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Rhooo · 01-09-2023, 04:32 AM

Question -- does the Kindle connected to the Amazon account need to be an older one for "download and transfer via USB" to work for de-DRM purposes, or can it be one from the last 2-3 years as well?

I ask because my country is poor enough that the second-hand market for more niche devices like e-readers is almost nonexistent and the few older Kindles I could find second-hand were either busted beyond repair or I couldn't trust that they hadn't been blacklisted. The newer SH ones were so close to retail pricing that I finally decided to just buy a new one, rather than risk a blacklisted device. I went with a 2019 Kids' Edition (the cheapest I could find in our shops) and now I'm worried I'll get the newer ebook format rather than the older, cracked one when downloading.

01-09-2023, 04:32 AM	#114
Rhooo Member Posts: 17 Karma: 1060132 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Question -- does the Kindle connected to the Amazon account need to be an older one for "download and transfer via USB" to work for de-DRM purposes, or can it be one from the last 2-3 years as well? I ask because my country is poor enough that the second-hand market for more niche devices like e-readers is almost nonexistent and the few older Kindles I could find second-hand were either busted beyond repair or I couldn't trust that they hadn't been blacklisted. The newer SH ones were so close to retail pricing that I finally decided to just buy a new one, rather than risk a blacklisted device. I went with a 2019 Kids' Edition (the cheapest I could find in our shops) and now I'm worried I'll get the newer ebook format rather than the older, cracked one when downloading.