10-18-2012, 08:34 AM | #1 |
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How do I transfer a .mobi file from Amazon onto my PC?
I've scoured the internet for this and found one--just one--person who actually posted this question on some dusty corner of the 'net, where it remains unanswered.
How can I transfer the actual .mobi file of a book I've purchased from Amazon onto my computer? Last edited by Anon343; 10-18-2012 at 09:03 AM. |
10-18-2012, 09:04 AM | #2 |
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Edit: oops, I misunderstood the original question.
The file you download from Amazon is an azw, not a mobi. The two formats are related but the azw has DRM, which means it can't be opened by another Kindle or on the PC without removing that DRM. Removing the DRM is possible though using Calibre - you just have to have the original Device ID for which the file was created. I usually download the azw to my PC from Amazon, the run it through Calibre, but I suppose you could just drag the azw from the device itself and that would work the same way. Last edited by weatherman; 10-18-2012 at 09:10 AM. |
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If all you're wanting to do is be able to read it on your computer then you can download a copy with Kindle for PC (or Kindle for Mac) and read it that way. |
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Of course, the file extension might be .azw instead of .mobi. And it's possible that it might even be .azw1, .azw3, .azw4 or even .tpz. And the file itself might not be in Mobipocket format, but might be a Topaz file, a PDF (wrapped in a PDB) or one of the new Amazon .KF8 format files. But if it is just a Mobipocket format file, you can just change the extension to .mobi. But perhaps, instead, you're asking how you can remove the DRM and so transfer it to other Mobipocket reading devices as a .mobi file? In that case, you need to consult Apprentice Alf (google, I can't give a direct link here.) for the DRM removal, and calibre for conversion from whatever format it really is into Mobipocket format. |
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Personally I would simply download Kindle for PC and sync the book from Amazon. Less hassle.
Otherwise what pdurrant said. |
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Thanks for all the help, even though I got my terminology mixed up.
Yes, I want to download the actual file, which apparently is an .azw and not a .mobi as I thought, to the PC. I want the actual file itself. Simply "sending" it to Kindle for PC is not my goal here. I want to have the actual file; the actual book. Whether it has DRM or not, I bought it and I want to have it in my folder with all my other books. I don't need Amazon to safeguard it from me, since it's mine. On the Android, I looked under files/kindle/azw and it's unfortunately empty, even though I already have numerous books on there. Strange! |
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I don't know anything about Kindle app for Android - I assumed you had an actual Kindle device.
Either way, you can always log in to your Amazon account, go to "manage my Kindle" and re-download books you've purchased to the PC, then do whatever you want with them. If you're archiving them though, be sure to make note of the device ID for which the books were ordered; every book is locked with DRM specific to the device for which it was ordered so if you want to read it on another device later on, you'll have to unlock it using that device ID. |
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If you also download calibre, you won't even need to mess around with installing Python and PyCrypto, and you'll get an excellent program for organising/sorting/converting your ebooks. |
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Aah... Thanks, pdurrant, that is precisely what I wanted to do!
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