Thread: Revamped Kobo bookstore?
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Old 07-24-2013, 11:06 PM   #55
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Originally Posted by simplyparticular View Post
Kindle files are quite a few more steps just to get the actual book file. And it got harder on the Mac in the last year. I have to open up Kindle for Mac, download the book(s) in question to the app (deliver to desktop never works on my account), and then go digging for the file. Kindle for Mac now dumps them into a hidden file folder buried deep in the operating system. It used to put them in a folder in the Documents folder, so I eventually got smart and created a shortcut to the hidden files.

Since the Kindle books are all named by their ASIN, I have to cross-reference to the Amazon website for the code for which file I'm looking for. And it's not just one file - Kindle for Mac downloads 4-5 files for every book - .azw, .mbp, .apnx, and .phl and .lpr files all show up in that folder.
I just have an alias straight to the My Kindle Content folder. I sort that folder by date modified, and grab the most recent azw. No cross-referencing required. I find it pretty simple, really.
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