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sequoia1 · 03-30-2017, 06:07 PM

Method 1 - Revert to an older version of Kindle for PC/Mac

At the moment Kindle version 1.17 is still available from Amazon and can be installed to work around this problem. I suggest following steps:

Launch Kindle and under the menu choice "Tools", "Options", "General", uncheck "Automatically install updates when they are available without asking me."
Exit the Kindle program.
Delete the contents of the "My Kindle Content" folder within your "Documents" folder.
Download version 1.17 of Kindle. It is safest to download it directly from Amazon, instead of going to a third party site. Direct links are https://s3.amazonaws.com/kindleforpc...1.17.44170.exe for PC and https://s3.amazonaws.com/kindleforma...rMac-44182.dmg for Mac.
Install the downloaded version 1.17 software.
Launch it and check that the option to automatically install updates is still turned off.
Kindle may need to be registered by signing in to your Amazon account within the program. Some users have reported being unable to sign in to their Amazon account within Kindle for PC once version 1.17 is reinstalled. If that occurs go to the Amazon website and on the manage your content and devices page, and on the "Your Devices" tab locate "Kindle for PC" (or Mac) and deregister it using the "..." "Actions" menu. Wait a few minutes for it to take affect and try to sign in again. (If all else fails then re-install and register again and start over with step 1.)
If asked if you want to update to the new version always reject it. ("Skip" the update.)
Re-download your books and import into calibre as before.

Thank you for being concise! I guess I got an update almost a month ago; and today was the first day I attempted to convert through calibre ... and found the update had messed with me. *sigh* ... I thank you for the quick; concise; and painless fix! Worked like a charm.

03-30-2017, 06:07 PM	#105
sequoia1 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: iphone, ebookwise, reb1200	Thank you for being concise! Method 1 - Revert to an older version of Kindle for PC/Mac At the moment Kindle version 1.17 is still available from Amazon and can be installed to work around this problem. I suggest following steps: Launch Kindle and under the menu choice "Tools", "Options", "General", uncheck "Automatically install updates when they are available without asking me." Exit the Kindle program. Delete the contents of the "My Kindle Content" folder within your "Documents" folder. Download version 1.17 of Kindle. It is safest to download it directly from Amazon, instead of going to a third party site. Direct links are https://s3.amazonaws.com/kindleforpc...1.17.44170.exe for PC and https://s3.amazonaws.com/kindleforma...rMac-44182.dmg for Mac. Install the downloaded version 1.17 software. Launch it and check that the option to automatically install updates is still turned off. Kindle may need to be registered by signing in to your Amazon account within the program. Some users have reported being unable to sign in to their Amazon account within Kindle for PC once version 1.17 is reinstalled. If that occurs go to the Amazon website and on the manage your content and devices page, and on the "Your Devices" tab locate "Kindle for PC" (or Mac) and deregister it using the "..." "Actions" menu. Wait a few minutes for it to take affect and try to sign in again. (If all else fails then re-install and register again and start over with step 1.) If asked if you want to update to the new version always reject it. ("Skip" the update.) Re-download your books and import into calibre as before. Thank you for being concise! I guess I got an update almost a month ago; and today was the first day I attempted to convert through calibre ... and found the update had messed with me. sigh ... I thank you for the quick; concise; and painless fix! Worked like a charm.