Comparison of e-book formats

Comparison tables

Features

Format	Filename extension	DRM support	Image support	Table support	Sound support	Interactivity support	Word wrap support	Open standard	Embedded annotation support	Book- marking	Video support
ArchosReader	.aeh	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	Yes	No	?	Yes	?
DjVu	.djvu	?	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
EPUB (IDPF)	.epub	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes/No[f 1]	Yes/No[f 1]	Yes[f 2]
FictionBook	.fb2	No	Yes	Yes/No[f 3]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
HTML	.html	No	Yes	Yes	Yes[f 4]	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes[f 5]
Kindle	.azw	Yes	Yes	Yes[f 6][24]	Yes[f 7][25]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes[f 8][25]
Microsoft Reader	.lit	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	Yes	No	?	Yes	?
Mobipocket	.prc, .mobi	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?
Multimedia EBook	.exe	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
eReader	.pdb	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?
Plain text	.txt	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Plucker	.pdb	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?
Portable Document Format	.pdf	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[f 9]
PostScript	.ps	No	Yes	?	No	No	No	Yes	?	?	?
Repligo	.rgo	?	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	?
TealDoc	.pdb	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?
Tome Raider	.tr2, .tr3	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	Yes	No	?	?	?

1. ^ ^{a b} Depends on the eReader application
2. ^ With ePub 3
3. ^ Table support added in FictionBook V2.1. Not supported in V2.0
4. ^ With HTML 5
5. ^ With HTML 5
6. ^ Supported in all except 1st Generation Kindle. (Support level is as it is in mobipocket)
7. ^ Supported only in kindle for iPhone, iPod, iPad.
8. ^ Supported only in kindle for iPhone, iPod, iPad.
9. ^ With Flash Embeded

Supporting platforms

Reader	Plain text	PDF	ePub	HTML	Mobi- Pocket	Fiction- Book (Fb2)	DjVu	Broadband eBook (BBeB)[h 1]	eReader[h 1]	Kindle[h 1]	WOLF[h 1]	Tome Raider[h 1]	Open eBook[h 2]
Amazon Kindle 1	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Amazon Kindle 2, DX	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Amazon Kindle 3	Yes	Yes	No[h 3]	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Amazon Kindle Fire	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Android Devices	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[h 4][26]	Yes	Yes[h 4][27]	No	Yes[h 4][28]	Yes	No	Yes[h 4][23]	Yes[h 4]
Apple iOS Devices	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[h 4]	Yes[h 4]	Yes[h 4]	No	Yes[h 4]	Yes[h 4]	No	Yes[h 4]	Yes[h 4]
Azbooka WISEreader	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Barnes & Noble Nook	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Barnes & Noble Nook Color	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Bookeen Cybook Gen3, Opus	Yes	Yes	Yes[h 5]	Yes	Yes[h 5]	Yes[h 6]	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
COOL-ER Classic	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Gnu/Linux Operating System	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
Foxit eSlick	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Hanlin e-Reader V3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Hanvon WISEreader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
iRex iLiad	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Iriver Story	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes[h 4]	Yes[h 4]	No	No	No	No	No	No
Kobo eReader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Nokia N900	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
NUUTbook 2	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
OLPC XO, Sugar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Onyx Boox 60	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mac OS X	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes
Windows	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes[h 7]	?	?	Yes
Pocketbook 301 Plus, 302, 360°	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Sony Reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Viewsonic VEB612	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Windows Phone 7	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Proprietary format
2. ^ Predecessor of ePUB
3. ^ Yes, if the Duokan alternate Kindle OS (third-party software add-on) is used.
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} Requires latest firmware
5. ^ ^{a b} Versions support either ePUB or MobiPocket
6. ^ Only ePUB version and with FW 2.0+
7. ^ DRM-protected publications are supported as of Kindle for PC v1.3.0