Amazon has switched all Kindle book and e-reader images to the AVIF format, replacing previous PNG and JPEG formats. This change is now live on Amazon's main website and aims to improve image quality while reducing file sizes.
Background
AVIF (AV1 Image File Format) is a modern image format offering superior compression compared to JPEG and PNG. Kindle devices rely heavily on image rendering for textbooks, comics, and illustrated content.
- Source
- Good e-Reader
- Published
- Sep 15, 2026 at 11:57 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10