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Old 02-12-2026, 05:00 AM   #3334
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Originally Posted by Timboli View Post
So Amazon now have a direct download link for DRM-Free ebooks on their device management pages. It says something like 'Download the epub/pdf', but I got a zip file, which when opened showed the content of an epub file, so I just renamed from zip to epub, and then added to and opened in calibre, and all works fine, including the cover.

Funny how it is a zip file, but maybe that is seen as a deterrent to immediately side-loading to a Kobo device. Other than that, it is kind of weird that Amazon seem to be supporting epub devices now.

Anyway at least it is less painful now to get some ebooks from Amazon ... at least where you know they are DRM-Free and likely listed as such.

I grabbed a couple of free Joe Vasicek ebooks, which I know are always DRM-Free.
This has been discussed to death in multiple threads. Including speculations as to Amazon's reasons.
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