Thread: Dealing with Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 and KFX in calibre
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Old 03-28-2021, 01:04 PM   #1188
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Originally Posted by lkmiller View Post
Like Sirtel, I got a message that the sample was unavailable to download when I tried.
When I use Transfer via Computer for the sample delivery option I get a choice of two Kindles and two Fire tables on my account. If I choose a Fire table or the Paperwhite 2 I get an azw3 file. Choosing the Oasis leads to a "Sorry" page.


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I believe that it is a mistake on Amazon's part to allow the sample to ever be downloaded as an azw3 file since it appears that the book isn't available in that format if purchased.

Even worse once you download the sample it gets added to your account and can be accessed via the Kindle Cloud Reader (read.amazon.com) even though the description of the book shows "This title is not available on Kindle Cloud Reader." That inconsistency could lead someone to read the sample on KCR and then purchase the book only to find that the full version is not readable that way.
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