Thread: Dealing with Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 and KFX in calibre
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Old 11-04-2017, 09:34 PM   #255
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Method 3 - Use an e-ink Kindle instead

If you have an e-ink Kindle device registered to your Amazon account you have the option of downloading books directly from Amazon instead of using Kindle for PC/Mac.
  • From the Amazon website access "Account & Lists" -> "Manage Your Content and Devices".
  • Find a book you want to import into calibre and press the "..." button in the "Actions" column for that book.
  • In the menu that pops up choose "Download & transfer via USB". Then select the name of your registered kindle device in the drop down menu and press the "Download" button.
  • Import the downloaded file into calibre as you would a file from Kindle for PC. You will need to select the proper folder containing the downloaded file. (This folder will be different from the "My Kindle Content" folder used by Kindle for PC.)
  • Users of the DRM Tools should refer to Apprentice Alf's Blog for information on the configuration required to support books downloaded for an e-ink Kindle.
This method of getting books into Calibre doesn't always work for me. Some books download with no extension and Calibre doesn't recognize them. So I tried downloading via wifi using my PW3. When I look at the files for the book, using Finder, I find the extensions of apnx, azwsf, azw3f, azw3r, azw6. I also use the kindle interface to verify the books are there. However, Calibre doesn't recognize them.

So I can't get them into Calibre with the USB download or off of my PW3. Another way to do it?
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