Dealing with Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 and KFX in calibre - Page 40

heyman · 05-24-2019, 01:51 AM

“Import the downloaded file into calibre as you would a file from Kindle for PC.”

you could a file? typo?

heyman · 05-24-2019, 03:11 AM

my lord! "Download & transfer via USB" is not working anymore, because, if the book is in new-kfx format,

you go to amazon page, you click, and

there's no "Download & transfer via USB" right now

only kf8 kf7 books have this option.... at least that's me

gottogetout · 05-24-2019, 03:29 AM

Hi, everybody. I didn't come here for a while.
I want to tell you that I recently bought a Kindle eBook. I do it very occasionally. My e-reader is a Kobo Aura H2O, which I love.
I usually use the software “ePUBee DRM removal" in order to get rid of the DRM, after what I can use a file in Calibre, and send it to my Reader.
The fact it's that it doesn't work anymore.
It can probably work if you own a Kindle reader, because now "ePUBee DRM removal" asks for a number related to you Kindle device. As I don't own any Kindle I can't do it
As a consequence, I won't buy Kindle ebooks anymore. Too bad, because it was sometime convenient.

That said, by the way, if someone has a solution, I'm interested, otherwise it doesn't really matter. Thanks.

pdurrant · 05-24-2019, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heyman

my lord! "Download & transfer via USB" is not working anymore, because, if the book is in new-kfx format,

you go to amazon page, you click, and

there's no "Download & transfer via USB" right now

only kf8 kf7 books have this option.... at least that's me

Could you give a link to a book for which you've found this to be true?

lkmiller · 05-24-2019, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gottogetout

That said, by the way, if someone has a solution, I'm interested, otherwise it doesn't really matter. Thanks.

Apprentice Alf's DeDRM and the info in the first post of this thread.

lkmiller · 05-24-2019, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heyman

my lord! "Download & transfer via USB" is not working anymore, because, if the book is in new-kfx format,

you go to amazon page, you click, and

there's no "Download & transfer via USB" right now

only kf8 kf7 books have this option.... at least that's me

Still available on all my books as far as I looked.

jhowell · 05-24-2019, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Could you give a link to a book for which you've found this to be true?

That option will not be available for books that are KFX-only. Currently this is true for books in Arabic and the Indian languages. (It also appears to be true for the Traditional Chinese books just announced by Amazon.)

pdurrant · 05-24-2019, 08:57 AM

Thanks. That makes sense.

rbpeirce · 05-24-2019, 01:08 PM

I discovered the renderer-test approach isn't working for all books. I just tried it with the collected works of Arthur C. Clarke and it failed. I had to go back to 1.12.4. Then I downloaded 1.23.1 and that still worked. I am building up a collection of kindle versions!

jhowell · 05-24-2019, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heyman

“Import the downloaded file into calibre as you would a file from Kindle for PC.”

you could a file? typo?

I edited the first post to clarify that statement.

HarryT · 05-26-2019, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gottogetout

Hi, everybody. I didn't come here for a while.
I want to tell you that I recently bought a Kindle eBook. I do it very occasionally. My e-reader is a Kobo Aura H2O, which I love.
I usually use the software “ePUBee DRM removal" in order to get rid of the DRM, after what I can use a file in Calibre, and send it to my Reader.
The fact it's that it doesn't work anymore.
It can probably work if you own a Kindle reader, because now "ePUBee DRM removal" asks for a number related to you Kindle device. As I don't own any Kindle I can't do it
As a consequence, I won't buy Kindle ebooks anymore. Too bad, because it was sometime convenient.

That said, by the way, if someone has a solution, I'm interested, otherwise it doesn't really matter. Thanks.

Use Alf's tools and K4PC/K4Mac instead.

julian@satran.ne · 05-28-2019, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by megthered

I don't have a Kindle device and use Calibre for my ebooks, except now I can't.
I have downloaded Kindle 1.17 but it won't register or download over the 1.25. I have downloaded DeDrm and the KFX plugin but it doesn't work with 1.25. I have followed the directions exactly and I don't know what more I can do. This hasn't been a problem previously, but the KFX is eliminating Kindle books as an option for me. I don't mind reading on the Kindle app, but it's just the principal of Amazon.

I (like everybody) hade DeDRM stop working with Kindle for MAC 1.26.1
I couldn't find 1.25.1 but I found 1.23, I installed it and reinstalled the books on the MAC) DeDRM is working and conversion (with Calibre) works too.

