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Old 01-13-2023, 05:27 AM   #313
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Originally Posted by GeorgK View Post
I'm used to buy my ebooks at Amazon. I transform them (stripping off drm by Calibre plugin) and collect them on my PC (Windows 10). From there I download the books to my ebook reader (Kobo Aura H2O).
Worked fine for years.
Today the 'Kindle for PC' App refused to download a purchased ebook unless I update the Kindle App. After I did the download worked but Calibre could no longer import the file.
Can anybody tell me what to do?

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Georg
Kindle for PC 1.17 uses AZW, which DeDRM could break. The newest version of Kindle for PC uses a newer format called KFX, which is (except a few early versions) not breakable.

Fortunately, this only currently affects books published after January 3. I assume you have one.

If you have an e-Ink Kindle, you be able to use "download and transfer" to get a breakable format. If you don't and are not able/willing to get one there isn't much option other than seeing if book is available elsewhere. (Alas, if it's a self-published author on Kindle Unlimited, you can safely assume they're using KDP Select and exclusive.)

Last edited by ownedbycats; 01-13-2023 at 05:33 AM. Reason: additional note about kdp select
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