Thread: Amazon and DRM changes
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Old 01-29-2023, 01:29 AM   #856
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Originally Posted by steinarb View Post
But the oldest I can find is Paperwhite 4 (2018 vintage) and KFX support came with Paperwhite 3, so there is no point in buying that?

So... I either will have to get an alternative purchase route for ebooks... or go back to paper after 10 years on eInk...
As it stands today: if you have a physical Kindle registered on your Amazon account, you can use "Download and transfer via USB" from the Amazon website "Content and Devices" page to download purchased books from any date as AZW3 files. These files can be deDRMed and loaded into Calibre. This does not apply to borrowed (KU, etc.) books, or to books downloaded through Kindle for PC. It also may not apply to some books, like textbooks, which are shown as not available for eink Kindles.

This may change tomorrow or never; as far as we know Amazon has not said.

I'm afraid people are conflating the different scenarios; different rules apply to different situations.
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