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Originally Posted by LadyLou
Thank you for your replies, I do indeed have a 3 year old Kindle Paperwhite to which I usually download my Amazon purchases.
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So turn off WiFi and/or 3G.
Go to account and select Download for Transfer via PC and when it asks for which device, select your kindle from the list of devices, not an app.
Direct download to Kindle is a different system / file type than copy via USB (so called "sideloading"). The format and DRM is different too.
You can then copy files via File manager/Explorer or import to Calibre and copy. Calibre 3.48 or 4.2 will work. I have the same model of Paperwhite. So has wife.
In future when buying, use Download to PC for USB Transfer. We all do that here.
I actually read my Amazon purchases on a Kobo or Sony PRS350 in ePub format. I just use the Kindle to test ebooks I make and buy from Amazon. Obviously sometimes I have to remove DRM (I'm not in USA and I never give other people copies).
A Publisher can decide that a Kindle title has no DRM. However Amazon often only honour that when you chose "Download to PC for transfer via USB".