Thread: Amazon and DRM changes
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Old 01-22-2023, 01:09 PM   #723
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DuckieTigger View Post
Here is the difference of #1 in files (file names truncated):

Spoiler:

Download and Transfer via USB:
Code:
 Feral...azw3  - 2225KB (the downloaded file)
After copying to the PW1, the PW1 creates the usual directory with two or so little files.


Direct download to device loads all these to the PW1:
Code:
documents/Feral...azw3 - 679KB (includes only title and thumbnail of title)

documents/Feral...sdr/AssetDownloadMetadata.meta    - 1KB
                      B09..9.mf                     - 4KB
                      EndActions.data.B09..9.asc    - 35KB
                      Feral...apnx                  - 2KB
                      Feral...azw6                  - 959KB
                      Feral...phl                   - 1KB
                      Feral...azw3f                 - 1KB
                      Feral...azw3r                 - 2KB
                      LanguageLayer.en.B09..kll     - 162KB
                      StartActions.data.B09..asc    - 59KB
                      XRAY.entities.B09..asc        - 80KB


#3 has about the same structure as #1 when downloaded to the device - both have only BW images. #2 is different, but that might be, because it doesn't have any pictures other than the title itself, but the cover is in color as it always used to be.
Unseen Entities and jhowell have covered most of it, but until it gets automated, there is a manual workaround. calibre + plugin handle the azw3 just fine. You just need to copy the azw6 file to the book's sdr directory. If you care about X-ray and/or page numbers, the direct download by the kindle ias a bonus. Just also copy the XRAY.*.asc and the BookName.apnx files to the book's sdr directory. The other files are not needed and some even cause annoying actions during reading (StartActions.*.asc and EndActions.*.asc)
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