Thread: Dealing with Kindle ebooks in calibre
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Old 06-02-2025, 03:22 PM   #1041
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Originally Posted by technomom View Post
I tried plugging my ColorSoft into my Mac today to move some books over to Calibre. I can no longer see any of the books stored on the Kindle! There's a message on the screen when the Kindle is connected to the Mac that indicates that Mac users might not be able to see any files. It directs us to an Amazon URL. That page states that we have to install the Send to Kindle app to send files from the Mac to the Kindle.

I can still see files on my PaperWhite, at least, but I wonder when they will change that?
This isn't an Amazon conspiracy to cut off your Kindles.

What version Calibre are you running?

The new 2024 Kindles (including ColorSoft) use MTP. Calibre 7.25 adds MTP support, so you need to be running at least Calibre 7.25 (and possibly newer if there have been bug fixes to MTP support since 7.25).

The reason you're getting the Send to Kindle message is a Mac thing. I don't have a 2024 Kindle, so I'm a little fuzzy on the details, but it's something about Macs needing a secondary app to read MTP drives or something like that ????? Anyway, the Send to Kindle app includes a USB File Manager tool that allows you to access files on 2024 Kindles from a Mac. You do NOT have to use the Send to Kindle function if you don't want. Just use the USB File Manager tool that's included in the Send to Kindle app.
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