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Sunshine82 · 03-11-2022, 02:00 AM

Hi, all.

I'm a new user to this forum and a new Kindle user.

My goal is to back up my ebooks from my Kindle to my Mac while including all of the existing highlights, so that if my books need to be re-imported into my Kindle later, they will include the highlights.

(I encountered a problem with my Kindle when it lost power and now an error message is preventing me from continuing to use my Kindle. So, a backup is necessary before I can proceed.)

I have Calibre, but I'm not fully familiar with its functionalities. Although I'm aware of the Save to Disk and the Add Books to Library functionalities, I'm not clear about the differences between the two as far as whether either method would include the highlights associated with the books after they are exported from the Kindle. I'm also not sure if my question begs a deeper question about the ecosystem of my Kindle Paper-white. Is file management handled in a certain way with Kindles that would influence my backup process?

I should also note that I have a combination of public domain ebooks and paid Amazon (DRM content) ebooks on my Kindle. It would be good practice to back up everything all at once, I suppose.

03-11-2022, 02:00 AM	#1
Sunshine82 Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Backing Up with Highlights Hi, all. I'm a new user to this forum and a new Kindle user. My goal is to back up my ebooks from my Kindle to my Mac while including all of the existing highlights, so that if my books need to be re-imported into my Kindle later, they will include the highlights. (I encountered a problem with my Kindle when it lost power and now an error message is preventing me from continuing to use my Kindle. So, a backup is necessary before I can proceed.) I have Calibre, but I'm not fully familiar with its functionalities. Although I'm aware of the Save to Disk and the Add Books to Library functionalities, I'm not clear about the differences between the two as far as whether either method would include the highlights associated with the books after they are exported from the Kindle. I'm also not sure if my question begs a deeper question about the ecosystem of my Kindle Paper-white. Is file management handled in a certain way with Kindles that would influence my backup process? I should also note that I have a combination of public domain ebooks and paid Amazon (DRM content) ebooks on my Kindle. It would be good practice to back up everything all at once, I suppose.