is it possible to make into ePub file a .mobi book you purchased from Amazon?

[2scre]

Is it possible to extract the file and convert it to .ePub?

[DNSB]

Check the conversion subforum of the calibre forum for advice on this.

[Quoth]

Yes, you can read all reflowable books you buy off Amazon in epub format. You need to use My Devices & Content: Download to PC for transfer via USB. (Linux, Mac, Windows). Mobi, azw and azw3 all can work.

You need Calibre, a Plugin and your Kindle. Never unregister the Kindle. Keep it even if the battery dies. You need its serial number for the Plugin and you need it Registered to do the Downloads. KFX or PC or other Kindle app is harder. Copying files from the Kindle mostly won't work for conversion.

[2scre]

Do you mean that you need a physical Kindle not just a Kindle app on the phone?

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by 2scre

Do you mean that you need a physical Kindle not just a Kindle app on the phone?

Yes, at least that's very simple for properly bought books. A current Kindle App is no use at all except to read the Kindle ebook. There are complicated ways of using an outdated Kindle app, which might be also awkward to install.

[2scre]

Do you need the Kindle device? Or is Onyx ok too?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by 2scre

Do you need the Kindle device? Or is Onyx ok too?

To read the book, an Onyx would do, if you install the Kindle app on it. To download and convert the book, you need a real Kindle eink device (not a Fire).

[2scre]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

To read the book, an Onyx would do, if you install the Kindle app on it. To download and convert the book, you need a real Kindle eink device (not a Fire).

I mean not reading the book on the device but would an Onyx work to extract the ePub file unto the computer? Or do you need a Kindle device and no other device would work for this?

[BionicGecko]

Originally Posted by 2scre

I mean not reading the book on the device but would an Onyx work to extract the ePub file unto the computer? Or do you need a Kindle device and no other device would work for this?

The reason you want a Kindle device is that it enables the "Download and Transfer via USB" function on the Devices and Content page of the Amazon site. If you don't have an e-ink Kindle registered on your Amazon account, this option is not available, so there is no way to download the book directly on your PC.

As for extracting the book from an Onyx (or other android e-reader), it would only work with outdated versions of the app, which may or may not work on your Android version. Books downloaded by more recent versions of the app are encoded in a newer format which cannot be read outside of the app (the DRM cannot be removed).

One last option is to use an Android emulator, which is able to run an older version of the Kindle app. You can find more info in this thread. Once the book is extracted, you will still need to convert it to ePub - you will find more info on this at the link provided by DNSB above.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by 2scre

I mean not reading the book on the device but would an Onyx work to extract the ePub file unto the computer? Or do you need a Kindle device and no other device would work for this?

Basically, you need a Kindle device. As the previous poster said, an old version of Android app which would enable to extract the file, is not guaranteed to work on an Onyx.