Thread: Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre
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Old 09-02-2024, 10:31 PM   #205
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Originally Posted by Mike.Connors View Post
Apologies in advance for what are probably more basic questions I should already know the answers to. It has been awhile since I've used Calibre and I'm just learning of the recent changes by Amazon requiring changes in the way Calibre is used.

In the past, I have been using an older version of KFPC because it worked for me. One of those steps required me to rename the renderer-test.exe file in the application to renderer-text.xxx. I cannot recall specifically why I did this even after reading my own detailed notes. Anyway, I was successful with many books using the old KFPC and the old methods with an older version of Calibre.

Now, I have a new book, a new version of KFPC (2.2.0) and the current version of Calibre. Out of habit, I guess, I renamed the renderer file as I had been doing and then delivered my new book to KFPC. I have 3 questions...

1. Did the renderer file still need to be renamed?
2. If no, is the fact that I did rename it before delivering my new book going to prevent me from successfully using Calibre to do what it does?
3. If no, is it really as simple as what it says in Method 2 at the top of this thread in that all I have to do is import the .azw file into Calibre to let it do what it does?

Yes, I have the 10.0.9 D***M and 2.15.0 KFK Input plugins already loaded in Calibre.

Thank you.
I believe renaming of renderer.exe was to prevent download of KFX. I don't know if that's still possible with 2.2 as I've never used it.

I didn't start using K4PC for decoding until 2.4.0, and I did not do any renaming, and it works fine. I want KFX in most cases as I'm dealing with print replica or fixed layout content.

My usual workflow is to download AZW3 from Content page, but that does not work for print replica, and I've found converting AZW3 to ePub for fixed layout books is tricky: calibre doesn't support it and KindleUnpack can have issues too. But converting from KFX always seems to work well.
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