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Old 06-30-2024, 03:49 PM   #52
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I started this thread as a continuation of Dealing with Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 (and later) and KFX in calibre, which was started in the calibre forum in 2017 and had 2,233 posts before it was retired by the original poster. Since the original thread was in the calibre forum, the natural place for this continuation thread seemed to be the calibre forum. Also, after referring to an active, stickied thread that spent 7 years in the calibre forum, if something changes with Kindle for PC/Mac or Download & transfer via USB, will people look for this thread in the calibre forum (where they've been used to finding the original thread for 7 years) or the Kindle forum?

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... This is a Kindle Issue, not a how do I use Calibre issue.
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If I was looking how to download Kindle eBooks, I'd look int o the Amazon forum. If I was looking how to remove the DRM, I'd go to the calibre forum. But I would not look in the calibre forum fora an Amazon specific issue that has nothing at all to do with calibre.
This thread really spans both forums, Kindle and calibre.

It's not just about how to download Kindle ebooks, it's about how to obtain Kindle ebooks that work in calibre — and not just to import, but also to read, edit, convert, unpack, etc.

For Windows users, sure, it's pretty straightforward. And if you have an eink Kindle, Download & transfer via USB is pretty simple as well.

But if you’re a Mac user, have a Kindle Fire, try to copy ebooks directly from your eink Kindle, or use a phone or tablet as your Kindle reading device, getting copies of your Kindle ebooks that work with calibre is not straightforward.

So if this thread was just about how to obtain copies of your locked Kindle ebooks and save them on your computer for all the good that will do you, sure, I’d say it belongs in the Kindle forum. But if you want to discuss how to obtain copies of your Kindle ebooks that work in calibre in a meaningful way (because several methods of obtaining Kindle ebooks will NOT work with calibre if you want to read, edit, convert, unpack , etc.), that discussion involves both Kindle and calibre plus calibre plugins. Honestly, it's six of one, half a dozen of the other, and since said discussion has already resided in the calibre forum for 7 years, I lean toward continuity.

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