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cybmole · 10-18-2014, 09:39 AM

update - I realised that I was hopelessly confused on this issue. so I read lots of threads - got even more confused.... decide I'd have to get stuck in & re-test.

so I picked out 4 books that are already in azw3 in my calibre library &
1. I download them to kindle fire tablet, from the library copy that i have in dropbox. the result is as I recalled from previous testing , I get 4 downloaded files that I can't "open with" kindle reader because it won't play. the android OS does not know what to do with the format.

so
2. I delete those, connect via USB instead , send same 4 books from calibre. This time: All OK - they show up in "books" & are readable.

Thus I'm thinking what's the difference, what does calibre do that i did not do manualky..... so I delete those & redo step 1 , leading to step 1.
3. I have them downloaded them but this time, using ES file explorer I move them from my default download folder into the books folder on the kindle Fire. and now they are readable.

Thus the secret , which Amazon don't document for you, seems to be that you have to put the books into the books folder, I guess that is what calibre does.

and in conclusion - you can download your azw3 books from your cloud storage & read them on kindle but only if you ensure they go directly into the books folder, or manually move them there after downloading

please, if I have any of this wrongs, then someone please correct me. I (temporarily anyway) think I've got it now !

( fro the record, I actually used my calibre cloud app to pick the azw3 books out my dropbox calibre library, but I reckon I 'd have got the same outcome by patiently sorting through the folder structure within dropbox then exporting specific files- I suspect that trying to use amazon cloud in place of dropbox would be trickier - put books into a. cloud, let cloud sync them - into documents?., manually move or copy them from documents to books folder.... ? )

it all goes to remind me that my current habit of read in epub format via the mantano app on kindle fire, with calibre companion doing the fetching, is much simpler

10-18-2014, 09:39 AM	#4
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	update - I realised that I was hopelessly confused on this issue. so I read lots of threads - got even more confused.... decide I'd have to get stuck in & re-test. so I picked out 4 books that are already in azw3 in my calibre library & 1. I download them to kindle fire tablet, from the library copy that i have in dropbox. the result is as I recalled from previous testing , I get 4 downloaded files that I can't "open with" kindle reader because it won't play. the android OS does not know what to do with the format. so 2. I delete those, connect via USB instead , send same 4 books from calibre. This time: All OK - they show up in "books" & are readable. Thus I'm thinking what's the difference, what does calibre do that i did not do manualky..... so I delete those & redo step 1 , leading to step 1. 3. I have them downloaded them but this time, using ES file explorer I move them from my default download folder into the books folder on the kindle Fire. and now they are readable. Thus the secret , which Amazon don't document for you, seems to be that you have to put the books into the books folder, I guess that is what calibre does. and in conclusion - you can download your azw3 books from your cloud storage & read them on kindle but only if you ensure they go directly into the books folder, or manually move them there after downloading please, if I have any of this wrongs, then someone please correct me. I (temporarily anyway) think I've got it now ! ( fro the record, I actually used my calibre cloud app to pick the azw3 books out my dropbox calibre library, but I reckon I 'd have got the same outcome by patiently sorting through the folder structure within dropbox then exporting specific files- I suspect that trying to use amazon cloud in place of dropbox would be trickier - put books into a. cloud, let cloud sync them - into documents?., manually move or copy them from documents to books folder.... ? ) it all goes to remind me that my current habit of read in epub format via the mantano app on kindle fire, with calibre companion doing the fetching, is much simpler Last edited by cybmole; 10-18-2014 at 09:45 AM.