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RustyHill · 06-20-2025, 12:49 PM

*Update*
OK, so now with my antique K4.1.3 re-registered, renamed and rebooted a few times, I can now go to the Amazon web site 'Devices' page and force a d/l of various books to my K4.1.3

These turn up when I sync [but I also note an Amazon pop up saying that my K4.1.3 is so ancient it can't connect to the Store any-more. But I can buy book s with another more modern K and then d/l to my 4.1.3 ☺]

They then turn up - it seems - as DRMd .azw3 files. These can then be directly imported into Calibre - and if any have stupid long names remember to set the ENV variable to, say, D:\TMP, - then the usual plugins convert the files to Epub for backup.

This works with books published in June 2025, so now I have 3 ways to back stuff up.

Thanks for all the guidance.

06-20-2025, 12:49 PM	#9
RustyHill Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2023 Device: Kindle	Update OK, so now with my antique K4.1.3 re-registered, renamed and rebooted a few times, I can now go to the Amazon web site 'Devices' page and force a d/l of various books to my K4.1.3 These turn up when I sync [but I also note an Amazon pop up saying that my K4.1.3 is so ancient it can't connect to the Store any-more. But I can buy book s with another more modern K and then d/l to my 4.1.3 ☺] They then turn up - it seems - as DRMd .azw3 files. These can then be directly imported into Calibre - and if any have stupid long names remember to set the ENV variable to, say, D:\TMP, - then the usual plugins convert the files to Epub for backup. This works with books published in June 2025, so now I have 3 ways to back stuff up. Thanks for all the guidance.