewer

Kindle for PC/Mac is just used for readers to read and manage books on computer. But here Kindle Previewer is a little bit different. It helps us preview how books display when delivered to Kindle devices and Kindle apps. So the authors, publishers and eBooks service providers will choose to use Kindle Previewer to preview their books before publish their eBooks. So we could even say that Kindle for PC/MAC is designed for eBooks readers, while the kindle previewer is made for eBooks publishers.

Open the AZW3 ebooks to review. You can also set the layout depending on the devices you are using.

3. Calibre's eBook Viewer

Calibre, as a powerful ebook management tool, is not only a free ebook converter, but also a perfect ebook reader. It supports nearly all the major ebook formats, including azw3. Since Calibre can only open DRM-free eBooks, you have to remove the Kindle DRM before adding the AZW3 files to Calibre. You can download the Epubor Ultimate mentioned at the beginning of this article to decrypt your AZW3 files. Once DRM-free AZW3 ebook has been added to Calibre, you can double click the cover to start reading.

Notice: There are many people complaining on some platforms that they have met problems while reading AZW3 books on calibre.

Q1: My Calibre could open my MOBI files but not the AZW3 files. Why?

A: Calibre's viewer supports 22 input ebook formats, but only EPUB, FB2, HTML, LIT, LRF, MOBI, PDB, PRC and RB formats are open in the calibre internal viewer. So for other formats such as AZW3, it will automatically view book files with an external viewer.
You can add AZW3 format manually to Calibre here:
Preferences -> Behavior -> and select the formats you want in the right column.

Q2: Why can't I open my books with Calibre?

A: In fact Calibre viewer could only support books with non-DRM. So please remove the DRM from AZW3 file at first, then you can view it with calibre. Please read this complete guide on how to remove DRM from AZW3 files.

4. Epubor Reader for Windows/Mac

Epubor Reader is the most beautifully designed ebook reader with powerful functions. As the best azw3 reading app for both Windows and Mac, it supports almost all the mainstream ebook formats, including azw3, epub, mobi, azw, txt and so on. What's more, it also enables you to customize your reading experience by changing font, font size and background color. The user-friendly interface also help users to remember the reading postion automatically. More than eBook reader, it is also the best ebook manager which allows you to search and organize your ebook in one app.

Notice: Epubor Reader only supports DRM-free ebooks. So please make sure your ebooks are DRM free before importing them to Epubor Reader.

To sum up:

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AZW3 readerProsCons
Kindle for PC/MACGood for Win / Mac usersKeyed to Amazon account
Kindle PreviewerGood for eBooks authors and publishers Keyed to Amazon Kindle
Calibre eBook ViewerAlso supports Linux systemOnly support DRM-free AZW3 files
Epubor Reader for Wins/MacSupport Wins/Mac system; Support multiple eBook formats, including azw3, epub, mobi...Only support DRM-free AZW3 files

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These are the best 4 free AZW3 ebook readers I want to share with you today. All of them have pros and cons. But there's one powerful software can solve all the cons these readers have. That is Epubor Ultimate which allows you to strip DRM from all mainstream book stores like Kindle/Kobo/Google Play and convert the ebook formats so that you can read these AZW3 books anywhere you want. Trust me this tool can meet all of your demands.

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Ada Wang works for Epubor and writes articles for a collection of blogs such as ebookconverter.blogspot.com.