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Old 01-01-2025, 01:54 PM   #1906
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Hello.

What's the status with amazon books ?

There are some books i'm considering buying on amazon that don't seam available elsewhere. But my e-reader is a kobo.

any chance it would work or would it be wasted money ?
It will work if you are on Windows, can find and install Kindle for PC 2.4.0 and prevent it from auto-updating. See the first post in this thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=361503
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Otherwise check whether Simultaneous Device Usage appears in the book details and is set to Unlimited. Those can be downloaded and deDRMed. Other books produce a zip file which can't be exported to Calibre.
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Old 01-01-2025, 02:27 PM   #1908
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Otherwise check whether Simultaneous Device Usage appears in the book details and is set to Unlimited. Those can be downloaded and deDRMed. Other books produce a zip file which can't be exported to Calibre.
It can with 2.4.0. But not with later versions.
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Old 01-01-2025, 04:53 PM   #1909
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Is the Android loophole plugged now, leaving the old K4PC as the only option?
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Old 01-01-2025, 04:58 PM   #1910
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Is the Android loophole plugged now, leaving the old K4PC as the only option?
AFAIK not yet, but it has never been as simple and sure as other methods. For non-technophiles, it can be fairly difficult to set up; some people never managed to get it to work; and it no longer downloads all books, unless you update the app to a newer version (I didn't try the last, as I found the other methods simpler and quicker to use).
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Old 01-02-2025, 06:52 AM   #1912
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Otherwise check whether Simultaneous Device Usage appears in the book details and is set to Unlimited. Those can be downloaded and deDRMed. Other books produce a zip file which can't be exported to Calibre.
FWIW, I'm not sure how much this applies. There are ebooks don't list the "Unlimited" and DRM can be stripped
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Old 01-02-2025, 07:02 AM   #1913
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FWIW, I'm not sure how much this applies. There are ebooks don't list the "Unlimited" and DRM can be stripped
I guess they mean with the latest app on a Mac, as you cannot install an older version there.
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I guess they mean with the latest app on a Mac, as you cannot install an older version there.
Yes, our set-up is Mac only so we get these stupid zip files instead of proper ebooks

It's really annoying as himself got a freebie which isn't available on Kobo although other books by the author are.
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Old 01-02-2025, 08:14 AM   #1915
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That only works if you can get the eBook as KF8.
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Old 01-02-2025, 09:34 AM   #1916
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That only works if you can get the eBook as KF8.
It also works for KFX format downloaded using the latest Kindle for Mac app, at least for now. That is because the DRM used is actually supported by DeDRM. Unfortunately books locked to a specific user/app won’t work because it is not known where the unique key associated with the new Mac app is stored.

It does not work for KFX downloaded using the latest Kindle for PC as Amazon has updated the DRM used there to something new that DeDRM cannot handle.
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Old 01-02-2025, 11:55 AM   #1917
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It also works for KFX format downloaded using the latest Kindle for Mac app, at least for now. That is because the DRM used is actually supported by DeDRM. Unfortunately books locked to a specific user/app won’t work because it is not known where the unique key associated with the new Mac app is stored.

It does not work for KFX downloaded using the latest Kindle for PC as Amazon has updated the DRM used there to something new that DeDRM cannot handle.
My solution was to buy a cheap Kindle Touch from Goodwill online. So I can use D&T as well as download direct to the Kindle without getting KFX. This was before I was given a PW3.
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My solution was to buy a cheap Kindle Touch from Goodwill online. So I can use D&T as well as download direct to the Kindle without getting KFX. This was before I was given a PW3.
I have a pw3 and was interested in voice view so was thinking of upgrading. DRM is #1 priority. Which pw would you recommend?
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I have a pw3 and was interested in voice view so was thinking of upgrading. DRM is #1 priority. Which pw would you recommend?
The 2021 Paperwhite would probably be the best option. Anything besides the 2024 ones.
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A Kobo Sage and use the PW3 serial number for Download & Transfer.

The PW3 is pretty good, only spoiled by later GUIs. The only issues are the 6″ and amount of storage. PW4 is poorer, PW5 is slightly better. Hence recommending an 8″ native epub ereader. The PW3 will do for when the Sage is too big for a pocket.

Calibre to manage, and with Kobo: collections, title, subtitle, series, author, blurb, publisher info all easily set and viewed/searched.

I've two PW3, one still has a better older GUI.
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