Windows 8 Kindle App

jhempel24 · 11-18-2012, 10:23 AM

Anyone know where the books are stored on the HD?

I want to put a couple into Calibre and convert them to ePub, but can't find them.

They are no longer in "My Kindle Content" in the My Documents folder.

Doing a search came up nadda.

sadievan · 11-18-2012, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhempel24

Anyone know where the books are stored on the HD?

I want to put a couple into Calibre and convert them to ePub, but can't find them.

They are no longer in "My Kindle Content" in the My Documents folder.

Doing a search came up nadda.

Don't have Win8 but did you try doing a search for *.azw

Carol

carld · 11-18-2012, 04:29 PM

I'm running Win8 and, at least for me, they're under

C:\Users\<your name>\Documents\My Kindle Content

jhempel24 · 11-18-2012, 05:43 PM

I'm not using the application from the website, I'm using the APP from the Windows STORE. I don't know if that helps or not. If I use the actual application it puts it there....I'm going to be going back to using that if I don't find an answer soon

Trini · 11-22-2012, 06:52 PM

I'm having the same problem. Can't find the downloaded books on my pc. Help. Need to copy them into my Calibre library!

Edit: Had to end up installing the Windows 7 etc desktop version. Still interested in finding out where downloaded books are stored using Kindle for Windows 8 though.

jhempel24 · 11-23-2012, 04:25 AM

I have no idea, I couldn't find them, I just installed the PC Program again rather than the Windows 8 App

Trini · 11-23-2012, 03:46 PM

It's very strange. According to Amazon's faq downloading the books in their Kindle for Windows 8 app will enable you to read the books offline. Therefore one would expect that they should be dowloaded onto your computer's hard drive. Where..who knows. Seems we don't have access to the "Metro" disk location.

jhempel24 · 11-24-2012, 01:53 AM

Im guessing it's a different extension, with a different name, proprietary to their app.

sadievan · 11-24-2012, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhempel24

Im guessing it's a different extension, with a different name, proprietary to their app.

Did you try doing a search for the ASIN #?

LCF · 11-26-2012, 12:10 PM

Download a new book and search for *.* then sort by date of creation. Might work...

11-18-2012, 10:23 AM	#1
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Windows 8 Kindle App Anyone know where the books are stored on the HD? I want to put a couple into Calibre and convert them to ePub, but can't find them. They are no longer in "My Kindle Content" in the My Documents folder. Doing a search came up nadda.

11-22-2012, 06:52 PM	#5
Trini Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 498442 Join Date: May 2010 Device: sony prs650	I'm having the same problem. Can't find the downloaded books on my pc. Help. Need to copy them into my Calibre library! Edit: Had to end up installing the Windows 7 etc desktop version. Still interested in finding out where downloaded books are stored using Kindle for Windows 8 though. Last edited by Trini; 11-22-2012 at 07:05 PM.

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11-18-2012, 04:29 PM	#3
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I'm running Win8 and, at least for me, they're under C:\Users\<your name>\Documents\My Kindle Content

11-18-2012, 05:43 PM	#4
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	I'm not using the application from the website, I'm using the APP from the Windows STORE. I don't know if that helps or not. If I use the actual application it puts it there....I'm going to be going back to using that if I don't find an answer soon

11-23-2012, 04:25 AM	#6
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	I have no idea, I couldn't find them, I just installed the PC Program again rather than the Windows 8 App

11-23-2012, 03:46 PM	#7
Trini Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 498442 Join Date: May 2010 Device: sony prs650	It's very strange. According to Amazon's faq downloading the books in their Kindle for Windows 8 app will enable you to read the books offline. Therefore one would expect that they should be dowloaded onto your computer's hard drive. Where..who knows. Seems we don't have access to the "Metro" disk location.

11-24-2012, 01:53 AM	#8
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Im guessing it's a different extension, with a different name, proprietary to their app.

11-26-2012, 12:10 PM	#10
LCF Wizard Posts: 1,472 Karma: 9795311 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germany Device: Hanlin V3 (LBook), GS3	Download a new book and search for . then sort by date of creation. Might work...

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