Is there a way to unarchive *all* books on Kindle?

Solari · 11-28-2011, 09:50 PM

I'd like to mass unarchive my books so I can make a backup copy of them using Calibre. Is there a way to do a mass unarchive at once? I have over 400 books and it's going to be very tedious if I have to click on them one at a time either via web or the Kindle itself.

Thanks!
Ray

Blossom · 11-29-2011, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Solari

I'd like to mass unarchive my books so I can make a backup copy of them using Calibre. Is there a way to do a mass unarchive at once? I have over 400 books and it's going to be very tedious if I have to click on them one at a time either via web or the Kindle itself.

Thanks!
Ray

No easy way to do this but kind of futile unless you're removing DRM because it's device specific. So if you replace your kindle or get a new one. You would have to do it all over again.

gweminence · 11-29-2011, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

No easy way to do this but kind of futile unless you're removing DRM because it's device specific. So if you replace your kindle or get a new one. You would have to do it all over again.

Not if you're acquainted with Apprentice Alf.

Blossom · 11-29-2011, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by gweminence

Not if you're acquainted with Apprentice Alf.

Exactly. The one time to do this is if you are liberating your books so in case something happens you have access to them. Otherwise downloading them all really isn't going to help if you change Kindles or your Kindle breaks or you want to read it on an app.

I keep a backup of all my books. Why? CyberReads is no longer, Lit books are no longer and soon Mobi is no longer being sold with DRM on it.

I can't even get my Lit books from B.O.B after getting a new hard drive because it tells me my MS LIT account is not valid.

copyrite · 11-29-2011, 05:26 AM

That's scary. Last I checked I have over 1,000 titles...now mind you a lot of them are free, and I purchased them because they sounded like something I might be interested in, but not a definite read. Time to think about backing the interesting titles up, hm?

TCSimpson · 11-29-2011, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by copyrite

That's scary. Last I checked I have over 1,000 titles...now mind you a lot of them are free, and I purchased them because they sounded like something I might be interested in, but not a definite read. Time to think about backing the interesting titles up, hm?

I'd definitely back up.

ProfCrash · 11-29-2011, 10:08 AM

I back up all my titles once every three months. The first time I downloaded all of my titles I had over 300 and it was a pain in the butt. It is easier now. It doesn't take that long. I just have them saved to my desktop. Once they are all there I import them into Calibre and let Calibre work it's plugged in magic.

abookreader · 11-29-2011, 10:48 AM

I honestly cannot imagine the pain of having to re-download every book each time I buy a new device. It is bad enough now but think what it might be like say ... 10 years from now when we will all probably have digital libraries of thousands and thousands of books.

I just put them into Calibre as I buy - it takes a couple of seconds for each book. Plus you have to consider that I, and many others, buy eBooks from several stores. It is way easier just to keep them all in one place in my Calibre database than to try and remember what store has my copy of each and every book.

Thank goodness for Calibre and it's plug-in, and the ability to mass select and click "move to device."

Solari · 11-29-2011, 10:52 AM

I do have the plugin that removes DRM with Calibre and it works well, just wanted an easier way to mass move out of unarchives.
Thanks!

Ray

Solari · 11-29-2011, 10:54 AM

Hmm I just remembered FireFox has this cool tool that lets you execute repetitive movements, clicks, etc. over and over like clicking through an entire Kindle archive to send to device. Will try it and see if it works.

UPDATE - It's called iMacro for Firefox, but it doesn't seem to work well with Amazon's weird AJAX interface, drat...

Wasp Woman · 11-29-2011, 01:12 PM

Do you back up all of your books in the same format? If so what do you use?
Are you backing them up on your hard drive or on a storage device?

cHex · 11-29-2011, 02:51 PM

Calibre not only provides secure backup, but with plug-ins it makes converting between formats as easy as dragging from Calibre to device.

whitearrow · 11-29-2011, 03:38 PM

I download books to my Kindle device as I need them. To put them in my Calibre library, I use Kindle for PC -- it's the quickest way to download a bunch of books all at once, IMO.

pidgeon92 · 11-29-2011, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Solari

I'd like to mass unarchive my books so I can make a backup copy of them using Calibre. Is there a way to do a mass unarchive at once? I have over 400 books and it's going to be very tedious if I have to click on them one at a time either via web or the Kindle itself.

