[chaley]

I understand that CC + calibre's mode of operation isn't for you. What I say below is strictly for info in case someone else comes along.

Originally Posted by Daria9000

For me, there are several problems. First, much as I like Calibre, I'm not prepared to give it sole responsibility for my ebooks. I am, for better or worse, wedded to Amazon at this point. I buy e-books almost exclusively from Amazon and download them regularly to my Fire. As I understand your explanation, every time I downloaded an Amazon book, I'd have to send it to Calibre, incorporate it in the Calibre library, download it from Calibre and then delete the Amazon copy...

This is exactly my workflow. I read on 3 different devices: my phone (Nexus 5), my e-ink reader (Boyue T62+ equivalent), and my Fire HD. I also don't like the Kindle for Android reader, so I read books in epub. To make this multi-device use possible the first thing I do is strip Amazon's DRM. Finally, I never buy a book using my device, instead using my desktop. I have never found myself in a position where I had nothing to read and was not near my computer.

because I found last night that the folder setting in the Calibre Companion options on both of my Fire HDXs is empty. Amazon does not store its books in that location.

From time to time Amazon changes where they put cloud-downloaded books. At one point it was /kindle, at another point it is /Books, and now it seems to be Android/data/com.amazon.kindle/files. However, the Amazon library manager and reader app can handle books being in /Books, at least on my Fire. I have never tried changing CC's storage folder to the Android... one.

Third, and related to the first point, I have had problems in the past with Amazon's ability to sync book notes and highlights across devices. Introducing Calibre Companion, as currently designed, into the mix would pretty much make it impossible for me to get any help from Amazon when/if more problems occur in the future.

Even taking CC out of the picture (cabled connections), calibre users who also use Kindle devices have reported no end of problems with Amazon, so this worry is probably a certainty.

I do have a suggestion: I think the description of the Calibre Companion app should emphasize that it must be used as a replacement for Amazon's library management not as an addition to or enhancement of Amazon's library.

I am not convinced. Thousands of people have bought CC from Amazon and you are the first who has had this sort of problem, or at least the first that has talked to us about it. Putting in such a disclaimer would frighten away people who otherwise probably would be satisfied.

Lastly, I want to thank you very much for taking the time to explain everything to me.

You are welcome.