I did not have to re-register the device/application with Amazon (last time I did it was ages ago)
I suggest you install the latest Kindle (1.26.1) - register your kindle app it then remove the application (with an application uninstaller) and then install 1.23. Good luck.

Terisa de morgan · 05-28-2019, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by julian@satran.ne

I (like everybody) hade DeDRM stop working with Kindle for MAC 1.26.1
I couldn't find 1.25.1 but I found 1.23, I installed it and reinstalled the books on the MAC) DeDRM is working and conversion (with Calibre) works too.

I did not have to re-register the device/application with Amazon (last time I did it was ages ago)
I suggest you install the latest Kindle (1.26.1) - register your kindle app it then remove the application (with an application uninstaller) and then install 1.23. Good luck.

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gottogetout · 05-31-2019, 09:01 PM

Thanks guys for your good infos. For the moment I won't dig that out, because I don't have many time and because the Kindle ebook which I couldn't get rid of the DRMs with the software I mentioned, was eventually refunded by Amazon. I do not really need to go further for now. I'll do it may be later
Thanks a lot
sorry for the several stupid faults in my last post; I read it again and I saw it. too bad. impossible to correct after a while. really sorry.

JBaby · 06-18-2019, 02:11 PM

I got tired of trying to fight the Kindle Mac app. I finally caved and now I'm doing Method 3. I purchased a refurbished 8th gen. It's so much easier now. And I like Kindle. I always knew I would. However, I never had one before because I think they are too much money for a single purpose device. But the refurb was the right price. But this Kindle for Mac fiasco pushed me over the edge. So I just wanted to say thank you very much for all of your effort.

05-24-2019, 03:29 AM	#588
gottogetout Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Paris - France Device: KOBO AURA H2O	ePUBee DRM Removal asks now for a number related to your Kindle Device Hi, everybody. I didn't come here for a while. I want to tell you that I recently bought a Kindle eBook. I do it very occasionally. My e-reader is a Kobo Aura H2O, which I love. I usually use the software “ePUBee DRM removal" in order to get rid of the DRM, after what I can use a file in Calibre, and send it to my Reader. The fact it's that it doesn't work anymore. It can probably work if you own a Kindle reader, because now "ePUBee DRM removal" asks for a number related to you Kindle device. As I don't own any Kindle I can't do it As a consequence, I won't buy Kindle ebooks anymore. Too bad, because it was sometime convenient. That said, by the way, if someone has a solution, I'm interested, otherwise it doesn't really matter. Thanks.

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05-24-2019, 01:51 AM	#586
heyman Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 2000 Join Date: Apr 2019 Device: sony	“Import the downloaded file into calibre as you would a file from Kindle for PC.” you could a file? typo?

05-24-2019, 03:11 AM	#587
heyman Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 2000 Join Date: Apr 2019 Device: sony	my lord! "Download & transfer via USB" is not working anymore, because, if the book is in new-kfx format, you go to amazon page, you click, and there's no "Download & transfer via USB" right now only kf8 kf7 books have this option.... at least that's me

05-24-2019, 08:57 AM	#593
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,989 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Thanks. That makes sense.

05-24-2019, 01:08 PM	#594
rbpeirce Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2019 Device: Kindle	I discovered the renderer-test approach isn't working for all books. I just tried it with the collected works of Arthur C. Clarke and it failed. I had to go back to 1.12.4. Then I downloaded 1.23.1 and that still worked. I am building up a collection of kindle versions!

05-31-2019, 09:01 PM	#599
gottogetout Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Paris - France Device: KOBO AURA H2O	Thanks guys for your good infos. For the moment I won't dig that out, because I don't have many time and because the Kindle ebook which I couldn't get rid of the DRMs with the software I mentioned, was eventually refunded by Amazon. I do not really need to go further for now. I'll do it may be later Thanks a lot sorry for the several stupid faults in my last post; I read it again and I saw it. too bad. impossible to correct after a while. really sorry.

06-18-2019, 02:11 PM	#600
JBaby Addict Posts: 217 Karma: 3730000 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Parsons, KS Device: 1st Gen Colorsoft SE, 2024 11” M4 iPad Pro & iPhone 15 Pro Max	I got tired of trying to fight the Kindle Mac app. I finally caved and now I'm doing Method 3. I purchased a refurbished 8th gen. It's so much easier now. And I like Kindle. I always knew I would. However, I never had one before because I think they are too much money for a single purpose device. But the refurb was the right price. But this Kindle for Mac fiasco pushed me over the edge. So I just wanted to say thank you very much for all of your effort.

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