Troubleshooting Calibre not detecting upgraded Kindle Paperwhite2

[glennmcarr]

Hi all, I could not see any related threads that are recent, so I started this new one.

I am running latest Calibre to 5.22.1. It worked fine with my Kindle Paperwhite 2 (2013) until I upgraded the firmware to 5.12.2.1.1 (3720580001). The kindle comes up OK in Windows 10 but after the upgrade my kindle device is no longer detected by Calibre. I have no other devices connected and I am using the same cable that worked before the upgrade. I have checked Ignored Devices and Kindle PlugIn is enabled. Can't generate Debug info.

Before reconnecting I blanked the Kindle then synched it with my Amazon account in order to eventually transfer the eBooks over to my Calibre Library. Amazon formats seem to be in either azw or azw3.

Any thoughts would be appreciated

[glennmcarr]

I forgot to mention - if I add a book from my Existing Calibre Library to the Kindle it shows up OK

[glennmcarr]

SOLVED
OK. I kept reading to find that my approach was wrong on this. Here is my fix:

1. Install Kindle Reader for PC 1.17.44183 and disable automatic upgrades
2. Open Kindle for PC and make sure Amazon does not upgrade it anyway. Otherwise re-install.
3. Open Kindle for PC and open books to download them
4. Make sure books are labelled as 0% otherwise open each book, go to end, go to cover then close
5. Make sure the KFX Input Plugin is installed in Calibre
6. Drag and drop each book from "My Documents\My Kindle Content" into Calibre window to import

Hope this helps someone...

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by glennmcarr

SOLVED
OK. I kept reading to find that my approach was wrong on this. Here is my fix:

1. Install Kindle Reader for PC 1.17.44183 and disable automatic upgrades
2. Open Kindle for PC and make sure Amazon does not upgrade it anyway. Otherwise re-install.
3. Open Kindle for PC and open books to download them
4. Make sure books are labelled as 0% otherwise open each book, go to end, go to cover then close
5. Make sure the KFX Input Plugin is installed in Calibre
6. Drag and drop each book from "My Documents\My Kindle Content" into Calibre window to import

Hope this helps someone...

One nit. The reason quite a few people still use K4PC 1.17 is that it does not download KFX format ebooks. And given the vast majority of Amazon ebooks are DRMmed, you might also want to check the DeDRM plugin out.

[BookCat]

I realise I've already posted about this, but can anyone recommend a reliable source for Kindle for PC 1.17?

I need it to work with Windows 7, which the latest update doesn't.

[Dr. Drib]

After BookCat gets his question answered, could someone give me some advice on my MacBook Air 2020 (M1 chip) concerning the issue below:

1) What is the best version of Kindle for Mac that will facilitate sucessful DRM removal?

2) The best version of calibre to match with Kindle For Mac?

3) Please message me if information needs to be explicit. (I can still remove DRM on my very old Macbook Pro, but it's such a hassle to do that and then have to copy it over to my new MacBook Air.)

Thanks in advance. Please don't ignore Bookcat's post above mine.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by BookCat

I realise I've already posted about this, but can anyone recommend a reliable source for Kindle for PC 1.17?

I need it to work with Windows 7, which the latest update doesn't.

One site to check is UpToDown which has several versions of K4PC for download. The 1.17.44170 version from there matches the SHA-256 posted in the first message in the Dealing with Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 and KFX in calibre so it should be good to go. Alternatively you can try FileHorse as the copy there also matched the SHA-256.

[salamanderjuice]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

After BookCat gets his question answered, could someone give me some advice on my MacBook Air 2020 (M1 chip) concerning the issue below:

1) What is the best version of Kindle for Mac that will facilitate sucessful DRM removal?

2) The best version of calibre to match with Kindle For Mac?

3) Please message me if information needs to be explicit. (I can still remove DRM on my very old Macbook Pro, but it's such a hassle to do that and then have to copy it over to my new MacBook Air.)

Thanks in advance. Please don't ignore Bookcat's post above mine.

The best version won't run on an M1 Mac since it's 32bit. Fortunately you can still disable KFX and force it to get AZW3 in the latest version on Mac by following the steps outlined in the first post of the thread below:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=283371

Calibre version doesn't matter anymore. Latest version of everything should work.

[JSWolf]

I agree to go with the latest version of Calibre. A solution to the KindleForMAC problem is to buy a cheap Kindle that handles KF8 and just download your eBooks direct from Amazon. It's what I do since I inherited a PW3.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I agree to go with the latest version of Calibre. A solution to the KindleForMAC problem is to buy a cheap Kindle that handles KF8 and just download your eBooks direct from Amazon. It's what I do since I inherited a PW3.

To the PC, but for that Kindle. Never direct to the Kindle. But I'm sure JS means that.