I'm going to guess that I had that many if not more when I started my backup project several months ago. I did them one by one, from the web, and imported them into Calibre. I also downloaded all of my books from Fictionwise and B&N, so, probably 700 or so books total. It took me about two weeks, with either a cup or coffee or a glass of wine nearby, and I listened to podcasts while I did it. I found the entire process rather cathartic. I think it is well worth the time and effort to do it right.

copyrite · 12-23-2011, 02:30 PM

So I'm halfway, or somewhere thereabouts, to doing this, but the problem is with all the holiday freebies it seems with every step forward it's about 1.5 steps backwards!

11-28-2011, 09:50 PM	#1
Solari Nameless Being	*Is there a way to unarchive all* books on Kindle?** I'd like to mass unarchive my books so I can make a backup copy of them using Calibre. Is there a way to do a mass unarchive at once? I have over 400 books and it's going to be very tedious if I have to click on them one at a time either via web or the Kindle itself. Thanks! Ray

11-29-2011, 10:54 AM	#10
Solari Nameless Being	Hmm I just remembered FireFox has this cool tool that lets you execute repetitive movements, clicks, etc. over and over like clicking through an entire Kindle archive to send to device. Will try it and see if it works. UPDATE - It's called iMacro for Firefox, but it doesn't seem to work well with Amazon's weird AJAX interface, drat... Last edited by Solari; 11-29-2011 at 11:10 AM.

11-29-2011, 03:38 PM	#13
whitearrow Guru Posts: 808 Karma: 2260766 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Kindle Oasis 2	I download books to my Kindle device as I need them. To put them in my Calibre library, I use Kindle for PC -- it's the quickest way to download a bunch of books all at once, IMO. Last edited by whitearrow; 11-30-2011 at 01:13 PM.

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11-29-2011, 05:26 AM	#5
copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,814 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: ...lots! ;) mostly reading on a Kindle Voyage	That's scary. Last I checked I have over 1,000 titles...now mind you a lot of them are free, and I purchased them because they sounded like something I might be interested in, but not a definite read. Time to think about backing the interesting titles up, hm?

11-29-2011, 10:08 AM	#7
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I back up all my titles once every three months. The first time I downloaded all of my titles I had over 300 and it was a pain in the butt. It is easier now. It doesn't take that long. I just have them saved to my desktop. Once they are all there I import them into Calibre and let Calibre work it's plugged in magic.

11-29-2011, 10:48 AM	#8
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	I honestly cannot imagine the pain of having to re-download every book each time I buy a new device. It is bad enough now but think what it might be like say ... 10 years from now when we will all probably have digital libraries of thousands and thousands of books. I just put them into Calibre as I buy - it takes a couple of seconds for each book. Plus you have to consider that I, and many others, buy eBooks from several stores. It is way easier just to keep them all in one place in my Calibre database than to try and remember what store has my copy of each and every book. Thank goodness for Calibre and it's plug-in, and the ability to mass select and click "move to device."

11-29-2011, 10:52 AM	#9
Solari Nameless Being	I do have the plugin that removes DRM with Calibre and it works well, just wanted an easier way to mass move out of unarchives. Thanks! Ray

11-29-2011, 01:12 PM	#11
Wasp Woman Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 2062 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle	Do you back up all of your books in the same format? If so what do you use? Are you backing them up on your hard drive or on a storage device?

11-29-2011, 02:51 PM	#12
cHex Zealot Posts: 127 Karma: 2843950 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle Keyboard (K3)	Calibre not only provides secure backup, but with plug-ins it makes converting between formats as easy as dragging from Calibre to device.

12-23-2011, 02:30 PM	#15
copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,814 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: ...lots! ;) mostly reading on a Kindle Voyage	So I'm halfway, or somewhere thereabouts, to doing this, but the problem is with all the holiday freebies it seems with every step forward it's about 1.5 steps backwards!

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