Host an AZW file and share it as a link
Put an early Kindle ebook online at its own address.
Drop your AZW file here
Any other file works too — up to 25.0 MB, or 100.0 MB for a whole site
Free to use. Your AZW file is live at your-name.99helpers.site in about ten seconds.
What is a .azw file?
AZW is Amazon's original Kindle format, a variant of MOBI with Amazon's own DRM wrapper. It has been superseded by AZW3 and then by Amazon's acceptance of EPUB, so AZW files are typically older purchases or conversions.
What people use AZW files for
- Older Kindle purchases and conversions
- Ebook archives from early Kindle devices
- Books converted with Calibre
What opens a AZW file
- Kindle devices and apps
- Calibre, for DRM-free files
- Most e-reader software, for DRM-free files
How to host a AZW file
- 1
Drop your AZW file in
Drag it onto the box at the top of this page, or click to choose it. Files up to 25 MB are supported, and nothing is uploaded until you publish.
- 2
Pick an address
Type a name and we'll tell you straight away whether it's free. That becomes the link: ebook-kindle.99helpers.site
- 3
Publish and share
Create a free account — that step exists so the file is yours to update, replace or delete — and the link is live within seconds.
The same three steps work for any file — see how file hosting works on 99helpers.com.
What happens when someone opens the link
The file downloads. DRM-protected AZW files only work on the Kindle account they were bought with.
Why host a AZW file instead of emailing it?
Distributing a DRM-free ebook directly is simplest with a link — no store, no sign-in, no expiry.
Worth knowing before you publish
- AZW3 or EPUB is what you want for anything new; AZW is legacy.
- DRM-protected purchases won't work for anyone else — that's the file, not the hosting.
- Calibre converts DRM-free AZW to EPUB easily.
AZW hosting questions
- AZW, AZW3 or EPUB?
- EPUB for anything new — Amazon now accepts it. AZW3 supports modern formatting; AZW is the oldest of the three.
- Can I share a Kindle purchase?
- No. Purchased books carry DRM tied to the buying account, and that has nothing to do with hosting.
- How do readers get it onto a Kindle?
- Download, then transfer by USB or Send to Kindle. DRM-free files only.
Put your AZW file online now
It takes about ten seconds, and you only make an account once the file is ready to go live.
Hosting guides for related formats
AZW is one of over 211 formats you can host — see free file hosting for any file type for the full list, or read the hosting guides for other file types.